Recent content by RoverDog

Time for an update: I talked to Lance Newhall about buying a hydraulic pump, but we both agreed that it just didn't sound like the pump had gone bad and that it just lost its prime. He suggested that I remove the top inlet from the pump again, and this time prime it by packing it well with white...

Pump located! Thanks for the link, Russell. Lance was very helpful and had some very good advice, as well as having the pump and at a good price.

Yeah, I found one new for $995. Thanks, I'll check those guys out.

Anyone parting out an L345DT? Looking for a good used hydraulic pump. Are there any pumps off of other models that are compatible?

So after reading the above responses, I've checked the engine oil level and verified that it's normal, so I don't think the hydraulic pump is pumping directly into the crankcase through a bad seal. I disconnected the outlet tube on the bottom of the pump, with the engine off only a little fluid...

My landlord has an L345DT with FEL and mower on the 3-point hitch that he mostly uses a few times a year to mow the weeds on his (our) property. He last used it about 6 weeks ago and it worked fine, today he fired it up and the hydraulics wouldn't work, neither the FEL or the 3-point. There's...