loader bucket wont curl back

[JackMentink]

I have a montana r3644 and when I was pushing some snow for an extended period of time (2 hours) in some pretty cold weather for Missouri (10 degrees with 20 mph winds), the loader joy stick wouldn't allow the bucket to curl up. The joy stick is leaning in twords the seat at a strange angle and the bucket wont curl up. Everything else works great. Can lift the bucket, 3 pt works up and down. Any body ever have this happen.

The loader joystick is the type that if you move in front back it raises and lowers the bucket and if you move it side to side it curls the bucket.

Any solution or word of wisdom from anybody?

 

[jinman]

If your joystick is stuck in the curl position, it might be that the linkage has come loose and the joystick is jammed. Does the bucket curl down or is there no curl at all. If the joystick is not stuck, you might try reseating your quick connects. In the cold weather, one might have popped loose and this will lock up the bucket.

 

[J_J]

Those joystick valves are spring centered, so if it does not return to the center, either the spring inside the valve is broke, or the spool for that function is jammed. or the pins have come loose on the end of the spool.

 

[Egon]

Check the linkage connections. One may have come loose. Used to happen quite frequently on my Kubota.