FEL Joystick Float Position Broke??

[txdon]

I was wondering if anyone else has had their FEL float position break. I have a LA853 on a 5030. I am new at this and only found my float position this weekend. When I pushed the joy stick past the down position there was a click and then the joy stick locked into the floating position. It worked great for about an hour. After that I noticed that the joy stick would not click or lock into place anymore. In fact it became almost impossible to dig because I inadvertently kept switching from the forced "down" position to "float" position since there was no partial stop in-between. Could this be something I can easily fix or is this a service call and warranty job?
Thanks, Don.

 

[RoyJackson]

Re: FEL Float Detent Broke?

Per your profile, you've only 12 hours on the machine (more then that now, I'll wager).
If low hours, I'd definitely talk to the dealer first. If the detent is mechanical (like some kind of spring clip on the Joystick lever mounting), the dealer's service dept. can show you what to do. If the detent is a spring loaded ball inside the hydraulic valve, you may not want to get into that while the tractor is in warranty.