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2b. Donkey, same caveat as LGD

I don't know about that, but solenoids on some of the newer models have two coils and an internal switch that disconnects the pull-in coil, when the plunger moves.

Do they die off in winter like yellow jackets? The only one I've seen in the wild was just high enough to clear the rear tire on our MF when I was a teenager. I still have a vivid slo-mo clip in my feeble memory.

One piece at a time, And it didn't cost be a dime, (there's about $100 of paint on there!)

Or With care, depending on soil and rocks, one tine on the fork lift loader attachment

This camera shot reminded me Katy's bonnet needed some attention. So, I took it off, sanded it a little, primed it and painted. My sister (with a little assistance from Katy) helped me get it back on the FOP yesterday evening, so I just have to put the bolts back in and reattach the lights.

FIFY

Yes. If the hoses are both capped, you have two closed systems, there's no room on either end for fluid to expand and the rod can't move. But if you couple them together, they share the total fluid space which can expand when the rod extends.

The L3560 is deluxe compared to the L2501/2. Size aside, hydraulic flow is ~8gpm vs ~5, exactly how this would affect the bh function, I don't know.

Another use, my sister got tired of fooling with it, so she abandoned it. When it died and dried, it made autumn decorations, like corn stalks but the pods turned a pretty greyish color.

It has external cylinders, but it wouldn't lift at all if the lines were crossed. I haven't thought this out, but check that the feedback and draft control linkages are correct.

Down here, it's okra. Once that stuff starts it won't stop 'til frost. My okra recipe - cut it when the pods are 1 or 2 days old, 1-1/2" long or so. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and steam for 7 minutes. Okra poppers. You have to grow it yourself, the market won't have baby pods.

If the hoses are connected, it's really not a closed system, not by volume anyway. If the cylinder rod is free to move, when the rod extends the total volume of fluid in the cylinder increases. There's less area, and therefore less volume/inch, on the rod end.

Have you tried propping or tying the clutch down and running it around in high gear, up and down hills? Usually the problem is the disk sticks to the flywheel or pressure plate, not that the pressure plate won't release. The idea is to put as much torque on the clutch as possible. Some people...

Update: I added a little refrigerant, probably 3-4 ounces (my scale setup failed), and drive tested it on a couple of our hottest afternoons. I don't see any oiliness of a leak, so I think it's good. This whole episode is typical for me. Seems like I always have to finish somebody else's job...