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  1. J

    Newbie Needs Help on JD 35ZTS

    Tags and mg2361, Thanks for the heads up on the sight glass. I actually do have both main manual, the parts manual and I had ordered the service and diagnostic manuals, so I'm loaded for bear. I've just been too lazy and engaged to open them up and study the diagrams. Now, I see the "level...
  2. J

    Newbie Needs Help on JD 35ZTS

    Thanks to everyone for their time and suggestions. I think I am making some progress. The manual clearly shows a site glass on the hydraulic tank on the right rear of the machine. However, with the covers open and the entire tank in sight, there is no sight glass. There are however two...
  3. J

    Newbie Needs Help on JD 35ZTS

    Thanks for the fast replies. Uffex, I'll try to figure out a way to copy the hydraulics. From what I've heard, the early JD35 is essentially a Hitachi machine. mg2361 - I think you lit a lightbulb in my head. When delivered, he had a bungee cord attached to the safety switch arm on the...
  4. J

    Newbie Needs Help on JD 35ZTS

    For background, I recently (several weeks ago) purchased a JD35ZTS excavator with ~ 6,000 hrs on the clock, from a semi-local contractor who has had it for a while. He said it never gave him any trouble. It is an older machine, but has been reasonably cared for, and he had it serviced 8 months...
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