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  1. Unforgiven

    Flushing Hydraulics

    They have a used/one-of-a-kind inventory link on their website. I didn't buy it new. I think they are glad to get rid of the "trade-ins." I just called the guy & asked for a shipping quote. He called me back a few hours later. Four days later it was in my garage. Total cost was $1250 to my...
  2. Unforgiven

    Flushing Hydraulics

    I was thinking of putting in some kind of inline filter somewhere. Surely they make those for hydraulic systems? I doubt if I will use the hydraulics more than a few times per year, mostly for hauling garbage to the dump. That's why I bought a used system instead of spending the money for...
  3. Unforgiven

    Flushing Hydraulics

    These are all good points. I think I'm going to synthesize everyone's suggestions. I'll clean the outside of the parts & the inside of the hoses with gas to get most of the nasty, caked on grease. Then I'll run atf fluid through the other parts that weren't directly exposed to gunk. The hand...
  4. Unforgiven

    Flushing Hydraulics

    So an air supply & tranny fluid takes care of the hoses before assembly. What about the pump, reservoir, control valve & ram? Should I wait until it is all assembled then flush it?
  5. Unforgiven

    Flushing Hydraulics

    Okay, my used scissors jack assembly came from Crysteel today. It is basically everything I need for a dump bed. Pump,control,reservoir,scissors w/dual action cylinder,prefab hinge, PTO driveline, & hoses. Everything's sitting on a pallet. The problem is they didn't cover the ends of the...
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