Jamdive
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HELP! I did not see any existing posts describing this problem: Huskee 22 ton (Speeco), abt a dozen years old. Worked fine last year with no issues, now there seems to be a problem with the directional control valve. When lever is moved fully to split position, engine labors hard and cycle is way slow. If lever is moved half-way to split position, it seems to cycle fine but it's a pain to hold the lever in that "sweet spot" for every cycle. For the return stroke, the lever needs to be held in place full return position, it won't remain in return position like it used to. Similarly, there is now a "sweet spot" for the return lever otherwise the engine labors hard and the stroke is way slow. So far I have replaced the filter and added about a gallon of fluid which brings it halfway between the marks. Existing fluid looks OK.
Thoughts on what to check next?
Thoughts on what to check next?