Like the title of the thread suggests... I'm having some trouble with the 3pt hitch. I want to apologize for not having all the right terminology in place but I don't have my manual in front of me. The problem with it has been slowly developing. This past summer I noticed the rockshaft lever seemed to be getting stiffer. Also trying to adjust the implement to a precise height was getting more and more difficult. For instance when I would try to hook something up I would try to make subtle adjustments with the lever and it wasn't happening. All or none it seemed. After a while it seemed that the stiffness was increasing and the overall lift height was decreasing (not lifting as high). I attempted to go through the repair manual steps and removed the seat and removed some hydraulic lines (per the manual) to check a small inline wire mesh filter/valve? (For the life of me I can't remember the name of it). When I removed the filter the bottom was "blown out"??? Therefor it wasn't serving it's purpose. I assumed that it had probably once been heavily clogged and maybe the pressure caused the bottom to break open. Due to time constraints and the lack of a replacement part (couldn't really find one that I knew was correct) I put everything back together and continued to use the tractor.
At the same time I did drain and replace the hydraulic fluid and cleaned the main hydraulic filter on the tractor. No noticeable improvement with that change.
Since that time the problem had been mostly ignored until most recently when the 3pt has really gotten bad to where it will barely lift anything. I hate to admit neglect on my part but its' simply the truth. When I used the manual to go in and "clean the valve/filter there weren't instructions on what to do if the filter was broken... only on how to clean it.
Can anyone give me an idea of what my current problem(s) is/are. Thanks
At the same time I did drain and replace the hydraulic fluid and cleaned the main hydraulic filter on the tractor. No noticeable improvement with that change.
Since that time the problem had been mostly ignored until most recently when the 3pt has really gotten bad to where it will barely lift anything. I hate to admit neglect on my part but its' simply the truth. When I used the manual to go in and "clean the valve/filter there weren't instructions on what to do if the filter was broken... only on how to clean it.
Can anyone give me an idea of what my current problem(s) is/are. Thanks