ARCO petee
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Greetings from the tip of Lake Superior. I acquired a 48 front mount 12v this spring. I've been fixing mechanical issues all summer and finally got to the loader. It's a Paulson light duity, originally a trip but converted to hydraulic with a single center mounted ram. It has a front mounted pump. Up and down work fine but when I move the bucket the motor loads down and something whines. A dowel and an ear later the sound is loudest at the front of the spool (the side furthest from the handle). I took the valve apart from what I can see its fine. No grooves in the body or piston it's an energy valve BTW. I removed the lines from the ram and figured I would try to extend it manually. I couldn't do it would not even budge. Is this typical or might this be my problem?