Couple Questions on MF135

Last year or so, my 135 has been hard to start. Even having to choke it during nice weather. Had the carb rebuilt (It would leak gas from time to time) and installed it last night. Didn't help much. What else can i look at to help.

Also, this tractor has a loader on it the runs off a front pump. I plan to take the loader off, but keep the pump to run some remote hyd. since the tractor isn't equiped with any. Wonder what would be the best way to plumb the pump. Been thinking of running a supply line from the rear end to the pump then from the pump to they Hyd. valves then return to the rear end. Only noticed one possible place to plumb into the rear end, and that looks to be the drain plug. Would like your guys opinion (Pics would be helpfull) Figure this would be cheaper than getting the after market peices to run of the internal pump for the 3-point pump.

Voltage at coil when cranking? Where is the battery to chassis connection?

B&D is right on.

Also, what size are the battery cables.

Does the choke cable FULLY close the choke valve?

Dean

If you're going to run hydraulics off the front pump, you won't hook it into the tractor system at all- it will be completely separate. You'll need a single or two spool valve, like is used on the loader (or just use the one presently on the loader, if you're not selling it). You'll also have to have a reservoir tank- when I did one, I used an air tank used for the air brakes on a Kenworth truck. You have to hang the tank so it gravity feeds back to the front pump.

Plumbing will be in a circuit- pressure outlet of pump to the valve, through valve to the top of the reservoir tank, then bottom of the tank to the suction side of the front pump.

For the remotes themselves, run two hoses from the appropriate ports on the valve, back to a pair of remote connectors. Or two sets, if you have a 2 spool valve and want two remotes.

The oil will just be pumped "in a circle" continuously, until you activate the remote valve- that will send oil through the remote connector to the remote cylinder, and the oil on the other side of the cylinder will come back through the other remote connector to the valve, then on to the reservoir.

If you don't have it set up in an "open" curcuit, with a reservoir, the pump or a line will simply split as soon as you start the tractor, and that will be that.

The basic plumbing i have figured out. Just would like to use the tractor Hyd/tran resivoir instead of a seperate tank. That is the base of my question on the plumbing.