3-Point Hitch Tight lift lever on 485 DI

[Old Pop]

The lift lever on my 485 DI is very difficult to raise and lower. It is very tight and I can't find out how to loosen it up. Any one with this issue with and answer or idea? Thanx in advance.

 

[boudreaux81]

You will need to take seat off to access inspection cover. Disconnect 4 bolts holding handle assembly and disconnect linkage inside hitch cover. The draft and position control levers slide inside one another and there are bushings. You will have to remove the shafts, buff clean, and apply anti-seize. She will work like new again.

 

[Old Pop]

Sorry, I haven't had a chance to get back on lately. I thank you very much for the reply. I hope to get a chance to try to get that taken care of before too long.

 

[AchingBack]

Sorry, I haven't had a chance to get back on lately. I thank you very much for the reply. I hope to get a chance to try to get that taken care of before too long.

I think boudreaux has the answer to really do the job right. However, if you don't have time to go through all of those step right now, try doing what I did on my Mitsubishi built 2615 Mahindra. I had the very same symptoms with the lever, almost bent it trying to use it. On my tractor I am able to look into the area where the linkage is located. I sprayed some lubricant on every location where there is a pivot joint. This helped a lot, but didn't fully give the results I was expecting. Upon further inspection I notice one of the linkage rods had a jam nut on the end, and the rod was actually being bound up because of it. All I had to do was loosen the jam nut and back off the adjustment nut to the point I had total freedom of movement, up and down. This was 10 years ago and never a problem since, and because my tractor is in a shed, I rarely have to lubricate those linkage points, although I know I should.

Have fun and be safe.