Kubota KX 151 Locked Hydraulics Help needed

[Jacks]

Hello all.

I have been left my dads 95 model KX 151 and have some how locked the hydraulic that controls the arm.
In the past I would just ask my dad but he has passed away from asbestos cancer and I'm left in a bind.

I was operating the machine and suddenly the hydraulic to the arm locked, similar to the safety lever when dis-engaged when leaving the cab.
The problem has happened to me in the past but my dad always said I had hit the foot lever on the floor that switches the Boom swing to Machine swing.
I never actually seen how he activated the arm/bucket.

Every thing else on the machine works , blade up and down, tracks etc but nothing happens when moving the controls for bucket.

I have moved the boom/machine swing lever in all directions but still nothing.
Is there a trick to re-activating the bucket hydraulic again or is some thing else creating the problem?

Thanks
Jack

 

[Botabill]

I can't say for sure what's wrong with your machine but I had a hydraulic failure in my KX41 that was caused by a mouse chewing threw a wire. I found the break fixed it and everything was fine.

 

[Jacks]

Hi
The machine has done this a number of times when I was operating over the last few years and it had some thing to do with the boom lever on the floor each time.
This time when operating I looked down and I had my foot resting on the lever while operating when the machine just stopped.
I was in mid air with a bucket of soil and the lot just locked.
I was able to walk the machine and operate blade but arm was locked in mid air.

I have removed all the plates/covers and seat and every thing and looks to be intact.
My thought is it might need to have a lever positioned in the correct area while positioning the boom/machine swing foot lever to the correct position to release.
hhmmm