Working on 555D . All beaten upon. Doesn't run. Move no hydraulics. Learning. Your lesson is the best part of purchase. 100% brilliant. The human mind has secrets. You unlocked one of them. Thats why it's brilliant.
I have a Ford 555a with the same problem and your approach makes me curious about the main relieve valve, sure enought I took it apart and it was stuck in the open position, cleaned and reassemble it. Cycle the hydro system a few times and it worked. Who knew that valve along would control the loader, backhoe and stabilizers. Thanks for sharing the video.
I have a 555C project . A battery pump is your friend to put the hydraulic fluid in the reservoir. Awesome job keep moving forward, 1 step, 1 hour, 1 day. The easiest day was yesterday..
So happy to find your channel. I have a “triple nickel” as well and I’m first trying to figure out what year it is. It has to have an interesting story. It looks all factory that started as a yellow loader machine that while in production got upgraded to a loader backhoe. It’s inspiring to see your documentation of tackling the hydraulic system yourself without a fancy at home machine shop. Thank you! 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
Sweet! Let us know if you figure out what the steel shard was. I wonder if it was a tooth off of the old pump. Congradulations on your victory. I have been through all of the hsrd work and struggles you have documented on your channel. The work is never done but man, its tremendously rewarding to build a homested one victory at a time. Keep on dude.
Thanks for the inspiring words! You’re right every victory is sweet. The shard may have been from back when an outrigger cylinder packing went out. Hard to say.
Thanks for a very helpful video series. At 49:51, you throttle up and try the hoe and still nothing. At 49:58, you seem to reach down and do something, and blammo, it starts working. What did you do? I don't have a 555, but it seems like you "flipped a switch" so to speak, and it started working. I'm dying to know what you did?
@Man-Time mine come apart without having to undo any adjustment setting luckily. There are two o rings in there to change. I made a quick video on my disassembled block
Planning on doing this on my 555b. I’m thinking that the material inside the hoses may be deteriorating in mine and that’s causing the relief valve to stick open somewhere.
It’s a awesome video I like the you rebuild that part , but in the video you had a serious leak somewhere underneath the machine somewhere in that area where you was working but I know you found it great vid
Glad your "nightmare" is over. Those things are rough to remove and install. Interesting on your 555 pressure goes to the hoe first then loader. On my 310 pressure goes to loader then hoe. But mine has the husco valve body too.
No testing and no test equipment. Could have saved myself several hundred replacing the pump in the vid before this one if I would have spent a few hundred on a test kit. That’d be a smart move. Course the tach doesn’t work so rated rpm is a crap shoot.
very difficult to repair without special testing equipment, remove the entire control unit and Uconnect all hoses, its a old control valve depending on your unit could be 6-8 valves, parts are hard to find and setting the correct settings is important, i took a engine puller and removed the entire unit and took it to a hydraulics repair company that deals with this old equipment, i had my entire control valve rebuilt for $400 which was well worth it.
I'm about to do the same job on my 555C to stop the valves from weeping fluid. Your hoses might reattach easier if you remove the hose guide bar. I am going to change all the cup seals and o-rings plus replace 3 to 4 hydraulic lines that are in less than optimal shape. Thanks so much for the video, I will use some ratchet straps to aid in removal/installation as I also am working solo.
Working on 555D . All beaten upon. Doesn't run. Move no hydraulics. Learning. Your lesson is the best part of purchase. 100% brilliant. The human mind has secrets. You unlocked one of them. Thats why it's brilliant.
Thanks Man! Helping the struggle of my fellow man makes these videos worth it
I have a Ford 555a with the same problem and your approach makes me curious about the main relieve valve, sure enought I took it apart and it was stuck in the open position, cleaned and reassemble it. Cycle the hydro system a few times and it worked. Who knew that valve along would control the loader, backhoe and stabilizers. Thanks for sharing the video.
Thanks man! I felt like it was a pretty sound approach. You got lucky compared to me it sounds like. Congrats on the successful repair!
It’s either man vs land or machine at all times. I appreciate ya man I have many similar battles and have learned from you
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
I have a 555C project . A battery pump is your friend to put the hydraulic fluid in the reservoir. Awesome job keep moving forward, 1 step, 1 hour, 1 day. The easiest day was yesterday..
Well I have a similar machine and am approaching 80. Still love keeping her going. Tough and simple works for me.
I love the older stuff made simple. I see so many new things just made to break and be thrown away. Keep at her!
Brother - you are kicking butt on the DIY!
Thanks Man! These type of vids are my favorite to make
Well done. You nuted your way through the whole process. I have just done the same with my excavator. Bravo from victoria australia.
