Draft Control Issue - NX5010

[nrpdsgt]

I'm not sure if this is an issue or not, but my draft control doesn't seem to be working as I expected. When set to any position above 3 or 4 on the lever it raises the 3 point to max position, anything lower than that it lowers it to the lowest position. Doesn't seem to be any in between.

With my understanding of what the draft control is used for it doesn't seem to be working as intended.

Only 14 Hrs on the tractor.

Thanks.

 

[AWSubie]

The "in between" is controlled by the position control lever (the lever to the right of the draft control). The draft control lever adjusts for the sensitivity of the three point depth control. If you are pulling a plow in hard ground you will want the draft control in a more forward position, but if you are plowing in softer, well tilled ground, you will want the control more rearward so that the three point will adjust quicker to variations in terrain and provide more constant depth of the plow. The draft control function is affected by the top link position (while under load). If your top link is on the top hole, the draft control does not respond to terrain variations. If the top link is on the second hole the draft control becomes sensitive to terrain variation. If the top link is on the bottom (third) hole, the draft control is very sensitive to terrain variation. A secondary "feature" of the draft control lever is that while not under load the lever full forward will drop your three point about an inch lower than the lowest position available from the position control lever. Likewise when the draft control lever is full rearward it will raise your three point about an inch higher than the highest position available from the position control lever. This feature can be very convenient when hooking up implements but it can be horrific if certain implements are not checked for full travel requirements prior to use (some folks refer to this as a motion sweep). For example, I have a three point post hole digger that has a beefy boom that has a circumference 4-5 times the size of the normal top link. When I raise the post hole digger to the highest position on the position control and the draft control if full rearward, then the boom will hit the top link hook retention bracket. This situation could also pose a problem with a large top and tilt cylinder. Of course the solution is to simply remove the top link hook retention bracket. From your description, I believe the draft control is responding correctly, but to be sure you'll need to hook up a plow or maybe a box blade and make a few passes with the top link on either the second or third hole and see if the three point responds to terrain variation.

 

[kthompson]

AWSubie, right good job there. If I might add two points from my experience: I find using the draft control when hooking or unhooking to be dangerous as the weight on the system is changing as implements is being hooked and unhooked and the lift arms can move unexpected. Also you can find some of this varies between brands of tractors. My Kubota and JD draft do not work just alike, the JD is better draft system. Maybe more accurate is correct. Learned that from Kubota dealer as he said it was due to the way the different brands sense the load on the system. Sorry do not remember any better than that.

Boy when I use to do a fair amount with bottom, moldboard, turn plows what ever called where you are the old Ford with draft set right with position lever did a pretty job.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I'm not sure if this is an issue or not, but my draft control doesn't seem to be working as I expected. When set to any position above 3 or 4 on the lever it raises the 3 point to max position, anything lower than that it lowers it to the lowest position. Doesn't seem to be any in between.

With my understanding of what the draft control is used for it doesn't seem to be working as intended.

Only 14 Hrs on the tractor.

Thanks.

I don't know how the Kioti systems work, so I have no input other than have you read your owners manual hitch operation section with the tractor in front of you?

I did this with my Mahindra and was then able to make sense of how the draft control actually works and how to make the adjustments to get it to work how you want-need it to work. On my tractor the sensitivity is set by which top link pin location is used and the DC control lever is used to set the level at what level the DC will raise the implement to allow further movement progress. The draft control is not intended to be used to raise the implement as the position control, it is intended to be used to raise the implement a small amount to allow forward movement to continue.

I hope that your manual is as good as mine was in helping me to clarify how the adjustments work.

Good luck.