Freezing loader cables

[rayclar]

Update on my freezing cables, it seems to be freezing in the cab. The joystick will move a little but where the cables enter the sheath they do move at all. If i let the tractor warm up for 15 minutes all is fine ,but it is only 8 degrees below the freezing point the last couple of days. Im also trying to get some wd40 into the cables but there sure isn't much room to do that. Scratch all the previous, went outside to put more wd40 and the up motion is solid, down works(same cable) so it can't be freezing in cab must be at the valve, will try hair dryer or spot light to warm it (valve)in the morning to see if that will help????

 

[fastback88]

Fastback - Mine freezes the same as yours. Read a post a week or so ago - I think a kabota doing the same thing. The thought was it has moisture in the back side of the control valve but don't take the 2 screws out to take those caps off. seems there is several small ball bearings and springs in there. The suggestion was to drill a tiny hole in the bottom edge of that cap. I'm going to play with a heat gun tomorrow. I'm a little nervous about drilling holes!! do a search for freezing loader or something like that.

Bob

I had my control valve apart this summer there was a broken spring, there was no moisture in there.Mine must be in the cable I will check it out this weekend. Mine is a Kubota

 

[Craig Clayton]

To rayclar

See if your cables will take the WD40. Use this for now because you are in a winter climate . The WD40 is ( OK ) but it is really junk as along term soution. Buy a spray can of Rust Check from your supplier up there. I use the red can of Rust Check in all my car door locks in the winter. In the winter I find the RC goes in but it can be alittle slow to loosen a frozen lock. But it will outlast WD40. Use the spray tube on RC to put it on the cables very sparingly. The cables have to suck it down by capillary action which is slow in the winter.

Craig Clayton