3Pt Hitch will not lift.

[grtcrowd]

I have a Kubota B2320 that the 3pt hitch will not lift. It has been working fine but now acts like it's just DEAD. Can anyone suggest where to start?

 

[ptsg]

You said: "now acts like it's just dead". So, what changed on the tractor between before and now? Do you have remotes, with detent in particular? Maybe you accidentally hit it.

 

[/pine]

One thing to check if you have remote valves with detents...make sure a lever has not inadvertently gotten bumped into a detent ...

 

[newbury]

Did you check the Descent valve (little knob just under the seat).
My foot has occasionally hit that and turned it off.

 

[grtcrowd]

No remotes. The tractor was sitting still in the same place for several days while we were working on an attachment. We had raised and lowered the hitch several times during that period with no issues. Lowered the hitch, went to raise it again and got nothing.

 

[calfal]

I was gonna say the desert valve also..

 

[grtcrowd]

Did you check the Descent valve (little knob just under the seat).
My foot has occasionally hit that and turned it off.

I will go check that out. I have been on/off a lot lately and possibly hit it.

 

[newbury]

I was gonna say the desert valve also..

That's good

 

[grtcrowd]

Nope. That wasn't it! When I try to lift it, I can hear a bit of strain which is what I normally hear, but see no movement whatsoever.

 

[ptsg]

Do you have the backhoe attached? That one from the other thread.

 

[5030]

Did you check the Descent valve (little knob just under the seat).
My foot has occasionally hit that and turned it off.View attachment 751446

Actually, on Kubota's it's advantageous to crank it one way or the other frequently as the needle bleed valve has a bad habit of getting stuck and while not hard to repair, on a cab tractor it can be a royal PITA to get to.

 

[grtcrowd]

Do you have the backhoe attached? That one from the other thread.

No, it's not. But we have solved the issue. Seems that when we lowered and disconnected the backhoe, it must have jammed the hitch in the lowered position. We 'jerked' the lower hitch arms around a bit to make sure everything was free then tried it and it started working. When we lowered it with the backhoe on it, it seemed to lower harder than usual, so pretty sure that's when it happened. Thanks for all your help though.

 

[grtcrowd]

Problem resolved...thanks all!