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Need hydro help with my Johnny Cash "3316H" w/pics


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Hello, after over three years of collecting parts, I've finally turned my hood, frame, and rear end from an old 3310H back into a tractor. I drove it this morning and except for some creeping backward while in neutral, the tranny worked well. I could climb pretty steep hills and the hydropump and tranny did fine. I had not changed the fluid or hydro pump filter yet so I thought that would be a good idea. It had a NAPA 1037 screw-on filter on it and whatever fluid it had come with. I put on a new Baldwin 1063 filter and new Dexron/Mercon III fluid (3 quarts). I filled it up with tractor off, then turned it on and let it idle while I reached under the left fender to lift the relief valve, I then added the third quart until it wouldn't take anymore. I went to drive it, seemed fine until I went up a hill and then it wouldn't move, just a loud whine from the pump, but it wouldn't go. It also wouldn't go up a hill in reverse. I waited a few hours, and it seemed to go up the hill OK, but after 5 minutes of driving, it wouldn't go up again. It drives in forward and reverse on flat ground OK, but not at 100%. I had just purchased a new 46" hydro pump belt and all of the tension springs seem to be good. What did I do? Is there air trapped? Does the pump take more than 3 quarts? Too much fluid? I hope it is something simple, any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks much!

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Nice looking tractor .Glad to hear you have it back together after all these yrs.Like the rear light on the rear fender.
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Ronald (or anyone else), do you think the filter could be restricting flow? I do have a low-profile Simplicity filter that I use on my 917 with tire chains. I hate to waste a new filter, but am stumped as to what the problem is so I might try it. It should be something easy, but the way it sounds and acts, it makes me worry. I just don't know what in the heck a fresh oil change and filter could do to hurt things this much.
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Well, I put the Simplicity filter on, topped off the hydro fluid . . . no change. Not the result I was looking for.
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I have a sears Hydro Suburban, with a hydrogear, and it wasn't operating too well. I put new fluid in, the old stuff had rust in it so I figured there were major problems, it operated very poorly so I parked it figuring it needed lots of work. Several months later I needed to move it and the hydro works fine, not noisy, no problems. I figured it was air in the system from changing the fluid.
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Thanks UCD and Chris. UCD, I followed the priming steps as you provided and the tractor was able to climb the hill, however it was definately not at 100%. I tried it a second time . . . it wouldn't do it at full throttle. It just sits and really whines. I plan on changing the fluid tomorrow and seeing if my luck won't change. I'm not feeling very lucky though.
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Unscrew the bleeder and make sure the hole isn't clogged with rust. If it's clogged, lifting the "little pin" won't bleed the air.
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