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Ford 555 TLB front hydraulics barely work

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#1 ·
I have a 1981 Ford tlb the rear backhoe Hydraulics work fine but the front barely work at all any help from somebody has had this problem before would be appreciated I know it could be the relief valve in the valve body but took it apart did not see any damage
 
#2 ·
Hello Charles, welcome to the forum.

One of the loader lift cylinders may be bypassing fluid at a high rate. Stroke the cylinders "in" and then loosen the bottom cylinder hydraulic connection and check for flow on both cylinders.