L3000 DT Hydraulic Problem

trudie1 · Jan 27, 2009

Help,
I have an issue that I can't seem to resolve, any suggestions would be appreciated.
I cut the wore through the hose from the tranny to the front bucket joystick control box. I replaced both hoses and all bucket functions are fine, but....the rear 3 pt. lift mechanism won't lift with the lever unless I roll the bucket up then the 3 pt. will lift just fine. Tried reversing the hoses to see if I crossed them up but no deal, nothing worked then.
Tractor is only 4 years old and only 200 hrs.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,

ccsial · Jan 27, 2009

I had this problem with my 1910 when I changed the fluid. I don't think I added enough. I put more fluid in and it went away. It may also have been air that bled out.

rbargeron · Jan 28, 2009

This is a rank guess because I don't have direct experience with a L3000. Do you still have the old supply hose? There may be a sleeve at the valve end that the new hose doesn't have. The function of the sleeve is to enable the power-beyond port in the valve - which goes back to the hydraulic block to power the 3-point hitch. If the power-beyond fitting isn't there it is disabled and the 3pt would no longer operate independently. The power-beyond feature is accomplished differently on different valves so yours may be a loose piece, or part of the supply hose fitting, or inside a separate plugged port on the valve. Hope this helps you find the bug.

trudie1 · Jan 28, 2009

rbargeron said:
This is a rank guess because I don't have direct experience with a L3000. Do you still have the old supply hose? There may be a sleeve at the valve end that the new hose doesn't have. The function of the sleeve is to enable the power-beyond port in the valve - which goes back to the hydraulic block to power the 3-point hitch. If the power-beyond fitting isn't there it is disabled and the 3pt would no longer operate independently. The power-beyond feature is accomplished differently on different valves so yours may be a loose piece, or part of the supply hose fitting, or inside a separate plugged port on the valve. Hope this helps you find the bug.

Thanks for the info, unfortunately I trashed the old hose, but I'll try the parts list.