So happy to find your channel. I have a “triple nickel” as well and I’m first trying to figure out what year it is. It has to have an interesting story. It looks all factory that started as a yellow loader machine that while in production got upgraded to a loader backhoe. It’s inspiring to see your documentation of tackling the hydraulic system yourself without a fancy at home machine shop. Thank you! 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
This was a pretty in-depth repair. Glad you found it!
Thank you for the follow-up on your repair!
Absolutely amazing. I respect and admire you. You have a lots of wisdom.
Thanks Man. I like these type of videos the best
Sweet! Let us know if you figure out what the steel shard was. I wonder if it was a tooth off of the old pump.
Congradulations on your victory.
I have been through all of the hsrd work and struggles you have documented on your channel. The work is never done but man, its tremendously rewarding to build a homested one victory at a time. Keep on dude.
Thanks for the inspiring words! You’re right every victory is sweet.
The shard may have been from back when an outrigger cylinder packing went out. Hard to say.
Thanks for a very helpful video series. At 49:51, you throttle up and try the hoe and still nothing. At 49:58, you seem to reach down and do something, and blammo, it starts working. What did you do? I don't have a 555, but it seems like you "flipped a switch" so to speak, and it started working. I'm dying to know what you did?
No Sir, there was no magic switch. Maybe some Devine intervention to save me from losing my shit.
Welcome to Man Time!
How did you reset the settings on the pressure relief valves when reassembling?
I just did 1 turn open on the pop off valve if I remember right. The proper way would be with a pressure valve as the book describes
@Man-Time mine come apart without having to undo any adjustment setting luckily. There are two o rings in there to change. I made a quick video on my disassembled block
Planning on doing this on my 555b. I’m thinking that the material inside the hoses may be deteriorating in mine and that’s causing the relief valve to stick open somewhere.
Also, what hydraulic fluid are you using? I’ve had conflicting answers on what to run
@@woodatuse best of luck on the repair! I run O'Reilly's premium in the green 5 gal pale. Best I've found for all my stuff
@@Man-Time, thanks, I was curious too. O’reilleys is a nice parts store to have local. Cheers 🍻
What about the hydraulic fluid fittings? Is there an O ring seal behind them? I think mine is leaking on the bottom of these fittings
I don’t remember any o rings. There are seals of some sort on the valves, both top and bottom.
@Man-Time I got it apart, there is an o ring behind the fluid fittings on mine.
@Man-Time did you find out where the valve is that keeps the boom from swinging side to side on its own?
@FourthWayRanch you can likely trace the hoses back to the valve block. Likely the cylinders will need repacked though
It’s a awesome video I like the you rebuild that part , but in the video you had a serious leak somewhere underneath the machine somewhere in that area where you was working but I know you found it great vid
Glad your "nightmare" is over. Those things are rough to remove and install. Interesting on your 555 pressure goes to the hoe first then loader. On my 310 pressure goes to loader then hoe. But mine has the husco valve body too.
I rewatched your nightmare to see what I was in for. It’s a bear of a job
Did you test the pump pressure at rated RPM
No testing and no test equipment. Could have saved myself several hundred replacing the pump in the vid before this one if I would have spent a few hundred on a test kit. That’d be a smart move. Course the tach doesn’t work so rated rpm is a crap shoot.
Where did you get the manual
Pretty sure it was eBay
Pineo and Cheese? I thought this was Man Time!!!!
Alexa said it was the best way to read a book. 😂
You got fluid leaking out the bottom of the unit you pit in, pretty bad leak, but I'm sure you seen that
I did see that but it wasn’t until I tried to drive it out. Good catch!
Roofer caught the leak. Makes sense.
Did you manage to fix the leak? What was it. Great to see videos of these old machines been kept going 👍
@@westcoastpc Now I wanna know
very difficult to repair without special testing equipment, remove the entire control unit and Uconnect all hoses, its a old control valve depending on your unit could be 6-8 valves, parts are hard to find and setting the correct settings is important, i took a engine puller and removed the entire unit and took it to a hydraulics repair company that deals with this old equipment, i had my entire control valve rebuilt for $400 which was well worth it.
I don't know if you noticed this but you are leaking fluid under the tractor bad. 50 minutes in the video
Nothing to it but to do it
There are actually 3 problems men face and the 3rd cant be fixed...usually involved a woman 😂👍👍
You know that’s right!
I'm about to do the same job on my 555C to stop the valves from weeping fluid. Your hoses might reattach easier if you remove the hose guide bar. I am going to change all the cup seals and o-rings plus replace 3 to 4 hydraulic lines that are in less than optimal shape. Thanks so much for the video, I will use some ratchet straps to aid in removal/installation as I also am working solo.
Hope it helps bud👍