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@joesmith123 Hey just curious ... what do you plan to do with the tractor once you're finished putting it all back together? Are you going to use it yourself, or sell it ... donate it to a community farming project?

do you mean "through a proxy server"?

I bought a bunch of stuff from them a couple of years ago. I had no problems.

Yes, up until now I was talking about on-the-tractor. I install the safety pins when the back hoe is on the tractor. But when I take the backhoe off...I'm still figuring out how to store it...oh face palm...if I put the safety pins in then the boom drift won't happen...I'll have to see if I can...

I'm responding to this post mostly to bring attention to it. I've also been concerned that you might not be giving the mating surfaces on the block and head enough care. Shiny is nice but shiny is not necessarily flat. This is even more important on a diesel because it's a high compression...

Good to know ... I'll update my mental image of what the inside of the spool valve looks like! beginning mental image update procedure .... deleting o-ring ... deletion sequence completed .... saving mental image ... mental image update complete

@joesmith123 Glad you wore glasses during the valve removal. That's quite an ingenious setup you used to compress the valve springs. I don't know if it's frowned upon, but there's also a technique there you put a socket down on the valve and give it a hit with a mallet. Sometimes that will cause...

Dan -- this is really helpful ... I actually didn't know that spool valves always leak. That explains a lot.

I do install the storage pins when I park the tractor overnight and lower the FEL and set the parking brake. I'm still figuring out how to position the boom and dipper when the backhoe is off the tractor.

LOL, the question so far has been purely hypothetical. This would be the point in the process where actual evidence needs to be obtained. That may not happen for quite a while due to other distractions. Having said that, my next step would be to figure out what caps and plugs I need to get...

Yes, on the BX23S, the cylinder extends to make the boom go down. So yes, this is how it would work if the valve is leaking. If the cylinder is leaking then the fluid just goes past the seal in the cylinder and directly into the base end.

I like it. Thanks!

I just came back to edit my last response but you beat me to it. When the main boom is dropping, the cylinder is extending, so fluid is being displaced from the rod end. So if the valve is leaking then the most obvious explanation is that the displaced rod-end fluid is leaking through the...

It's about time you showed up. I have been waiting for you. ;) I have not forgotten our previous discussions on the topic of internal leakage. I will restate the crux of my original question: IF there is spool leakage in the valve, and GIVEN that I had disconnected the hydraulic lines...

Thanks lug. I figured it was normal behavior but I thought I'd ask. My phrasing on this question wasn't very good, and made me seem less knowledgeable than I am. Essentially my question was ... "if it's not an internal leak, then where could the fluid be going?" You've confirmed that it most...

Oh dear I realize I wasn't clear at all. I disconnected the three hydraulic lines that run between the tractor and the backhoe. This wasn't a full-on test, it just prevented any flow outside of the backhoe itself. Hence my question ... if the fluid can't go back to the tank or reverse through...

I have a question about backhoe bleed down. The backhoe on my BX23S bleeds down ... if I don't put the pin in, it will be on the ground over night. My understanding is that this is not uncommon, if not actually normal behavior. I did a test and disconnected all three hydraulic lines, and it...

The thought that keeps coming back to me watching this journey is that in third world countries they do what they have to do to keep stuff running, without the luxury of being able to take things to machine shops, or ordering replacement parts. Sure, it would be nice to machine a damaged...

Update. Today I had to swap out the landscape rake for the carry-all-mounted gas chipper. What a dream! I love having the chipper mounted on the back of my tractor and I really like not having to run the tractor or hook up a PTO. The Pat's quick hitches are working pretty well. I mentioned...

You know what's cool here is the interesting mix of people we have on the forum, brought together because we own a certain brand of tractor.