Accidental_Farmer
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Hi Folks,
So thanks to the blimin' weather this year I had to rope in pretty much everyone I know to finish everything when it wasn't raining and this has led to a Workshop Project I didn't really want over the winter.
We have a MF 575 that we bring out a couple to time a year to assist with loading in the yard. Considering its age it's in perfect working order and not even too rusty as its been kept indoors. Of all our tractors is just about the only one we can leave for months on end and it starts first time everytime.
So the issue is I entrusted it to one of my inexperienced pals to load some round bales a couple of weeks ago. He lifted the concrete block on the rear arms and left the lift valve right at the top on constant pump.....for about 4 hours. Even the smell of burning wasn't enough to stop him. Big Mistake on my part!
It's no longer in perfect working order needless to say! The Hydraulic pump that controls the loader is still working as the spool valves are working and the loader operates, but the rear arms are stuck in the top position, even with the concrete block still attached. They do not drop even after a period of time with the engine stopped.
Prior to this we have never had any issues, the arms were not slow and they didn't stutter and we regualarly change the oil and filters. I used the tractor myself for an hour the day before and it worked fine.
Any classic MF guys give me pointers on where to start troubleshooting this problem? I'm loathed to let the tractor go to be honest as its manouverable, has quite a long reach and as I said it literally gets used for about 15 hours a year....but for those 15 hours it invaluable!
Looking forward to hearing from anyone with pointers.
Cheers
So thanks to the blimin' weather this year I had to rope in pretty much everyone I know to finish everything when it wasn't raining and this has led to a Workshop Project I didn't really want over the winter.
We have a MF 575 that we bring out a couple to time a year to assist with loading in the yard. Considering its age it's in perfect working order and not even too rusty as its been kept indoors. Of all our tractors is just about the only one we can leave for months on end and it starts first time everytime.
So the issue is I entrusted it to one of my inexperienced pals to load some round bales a couple of weeks ago. He lifted the concrete block on the rear arms and left the lift valve right at the top on constant pump.....for about 4 hours. Even the smell of burning wasn't enough to stop him. Big Mistake on my part!
It's no longer in perfect working order needless to say! The Hydraulic pump that controls the loader is still working as the spool valves are working and the loader operates, but the rear arms are stuck in the top position, even with the concrete block still attached. They do not drop even after a period of time with the engine stopped.
Prior to this we have never had any issues, the arms were not slow and they didn't stutter and we regualarly change the oil and filters. I used the tractor myself for an hour the day before and it worked fine.
Any classic MF guys give me pointers on where to start troubleshooting this problem? I'm loathed to let the tractor go to be honest as its manouverable, has quite a long reach and as I said it literally gets used for about 15 hours a year....but for those 15 hours it invaluable!
Looking forward to hearing from anyone with pointers.
Cheers