[Farmall] Farmall 340 Loader Question

[Larry Hardesty]

Greg,  Thanks for the thoughts.  I stopped by the local Case-IH dealer.  The
service manager took me up the mechanics, who were all on break.  The
consensus was to pour hydraulic fluid down the outlet tube from the filter.
One said it is a long ways from the fluid in the transmission to the pump in
front.  I am not getting any noise from the pump so I think it is not primed
at all.  Unfortunately, I have a box blade and loader on the tractor, so not
easy to drive it anywhere.  However, I probably can get the box blade off
(without any hydraulics) and take the bucket off the loader.  If pouring
fluid down the outlet tube does not work, I will try your suggestion about
driving it to a ditch with right side lower than and front lower than back.


Thanks for the help.  Got a lot of rain last night so probably will not work
on it today...and looks like it is going to rain today.

Larry

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[mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Greg Hass
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:52 PM
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Subject: RE: [Farmall] Farmall 340 Loader Question

Larry:
Just taking a stab in the dark with a couple of suggestions....

First, check that when the filter was installed none of the gaskets twisted 
and try to see if all fittings remain airtight.
When the dealer put in a new relief valve in my 574, the system did not 
work properly when I got it back.  It would operate, but everything would 
jerk and the pump whined.  After I took the tractor back to them they found 
that when they had installed the hydraulic filter, an O-ring had gotten out 
of palce and it was drawing part air and part oil.  Obviously, you have it 
up to the "Full" mark woth oil, so (just taking a wild guess) the only 
other thing I can think of that might help would be to drive the tractor in 
a small ditch or something so that the side with the filter is lower than 
the other side, and the front is lower than the rear.  I am thinking that 
possibly this would raise the oil level in the lines enough to allow the 
system to properly reprime and rid itself of air.

Good luck!

Greg Hass
Bad Axe, MI

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