Tore into the 811B today. Found out my PTO problems were due to a worn yoke and some missing bolts. Also found the pickup tube for my hydraulic pump was unsoldered and leaking. Bad news is the hydraulic pump looks pretty well shot. Pump bearings shot which let the gears chew up the body and score the main housing and cover. If I could locate the mythical "wear plate" that allegedly was produced I might, maybe, be able to save the main housing and cover, but the pump body is surely shot. I've contact friend John Saeli in hopes of finding a good pump, but if anyone else knows of a source I'd sure like to hear about it.
Oh yeah, and that edge wound paper hydraulic filter? Are they still available?
Oh yeah, and that edge wound paper hydraulic filter? Are they still available?