Massey Ferguson 175 3-Point Hitch Won't Lift: What I've Learned About 100 Series Hydraulics

This video starts in the middle of my own hydraulic horror show as I attempt to reassemble a 1964 Massey Ferguson 175 that I've split to remove and rebuild the hydraulic pump. I reinstall the hydraulic lift pump and auxiliary hydraulic pump. I adjust and reinstall the top cover. I put everything else back on successfully and run the bush hog to test everything.

If you want to know more about what lead up to this video, you can view the thread I started about the problem on the Yesterday's Tractor's Forum at: https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com...

The Tractor Forums thread where I found the tip originally shared by Big Dean about the 3/8" for setting up the top cover instead of the special service tool MFN-970 and anything that'll hold the arm extended instead of wedge tool MFN-163: https://www.tractorforum.com/threads/...

The reproduction special service tools can be found from VL Churchill & Co. LTD on their website at: https://vlchurchill.co.uk/

The carbide scraper that I mention is Lisle Tools 81810:
https://www.lislecorp.com/specialty-t...

Big Dean's website archived on archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/200602120...

Here's a Tractor By Net thread about Big Dean from a year after his death: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/t...

The channels and videos that I mention in the video:
‪@farmgpa‬
How-To: Repair or Replacement of Massey Ferguson Brakes - Massey MF 165 Brake Replacement
   • How-To: Repair or Replacement of Massey Fe...  

‪@DanGingell‬
Massey Ferguson Hydraulic Repair, Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial
   • Massey Ferguson Hydraulic Repair, Easy Ste...  

‪@ClarenceFudWeasel‬
Hydraulic Horrors Series and Top Cover Adjustment
   • Hydraulic Horrors - Massey Ferguson 100 se...  
   • Hydraulic Horrors - Massey Ferguson 100 se...  
   • Hydraulic Horrors - Massey Ferguson 100 se...  
   • Hydraulic Horrors - Massey Ferguson 100 se...  

‪@BundyBearsShed‬
Massey Ferguson 135 Multipower (16 Videos)
   • Massey Ferguson 135 Multipower  
Massey Ferguson 135 6 Speed Restoration (82 Videos)
   • Massey Ferguson 135  6 Speed Restoration  

Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
06:58 Picking Up the Half that I Dropped
07:36 Lisle Tools Carbide Scraper
07:58 Scraping and Cleaning the Housing
08:17 What year is this? Why so much RTV?
09:55 Perkins Engine Serial Numbers
10:43 How did these 70s parts get in here?
12:20 A Quick First Look at the Pumps
13:29 Level the Rear to my Splitting Stand
14:18 About the Makeshift Splitting Stand
15:29 Looking at the Pumps on the Table
16:25 How the Lift Pump Works
20:33 How the Pump Moves the Lift
22:12 More About Changes Over Time
25:40 Talking About the References I Used
29:35 Drive Gear Fit and Intake Screens
30:39 How the Lift Pump is Retained
31:36 Reinstalling the Pumps
31:56 Making a Side Cover Gasket
35:24 PTO Side Cover Goes On
36:01 How the PTO Works
37:00 Unsplitting the Tractor
40:20 Removing the Splitting Stand
41:17 Attaching Multipower to the Pump
42:20 Safety Wire on the Intake Screens
54:18 Transmission to Pinion Coupler
55:08 Reinstalling the PTO Output Shaft
59:23 Why I Adjusted the Top Cover
01:00:05 About Adjusting the Top Cover
01:01:25 Big Dean
01:01:54 3/8" Bolt Instead of MFN-970
01:03:17 Adjusting the Top Cover Set Up
01:03:15 Adjusting Draft Control
01:10:22 Adjusting Position Control
01:12:16 Installing the Top Cover
01:16:11 Installing the Stand Pipe
01:17:58 Control Valve Actuation Roller
01:18:45 Lines to Remote Valve
01:19:26 Test Start
01:21:30 Putting the Rest Back Together
01:23:40 She Works!