Roger, both of yours and the rest of the PT line is how it should have been built, but the PT180 has the antiquated 2 lever controls that were on machines built back in the 70s and 80s (before someone got the idea of a single joystick). For simplicity and low cost Power Trac put the valve in basically backward in the economy machine, so they then had to use float position next to raise otherwise the controls would have cause movements opposite the motion of the bucket (IE pull the tilt lever toward operator and the bucket would have went away). The manufacture of the valve had the threaded boss for the lever pivots (in pic you can see the 2 gold grade 8 bolts to plug the holes) incorporated in the valve, so for ease of assembly, PT made it work for quick assembly with the only side effect being the float next to raise. It took me some time to make it right and when PT sells the economy machine for only $6500, they can't afford to put more labor into it. I really wonder how much they can be profiting on a tractor with 4x4 - 4 drive motors, power steering, loader, 3 hyd pumps, top quality American hyd hoses (EVEN THE LOW PRESSURE RETURN HOSES ARE PRESSURE RATED!), heavy steel throughout, quality tires, quick attach for implements etc..and to sell it for that low of a price?
