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try and move the key in the ingition a small..

Mark i think that is true..
It would be awkard to drive with that footrest when the clutch is set high

Hi my dexta live drive also has no left footrest..must be something to do with live drive

That is an amazing machine!!

top lift 957E 7005
501B
T5
C285

Axle t3 D7F

Engine 01482139

Serial not too sure but 014823979

Near brake pedal 957E 7005
t3
d7f

i gave just these numbers to a n/h garage and tthey must have a way but i am not sure if they got it right i think she was one of the early 1960 models...sorry il get more numbers soon

Im nearly sure its a 1959 dexta..i get more casting numbers 2morrow..Engine no.957E7005
Chassis No.Co280098f

steering boxes or covers..thanks

It has to be oil level..have you checked the level yet??

im afraid brian you might have to get those fingers removed!!

another way of removing the unload valve.. get a big socket which has a greater diameter than the unload valve plug..unload valve plug which is under that plate with the 4 screws or the newer pump will just have 2 screws,its the side of the pump with the spring inside the plate and has a cone coming...

I also had the same problem..ya brian is right its an stuck unload valve..has the dexta been sitting for a while as in not running? If your taking the top off make sure not to take the bolts which hold the pump onto the top lift..or the pump will fall..the is one bolt under the auxrily service plate...

I started the dexta today with the new thermosat fitted and it worked ok..once the point went to the red zone it would drop back down..Tha red zone on my temp gauge is halfway so its all good..

yes i have got a new therrmosat and i have it fitted but i must check at what temp it opens!! would it affect the engine??

Ya i mixed them up somewhere between the restoration but there on their right sides now..Thanks..

Ya before when they were working the only reason they were going down fast was because they were hardly any O rings and she was not able too hold the pressure of the arms alone!..That just dawned on me now ..thanks eddie!!

My dexta used to throw up the oil too..I took the oil bath apart and cleaned it with desiel..Filled back up with engine oil and it doesnt do it any more..There was alot of sludge in the oil bath.

I recently bought a temp gauge and inserted into the housing but i have not drove her since i put it in..Even when i leave her standing for about a half an hour the temp does not rise at all!! Faulty id say!!

I have removed yoke today!! wooooh!! :P I then connected the lift arms up to the top lift arms and started up the tractor..The lift arms worked but fast when going up and very slow going back down! also when I am raising them ,,when i want to stop them from going up i have to push the main control l...

Nearly have the yoke off!! spent the last couple of hours with heat and a bar..its still very stiff! Because its so far off the plunger keeps moving up :stress: i might have to make a bracket to hold it down..Very awkawd! Any TIPS??might wait till i have the whole lift off and get a big bar at it![/b]

Its just basic black paint..metalcare with water added..Takes along time to dry but its well worth the wait..

The dexta is for sale! whats on your wishlist the washer or the dexta??

I will get it if i cant get it of by the weekend!
Did you use much heat?
What sort of bar did you use on the turnbuckle?
cheers

Found this picture! just for nisse!!

Ya well spotted nisse!!I have changed them since the pic was taken! :wink: Ya my mam deleted some pictures by ACCIDENT..ha ha! Typical! :lol: :( I used my fathers steam power washer..we got the steam washer last year and when we first tried it she blew every fuse in the garage!! So we had to put in ...