Thank jimpad and tool king, I have the manuals and read through them regularly. I seem to intermittently miss a lot though. I have the superpower dyslexia. As far as the second gear, I haven't figured it out yet. I think if I have one the actuator is the right button on the right hand joystick. The left one drops the bucket to the ground. I think that is the float button and I'm pretty sure it isn't doing exactly what it was born to do either. Then there is the trigger, That isn't doing anything. These issues are on the back burner for now.
What do you guys do for parts?
The dealership I have been trying to work with seems to be run by strange, unresponsive and seemingly incompetent people. It's like what I imagine living with soviet bureaucracy would be like. They give me the impression they don't want to deal with me. If they are my only logical source I will continue to put up with their nonsense but I would love to find a mail order contact for parts if there is one.