FEL lift and tilt/dump issue

[doxford jim]

On your control valve, there should be a metal cover at the back of the valve position, held on by two screws or small bolts. Under the cover there is a screw that holds the centering spring in position via a cap arrangement. This screw can come loose and when it does, it affects the operation of the loader. I have had that happen on my loader (2007 vintage).
Assuming the screw has loosenend off, remove the tin can cap on the rear of the valve control block and tighten the screw as hard as you can, safely, to prevent the same problem repeating.
HTH

 

[Terry Gable]

Thanks everyone, I just tinkered with it a bit this weekend, nothing that should have impacted operation but tightened a few things and the loader works fine. Next question is what is the lever in the picture that is slightly back of the PTO lever and what is the proper way to engage the PTO without forcing it and grinding gears? Thanks again to all!

 

[Terry Gable]

Hi Tommy (Affordable), My tractor has the Y385T engine. I was wondering what the price of the manuals is? Unfortunately the guy I bought it from didn't know where any of the documentation was that came with the tractor.

 

[EE_Bota]

Thanks everyone, I just tinkered with it a bit this weekend, nothing that should have impacted operation but tightened a few things and the loader works fine. Next question is what is the lever in the picture that is slightly back of the PTO lever and what is the proper way to engage the PTO without forcing it and grinding gears? Thanks again to all! View attachment 290452

Someone else will have to help with that lever.

My PTO will grind a little. What I try to do is push the clutch all the way in and count for 8-10 seconds and then shift the lever slowly to minimize the consequences of the grinding. If you know for sure your clutch is adjusted right, then whatever grinding that remains will simply have to be accepted unless:

Sometimes I like to put the PTO under load so that it won't turn effortlessly, and then hold the clutch in for a couple of minutes so that the clutch MIGHT polish off whatever is causing it to turn while disengaged. If you think about it, about the only time we disengage the clutch for the PTO is when we want to shift it into gear. Well, it could be that we need to disengage the clutch more frequently while it is not free to turn so we can polish up the clutch a bit (get rid of any light rusting, etc.)

 

[RonMar]

Thanks everyone, I just tinkered with it a bit this weekend, nothing that should have impacted operation but tightened a few things and the loader works fine. Next question is what is the lever in the picture that is slightly back of the PTO lever and what is the proper way to engage the PTO without forcing it and grinding gears? Thanks again to all! View attachment 290452

EE_Bota has it right, gotta give the PTO gearbox components a little time to slow down/stop, so push the clutch in and wait a few seconds to let things stop before you lift the engage lever.

That second lever is the rear differential lock, lift to engage and hold it up as long as you want rear differential locked(won't turn well, but great traction). Great for when one wheel on each axle is spinning. When done with the difflock, let the lever down and while rolling steer back and forth from left to right. That lever pushes in on a spring loaded plunger When the load comes off of the locking pawl, it will snap back out of difflock and the plunger will pop back out against the lever. If you hold your leg over against the lever when lowered, you can usually feel this thru the lever when it pops out.

 

[Terry Gable]

Thanks guys, this is my first tractor and I was told the PTO was never used, he didn't even know what the 3 PH lift lever was for, he said "when ever I accidently hit that lever, those things came up" it still had the cap on the PTO shaft when I hooked up my bush hog.

As usual, you guys came through.

 

[Circle G Tractors]

If you will spray a little WD40 on that rear differential lever where it attaches they will work a lot easier. Those things want to freeze up if not used.

Ben
Circle G Tractor Sales, Inc.
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