texstrk426
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This week I was ready to do some brush mowing and brought the JD 5105 out of the barn. I raised the mowing attachment with the 3-pt hitch control and backed out. When I tried to lower the mowing attachment it would not come down. I also noticed that it had raised the arms higher than before. I tried letting the system bleed down some overnight and that did allow the rear wheel of the mowing attachment to touch the ground, but the lift arms had hardly moved. Three of us stood on the forward part of the mowing attachment to see if extra weight might get the arms to move down. That did nothing.
I can see the square-head bolt on the shaft P/N R140494, that leads to the rockshaft assembly rotate as I move the control lever from the driver's seat. There is a looseness to its movement that I have never experienced before. There is a "control lever", P/N RE72708, which is moved by the lever next to the driver. That control lever is clamped to the shaft that rotates on the side of the rockshaft assembly. I thought at first that perhaps the shaft was slipping in the control lever, but when watching it as the lever next to the driver is moved, the shaft is clearly turning with the movement of the driver's lever. I see no looseness in any of the fastening of parts to the shaft.
The power steering and the front loader both work fine - no problems there.
Any ideas?
Joe
I can see the square-head bolt on the shaft P/N R140494, that leads to the rockshaft assembly rotate as I move the control lever from the driver's seat. There is a looseness to its movement that I have never experienced before. There is a "control lever", P/N RE72708, which is moved by the lever next to the driver. That control lever is clamped to the shaft that rotates on the side of the rockshaft assembly. I thought at first that perhaps the shaft was slipping in the control lever, but when watching it as the lever next to the driver is moved, the shaft is clearly turning with the movement of the driver's lever. I see no looseness in any of the fastening of parts to the shaft.
The power steering and the front loader both work fine - no problems there.
Any ideas?
Joe