1025r - loss of driving power

Did you clean the screen filter?

I have noticed on my 1,200 hour 1025R that it seems to take more effort to fully depress the forward pedal. This makes it feel sluggish to me. Just did my 1,200 hour service and all filters (air, hydraulic, oil, both fuels) are new and hydraulic screen and oil cooler and radiator fins are clean. I’ll be checking the pedal linkage when I get round-tuit. I look forward to reading responses to the OP, as I have a similar-sounding problem and hours. Like the OP, the FEL seems to work fine, and I notice the loss of pull is when I am working my riding arena with the drag’s scarifiers lowered.

rydplrs said:

Did you clean the screen filter?

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Yes I did and I was surprised how much It need to be done

Ideally, you would test hydrostat charge pressure to make sure its getting enough make-up oil into the system. Any sort of restriction upstream would show up (oil cooler, filter, steering) during that test and if that relief fails, then almost all the oil will be going back to sump. The other possibility is one or both directional reliefs failing, but that is unlikely as you have sluggish movement in both directions and there is no way to test them.

Worst case scenario is the hydro pump, motor, or swash palte has excessive leakage and will need to be replaced.

Simple things first:
1. Change the under frame fuel filter.
2. Change the water separation canister fuel filter.

KTManiac said:

Simple things first:
1. Change the under frame fuel filter.
2. Change the water separation canister fuel filter.

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Those were done the first.

Sluggish pedals, I'd check the pedal linkage first. There's a silver tube that resembles a shock absorber under the left side floorboard attached to the
pedal linkage. If it is worn out or damaged that would account for the sluggish pedals and subsequent loss of power. Hope that helps.

There was a similar issue 1026R real slow