John -

Some background - My previous notes to you mentioned a &quot;chatter&quot; or slight hesitation when I turned the wheels on the 1650 I'm rebuilding.  The steering wheel is easy to turn left or right.  Hydraulic oil is new with a new oil filter.  Wide front end.  Row Crop.   SSN is 195 594 452, a 1967 model.

Right now, I've got the front weights (330 lbs) and the cast iron front grill off the tractor.   Tractor is on a concrete floor.  The interesting thing is that I don't hear or feel the &quot;chatter&quot; any more with the weights and cast iron grill off the tractor.

I put a 3,000 pound guage on the flow divider as you said in your note.  With the tractor at 1400 RPM and not moving the steering wheel, pressure is about 100-150 psi.  When I steer either right or left, I get about 500 psi.  When I get to the full right or full left position, I get about 1200 psi briefly. 

When I jack up the front end, I get about 200 psi as I steer either right or left.  When I get to the full right or left position, I get about 1000 psi briefly.   

John - What do you think?  Am I getting enough pressure?  I haven't been using the tractor because I need to overhaul the engine because I think it has a cracked ring and is throwing oil.  I'm just fixing the small stuff first.

Thanks.  My cell number is (254) 709-7385.

Ronnie Skerik