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  1. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    Update: swing motor hasn’t blown another seal since I fixed the track motor lines. Apparently the prior ownership replaced a drive. Said drive was hooked up wrong! They had the high speed and case drain lines reversed! Doing so would pump high pressure to the low press side and path least...
  2. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    so I have to check it out. I do know the gear box has a L shape base for the oring to sit on. The motor base is groved with a flare opening edge to the gearbox. I’ll get pics when I tear it apart and post result. Also I found that my “M port” hose for drain of left right circuits was crushed...
  3. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    I got some work done on this thang today. Last week I got the system back up and running after fluids/ filter changes etc. working overall solid again like the day I got it. Well at some point the right track motor intermittently faults. I play with travel stick and bap! It starts working...
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    JD 35D cab lift hydraulic bypass

    Nothing?!! Whuuuuuuuut?.... brutal
  5. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D cab lift hydraulic bypass

    Good evenin y’all, wondering if someone can point me in direction to explain how to bypass cab lift safety lock on subject machine? I gotta find leaking hoses under idle load and can’t seem to do so with the cab down. Driving me nuts with the leaks and can’t pinpoint the culprits! Any safe...
  6. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    wonder how much a solenoid is? I go to travel around and it’s intermittent. So I stop, reset handles and bap it moves again. Wierd.
  7. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    I think I have a travel spool going out. Both are off from each other maybe 1/4-1/2” at the handles. Maybe a solenoid acting intermittently. Comes and goes while using machine.
  8. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    After tank cleaning pics- return bottom and main reservoir bottom with the magnets placed
  9. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    Ok didn’t feel like pulling swing motor back out for a ring gear tooth pic. BUT, I did get a chance to begin the fluid change out from dollar store oil back to hitachi oil. I found some larger brass slivers of sort and all seemed very thin like gold leaf but very minor to zero sludge and...
  10. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    Ima have to buy this manual next.
  11. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    Slew hoeses- installing last week.
  12. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    there actually is a pan under swing on this one. And there is two grease fittings in there. Seems one is for the swing gear pinion and the other is for the swing ring gear. Both are situated maybe 90* apart from each other. Did see manual how to grease them. And buddy was it crazy over...
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    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    Her retirement to my mini farm will be sweet and enjoyed
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    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    Most pins and bushings hot dog and hallways. Even the swing boom bush is slop.
  15. LuvMahChein

    JD 35D gold pearl hydraulic oil

    Complete machine, had to clean it up. Hadn’t had a bath in years it seemed. Removed all tin and pressure washed 2000psi 40*head everywhere it could take it.
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