Osconda
Silver Member
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2005
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- 182
- Tractor
- New Holland TC55DA, delivered 05/25/2005
I was out sighting in my deer rifle last Saturday when my son-in-law calls me on the phone. He was borrowing my tractor to get some sight prep work done for a home my daughter and SIL will be building soon.
He says, "Ever had the loader not want to curl back up? I was pushing on this tree with the grapple and I heard a loud pop! Then when I backed away from the tree the grapple just went limp but I didn't "dump" it."
I drove over and checked it out. There were no busted hoses. We unhooked the root grapple and although the loader would lift fine it would not curl or dump. It would only dump due to the weight of the quick attach assembly pulling it down. The hydr. pistons extend further (several inches) than normal so something must be very wrong.
I can tell it tries to do something when I actuate the joystick but it seems like the fluid can't do it's thing. Maybe a seal or stop valve broke. I dropped it by the dealer this morning. Tractor and loader are 17 months old. Hope it's still in warranty!
He says, "Ever had the loader not want to curl back up? I was pushing on this tree with the grapple and I heard a loud pop! Then when I backed away from the tree the grapple just went limp but I didn't "dump" it."
I drove over and checked it out. There were no busted hoses. We unhooked the root grapple and although the loader would lift fine it would not curl or dump. It would only dump due to the weight of the quick attach assembly pulling it down. The hydr. pistons extend further (several inches) than normal so something must be very wrong.
I can tell it tries to do something when I actuate the joystick but it seems like the fluid can't do it's thing. Maybe a seal or stop valve broke. I dropped it by the dealer this morning. Tractor and loader are 17 months old. Hope it's still in warranty!