PART THREE
Regular readers will recall the sudden failure of the hydraulic lift on my DB 950 and the efforts made to rectify the problem. We began by draining the oil and cleaning the suction filter, which brought no success in part one. Further work covered in part two involved dismantling the tractor and inspecting the hydraulic control valves, which again showed nothing amiss, the cause of which remained a mystery.
Not to be beaten
However, not wanting to be beaten by a relatively simple hydraulic system, we dismantled further by removing the hydraulic linkage cross-shaft and the internal lift cylinder and its piston. Some wear and damage was noted on the rear of the piston, where it had worn concave, and also the area
