Loader FEL hydraulics

[pay1920]

I noticed yesterday when I was tilting the bucket forward to dump a bucket of dirt, the bucket would not tilt, instead it kept trying to tilt back, I looked this morning and found one of the hydraulic lines had come disconnected, Is there anything I need to do other than re-connect the hose? After I reconnected the hose, the FEL felt weak, Should I be able to lift the front wheels off the ground with the bucket tilted foward and lowered? I'm new to the tractor world, I have a Bobcat CT335sst. Will I have to bleed any air from the system? Or am I just too worried about nothing, Thanks, Pay1920

 

[SSdoxie]

No bleeding (loosening lines) required. Run the engine at about 2000 RPM and raise loader off the ground then roll bucket all the way back and hold lever for a couple seconds, then dump it all the way out and hold again. Do this 2 -3 times and it should be fine.

 

[pay1920]

Thanks Dennis, I'll give this a try, Steve