3 Pt Hitch Help

CastleRock257 · Aug 5, 2018

Hey All:

In another thread I found following ruffdog's link, people mention making sure "auxilary remote is in neutral"(how do I do that?), disconnecting sway bars (I can do that if it might help
), possible involvement of PTO control position (why would that matter?) and malfunctioning MLS valve (Huh?).

I apologize for my ignorance, but I had barely used the tractor before putting it away and I forgot most of the inservice the dealer gave me. Trying to figure this out by reading manuals and watching You Tube videos.

Gotta go to bed but will check here in AM and be back in the tractor in daylight.

Thanks again.

Regards,

Tom

countrybumpkin · Aug 6, 2018

Is your dealer close by, may try contacting them, they could give you a walk through on a tractor on there lot. Then if your still having issues time for them to look at it.

countrybumpkin · Aug 6, 2018

CastleRock257 said:
I did try that... knob was frozen at first, now moves freely but hitch still doesn't move. Could knob mechanism be busted?

The knob works like a water spigot on your house, turn it in a few turns and it bottoms out and stops the flow of hydraulic fluid from leaving the lift cylinders, as you turn it the other direction it starts opening the fluid flow until it’s fully open, but it will only turn a few turns in each direction them stop. If it just spins and spins then some thing on the adjustment has come loose.

CastleRock257 · Aug 6, 2018

Thank you all! Those who said " put some weight on the hitch"..... that was it.... My wife, 1 kid and I put our weight on the hitch, other kid operated lever in cab. Hitch came down. Now operating normally.

Again, Thank you all who responded to my very first post here.