joshbowling45
Well-Known Member
I've got a late 80s 953 track loader that I've been doing general land clearing work with. I've been noticing that after the machine gets up to operating temps, the hydrostatic drive slows way down. Loader hydraulics are still running good, just gets to the point that the trackloader is barely creeping around. Before it gets warmed up, it runs good, plenty of ground speed. I was hoping after I changed the hydraulic filter under the floor board that it would help but no luck. Next I'm going to try to drain the fluid and apparently there's a screen that needs to be cleaned. If that doesn't work, then I'm thinking maybe it's the hydraulic pump that runs the hydrostat? I'm new to these machines so any thoughts are appreciated! Serial number is 20Z00738