Looks like the valve body on my 723 Ford hoe (3500 tractor) is shot - I've got cracks between 2 of the valve bores on the front face and my attempt to weld it didn't work. Any thoughts on where to find a good used valve? Not sure but I'd think most any open center manual backhoe valve should work - I don't mind doing some fab work to make it fit as long as the hydraulics work out. Thanks, ~John
If yours has cracked I wouldn't buy another one the same as it will probably crack as well. Talk to a hydraulics guy about a replacement, my hose guy has a book of valve bodys from various suppliers to retrofit. scott