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Massey Ferguson 35

Q The hydraulic system of my Massey Ferguson 35 tractor was rather lazy in its action and wouldn’t pick up my three-furrow plough. A pressure test proved that the pump output was poor, with pressure of below 500psi.

I changed the pump and put a new piston and lift cylinder in at considerable expense and have now reassembled the tractor, but cannot get any output when I operate the quadrant levers. Have I missed something during reassembly? Any advice would be most welcome.

J Latimer, via e-mail

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