JoelD
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- Joined
- Jan 27, 2005
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- Location
- Windham, NH and York, ME
- Tractor
- Kioti LK3054xs TLB, 2004
Moving snow last night. After about 20 minutes or so my loader loses power and will not lift. I get off machine thinking my pump gave up the ghost. Then looked for leaks. Then tried the backhoe. Realized the dipper stick, joystick was stuck forward wedged up under the backhoe seat. I pushed it towards back of machine to lower the dipper stick. The lever was tough to move, after a bit of back and forth it freed up and dipper worked as designed. Loader again worked perfect. After another few minutes the dipper stick joystick was again moving forward and trying to lift the dipper with loader losing power as oil was flowing to dipper stick piston, which would not lift any more and oil was diverting. Again joystick was tough to push to back of machine, after a bit of moving around it freed up.
All along the dipper stick and hoe functioned fine and no oil leaks.
Obviously something is up with the valve assembly. Trying to figure out why it would behaive the way it is. I've replaced most of the o-rings in the valve body.
I'll pull appart when it gets warmer. in the meantime I'll likely remove the hoe and put on my snowblower, was hoping to avoid as snow fall has been light this year.
Any and all thoughts appreciated.
Why would the dipper stick valve work its self to lift position and and stick there and be tough to release then after release be back to normal operation and then work its self back to on again?
Thanks,
Joel
All along the dipper stick and hoe functioned fine and no oil leaks.
Obviously something is up with the valve assembly. Trying to figure out why it would behaive the way it is. I've replaced most of the o-rings in the valve body.
I'll pull appart when it gets warmer. in the meantime I'll likely remove the hoe and put on my snowblower, was hoping to avoid as snow fall has been light this year.
Any and all thoughts appreciated.
Why would the dipper stick valve work its self to lift position and and stick there and be tough to release then after release be back to normal operation and then work its self back to on again?
Thanks,
Joel