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Dang! I really want to see that illustration, but Malwarebytes won't let me. Does it look like you could poke things physically, or are the moving parts inaccessible?

It's been a while since I looked at the hydraulics diagram, and I wasn't looking for anything in that circuit, but since it acts and sounds like there's a restrictor in there somewhere, I'm pretty sure there is one. Whoever finds it first, please let us know where. I'll try without the...

I thought you knew, Ron, but used this as an excuse to leave the backhoe out and on the ground as an anti theft device, General Hood style.

Since you're replacing the wheel cylinder anyway, grind or chisel the bolt head off.

Ah, the tried and true question about the over-center function of the boom cylinder. When the boom starts slowing down, reverse the lever and the boom will go all the way to the stop. Do it at lower rpm until you get used to it. Well, I always do it slowly, at low rpm, to be kind to the machinery.

There must be a restrictor in that circuit, somewhere. I have yet to look for it, but when I do (if I find it), it's gone. Yes, as is, that part of backhoe operation is painfully slow.

As far as I know, it's all hydraulic. At least I can't see a reason for anything electrical to be involved. I'd loosen the fittings at the cylinder and verify that you have flow/pressure. Maybe also remove the cylinder with the hoses attached and try operating it that way. Thankfully new...

Is that in addition to the ones I wanted to buy, or....?

Not sure what you mean by "with pizza cut flaps in the center", but glad hand seals come in basic rubber and in poly versions. Either kind is installed by pushing it into place. Like with all rubber, wetting it downs helps reduce friction so spitting on them helps. As far as the glad hand...

Oops. Forgot about that part. Sorry.

That's odd, considering that Justice Brothers is based by the 10/605 intersection. Too good for CA is probably a correct guess on your part, though. Anyway, there are many other penetrants, and I once found a study of their effectiveness - which is how I found out about the acetone/ATF mix. If...

And don't overlook that there's still about 14.6 psi in that tire.

Those glad hand covers are there to keep crap, mud dobbers, etc. out of the system, not to create a seal. I often use those little conical plastic covers that come on fittings and hoses to plug the hole if I don't have the real thing handy. While the plugs don't help protect the rubber seal from...

That sounds like the result of an air leak, which the compressor barley keeps up with at normal idle.

For almost anything as far as every day use goes, I use JB-80 (aka known as "Twice as good", which I think is an understatement). When it comes to very stubborn stuff, I use a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF. Not sure how this mix would act on the seals, so some caution may be in order. Without...

Or a fair amount of DOT 5.

Amen. And if you have time on your side, it often works well to let the system just sit for a day or two (with the lid on, if not using DOT 5), then open the bleeders as described above.

Bench bleed the master first. That way you don't lose any ​fluid in that part of the process.

Everybody has their favorite, but I thought that MMO was more of a maintenance than a penetrating liquid. Be that as it may, the penetrant should displace the air all by itself, even if you cap the system back up. Unless that air tubing is a really small ID. Not having had one off myself yet (I...

So out of curiosity, and maybe you already mentioned it, but what penetrant are you using? And are you filling the void through the hose end and letting it sit and do its job?