Hydraulics working slow

Could be cylinder seals leaking or a poppet valve in one of the cylinder pistons sticking/broken/ leaking. If you can get it warmed up, the leaking cylinder will be warmer than the other, or listen to the cylinders with a stethoscope while they are dropping (with the engine shut down) and you will hear which one is leaking.

Explain futurer, title is hydraulics working slow. Then you go on to describe blade settling as from a leak.

Very common that the control valve would leak on something this old. Generally the leak is inturnal so you will not see oil dripping. But the packing in the cylinders leaking internally is common with age as well.

So back to title has the speed of blade movement also changed? Just trying to understand the problem so we are fixing the part you meant,and not what thought I heard.

howdy neighbor

does the blade go up smooth after sitting or does it seem to hesitate or jerk its way up the first time?

then get smoother the second time around ?

meaning is there some air in there getting displaced

Tagging on to this thread, will my D2 hydraulics need to be bled? I replaced everything and the system is bone dry (except I refilled the reservoir obviously...)

Simply raise and lower the blade repeatedly until every thing is working correctly.
You may have to top up the reservoir while doing this .
Good luck .

Righto - thanks Andrew