Recent content by Dave E

Latest and final update. Installed new strainer purchased from our local MF dealer and tractor operates as it was designed. I am going to explain how the strainer causes the lift arm raising issues. Hold on it will take a few minits. When the tractor is sitting not running with everything...

That is crazy for something to work for years as these things do, and then suddenly give problems that quite a few people have seen, but few can truly figure out. Especially being that comparatively, the system is really quite simple with few parts with all mechanical controls. Thank you for...

Man I really don’t know myself. I have owned and worked on numerous smaller MF tractors and haven’t seen a couple of things that this one has. Neither has my dealer, and they have been a family owned and operated dealer and shop for over 75 years.

It is definitely a suction issue, as that is the cause of the lift arms raising very slowly at idle yet soon as you gas up on it they fall. What is happening is there is a check valve on the suction manifold for the pumps, that the strainer is affixed to. When it is at idle, pump is able to get...

Update on hydraulic issue. Drained system oil down again to removed side plate and ran tractor to acertain that the pumps, valve and levers were operating as designed. Found no fault there so took your advise and removed the strainer all together, refilled with oil. Started up and everything...

I get it. I agree. But it doesn’t work properly with it plugged off or open. As I stated, when it’s plugged the auxiliary system works perfectly, and the 3 point doesn’t. When it’s unplugged, the 3 point works right but the auxiliary system is aerated causing it to growl and be jerky...

Hello all. Bear with me this will take a minit. I have a 2000 model 251XE I have owned since it was 2 years old with a Bushog loader on it I installed years ago. Past few years intermittently lift arms would fail to rise or would drop. Would only raise at idle. When reved up they would fall...