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JD 317; replaced hydraulic hose; now no hydraulics

MRR ยท 2020-06-30 22:11

Replaced hoses to drive motors. Now there is no response from any hydraulics. No boom or dump control, no auxiliary, no forward or reverse. Tank is full.

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  1. #1Welder Dave2020-07-02 17:47

    Don't run it. Loosen some hoses and see if there is fluid there. JD should have a procedure to bleed and prime everything.

  2. #2MRR2020-07-02 22:31

    Thanks and I will try that tomorrow

  3. #3joeblow2020-07-16 19:09

    check the park brake switch and the seat switch.

  4. #4MRR2020-07-16 23:15

    John Deere does have a procedure to bleed hydraulics. Loosened all the hoses one at a time until fluid flowed. The larger hoses to the drive motors seemed to get the best results. After that, cranked it up and we were back in business.

  5. #5Tinkerer2020-07-17 11:30

    Thanks for the info. and update.