Thanks for the replies, I've been so busy finishing the shingling job I haven't gotten to the computer. It was a great help using the loader to get the shingles up to the roof, even with the slight bleed down. My wife didn't like lugging shingles up the ladder. I like the idea of the quick connects with a ball valve, seems like that would take care of the problem, just like the locking valve for the 3PH.
Loader Bleeds Down
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638 said:
Ron,
settle down... There is more than one approach to a fix. Just because I have used a different one, isn't an indictment of you.
As a diagnostic aid, blocking the port with a simple plug is very cheap and easy to do. Having a chain fall, cherry picker, or even floor jack is all you need to lift the bucket. It's not ment to be a permanent fixture to the machine.
Have a great day,
jb
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Seems like a jack and timber would work for getting the block out of the way.
Lower the bucket.. well.. unless it was a pilot check valve system.. seems like actuating the joystick back to the 'lift' side, witht he tractor not running should let the oil exhaust as in SA fashion.. depending on the specifics of the spool in question.
Safer? that's Arguable. His way can be made safe.. with patience . Easier? perhaps.. then again.. if you have little or no money.. then plugs become 'easier' than qd's and a valve...
In short.. both work.. both can be done safely.. or unsafely.. and cheaply and/or easilly.. it alldepends on the mechanic.. and the thing on his shoulders holding up his hat.
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Lower the bucket.. well.. unless it was a pilot check valve system.. seems like actuating the joystick back to the 'lift' side, witht he tractor not running should let the oil exhaust as in SA fashion.. depending on the specifics of the spool in question.
Safer? that's Arguable. His way can be made safe.. with patience . Easier? perhaps.. then again.. if you have little or no money.. then plugs become 'easier' than qd's and a valve...
In short.. both work.. both can be done safely.. or unsafely.. and cheaply and/or easilly.. it alldepends on the mechanic.. and the thing on his shoulders holding up his hat.
Soundguy
638 said:
slowrev
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Is the problem for sure in the valve assy ? This can be / also is cause by cylinder piston seals leaking...Oil blowby so to speak.
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I don't know how hard it would be on your machine, but could you switch the hoses at control valve that go to bucket cylinder with hoses that go to loader lift cylinder and see if problem switches places. With hoses in this setup, if it was control valve, your bucket would leak down and your loader wouldn't. But if loader still leaks down, it's probably internal to the loader cylinder.
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BTDT,
Beat me to it, this is what I did to prove it was my control valve.
Steve
Beat me to it, this is what I did to prove it was my control valve.
Steve