I backed the parking brake fine adjust all the way off, it was a long ways. Then disconnected the linkage at the bottom, set the lever in the applied position, pulled the lever on the parking brake drum to the applied position, and adjusted the linkage length to match. I still had to adjust the fine adjust in more to make it feel like it was setting. I thought it was good, until I went to use it. It pressed down too easy, and didn’t hold. I think I need to cut the linkage, to stay at the top of the fine adjust. I can’t go any shorter right now.
The steering control valve started leaking again in December. I thought all the o-rings failed (we used hardware store o-rings), it was one loose nut on one of the bigger fittings. I tightened it, and no leak now.
All fluid levels were good, except I added a gallon of antifreeze. Coolant isn’t leaking, it’s down from adding the hoses to heat the engine.
I ran coolant through the loader engine forty minutes and it fired right up. I will try it at thirty minutes next time.
