CK2610 New Operator Error

[sixacrecaretaker]

Hello everyone. I just took possession of my new CK2610 TLB earlier this evening. While comfortable with with automotive repairs & maintenance, I am new extremely new to hydraulics and have never owned a tractor this size. After the dealer pulled it off the trailer, we went over all of the controls together. Problem was that I was trying to watch my 4 1/2 year old son (his mom was putting our 6 month old to bed) while listening to the dealers instructions. From the dealer, I ordered the tractor with a loader, backhoe, and grapple to give you a better understanding of the hydraulic setup. I know the dealer had to add a remote to the rear and then install a second remote in the front for the grapple? Either way, I have two levers on the right side of my seat that control the hydraulics if I heard him right, mind you my son wasn't making it any easier to listen. If I heard the dealer correctly, the first/inner lever has a neutral, forward, & backward which sends hydraulic pressure to either the loader/front attachment or backhoe/rear attachment. (In hindsight, this doesn't make sense to me because it seems as though I wouldn't have to SELECT whether I wanted hydraulic pressure to the loader or backhoe however this could just be a complete misunderstanding of the hydraulic functioning on my part) The second/outer lever is to control the open/close functions on the grapple.

So in between driving the tractor from my driveway to barn, I messed something up and didn't put the lever back in neutral when I shut the tractor off or something because when I parked the machine, I went to lower the bucket before turning it off and realized that my joystick wouldn't move the loader in any direction. Then I remembered the lever I mentioned above and pushed it backward thinking I would try the backhoe only to realize that the backhoe would only swing one way and then that stopped. At that point with my child still on my lap and my wife yelling for us to come in so that he could go to bed, I just shut the machine down for the night. I guess my question is this. Did I lock the hydraulics up by not following the lever sequence appropriately and if so, how do I go about correcting this? I would like to get it sorted asap so that I can avoid the embarrassment of calling the dealer first thing tomorrow after screwing it up only minutes after taking delivery. :ashamed:

Thanks for any replies or thoughts in advance. For anybody that is curious about this particular model, I would be more than happy to post some pics of it tomorrow. Additionally, I will do a write up on the research/buying process which ultimately led me to this particular model for anybody that may be in the same boat as I was.

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

Enjoy the site... and sit down, have a relaxing beverage. Then read your owner's manual front-to-back.

Tomorrow, check your fluids and the torque on your wheel lug-nuts. Fire your rig up and slowly play with it. You're not alone in being a first timer.

Importantly, call your dealer at anytime (business hours, of course)... you're not a twit and it's not an embarrassment... there's a lot to take in.

Tomorrow night, after yet another libation, re-read your manual front-to-back. She'll be right, mate. :thumbsup: Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something... Your fellow TBNers (including me) are full of stories of 'starting out'.

 

[JoelD]

Hi there newbee, but not for long!

First and foremost congrats on the growing family!!! Enjoy every minute as that grow too stinkin fast!

Highly unlikely you did anything that froze anything up you just likely have some valves you've set in such way that you are diverting oil from where it needs to go to control loader and hoe and grapple.

 

[JoelD]

Post some picks including hoses from valves and we can more easily help

I'm thinking that one lever may control grapple and the other lever sends oil to grapple rather than hoe?

I would expect you should be able to run loader and hoe concurrently. I can and would seem odd that you could not

I'm thinking you were distracted and got a bit confused

Post picks and keep posting comments and the guys will get you to s good place

Also good advice above with regards to calling dealer he/she will walk you through.

Be safe around the youngens with the new machine and keep your rops up and seatbelt on

Joel

 

[Highgear]

So - a simple call to the dealer should answer all your questions . Is it Michigan Iron ?

 

[sixacrecaretaker]

I am an idiot. Last night when I got off the tractor to take a picture of my son on it, I hit the joystick safety lever in the event that he got curious and tried moving the joystick. Needless to say, it is working as it should now. Thank you to everyone who took the time to reply. As soon as the weather clears I will get some pics of the tractor in action. Side note, I did buy the tractor from Michigan Iron and Equipment. I can't say enough about Denise and Bob. I walked away from the transaction feeling like family. Thanks MIE and to everyone who took the time to respond to my thread. Have a great day!

 

[Wagtail]

I'm glad that everything has worked out Mate. You're not an idiot... you've simply learnt something about your tractor. We've all done it.

Now, read your manual front-to-back.

 

[K man]

Welcome to BTN. After reading this thread I figured it has to be something minor, I mean a brand new machine. Glad you found it. Yes kids can be distracting sometimes lol. Show us some pics of your machine soon.

 

[Buggs67]

Glad you figured it out. I had the same problem the first day. It didn't help that my dealer dropped the machine and ran. He said "read the manuals it's all in there". It's not. The manuals are poor. ANd Kioti will also tell you exactly what is in the manual. You are lucky to have MIE as your dealer. I've heard nothing but praise for them.

On my tractor the first lever to the right is my valve control and it sends fluid to the BH. it has to be in N when the BH is not attached or you're sending pressure to a dead-end and could cause damage. My next lever over is the lift lever for the 3pt.

Good luck with the new tractor,

 

[bier1064]

It didn't help that my dealer dropped the machine and ran. He said "read the manuals it's all in there". It's not.

That really sucks, my delivering dealer spent at least 45-60 minutes with me. He went over some of the do's and don'ts along with covering all the controls and fluid fill locations. This dealer, Jordan Sales in Post Falls ID, makes you feel like part of the family.