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No whine, and power loss is both with and without hoe attached. The kinked line theory has me wondering. Most of the hoses are old. When I get a chance, I am going to have a hard look to see if one may be bent. I much appreciate the ideas. I turned 68 last spring and working on the beast is beginnin...

Thanks for replies, and for moving my post to the right section. Will try to get it right next time. Definitely a 450C. Used to have a B. This one has the newer steering clutches. Use premium hydraulic fluid meeting Deere j20A (? or something like that) hygard specs according to the label. Damn. The...

Hello, perhaps some experienced person can save me some work. My elderly 450C, which I use around the homestead a few days a year, seems to be gradually losing hydraulic power--both the bucket and the backhoe just don't have the breakout force they used to have, every year seems a little worse. I wo...