Thread: 135 massey

Originally Posted by farmboy

hi new here
have 135 massey 3pth lifts strong till top link is hooked then just lifts a bit then stops any suggestions ??

Is your hydraulic fluid milky?

Two things....first of all what all of the posters have suggested. Second....isn't the toplink and its movement, when pulling an implement, what determines depth control? What I am suggesting is perhaps there is a problem in the hydraulics that determines depth control. That would then PERHAPS cause you the problem.

hi me again ok I pretty much got it figured out started out going to hook 6foot finishing mower to tractor it picked front wheels of mower just off the ground so I thought maybe the relief valve was stuck so tied a chain around the rear axle and rockshaft SNAP broke my good chain pump has lots of power then took top cover off to check what kind of adjustments are on that big spring that top link hooks to set that to what it say in the I&T manual put back together same dam thing pulled side cover off and fiddles with adjustments in there put back together tried and lifted mower about a foot off the ground stayed for a second then drifted back down finally pulled that big spring that hooks to top link outta the top cover it was really floppy heat the crap out of it and dunk in water a couple times pound with hammer to get that threaded rod unstuck tightened spring up and put back in top cover tried to lift mower again and no lifty finally cranked that goofy nut that holds that big spring in as far as I could get it WAHOOOOOOOOOOO sat there ALLLLL afternoon with tractor idling and mower 3 feet off the ground