JKNY
New member
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2006
- Messages
- 11
- Location
- Central NY 13084
- Tractor
- JD 5105 mfwd, ford 4000,960,NAA, Oliver 770
I have a 2006 5203 with approx. 135 hrs on it. It is used primarily for haying, with not much 3 pt hitch work. Recently I tried to lower the 3 pt. hitch and it would not lower. I checked the "rate of drop" valve and it was open halfway. Yesterday I decided to take that "rate of drop" valve off aand see if I could find anything wrong to cause this problem. When I removed the valve I got some hyd. oil leaking out and the lift arms dropped. I replaced the valve , started the tractor and tried the 3 pt. It lifted fine, but once again the lift arms stayed up . I removed the rate of drop valve again, leaked a little more oil, and tried with the needle valve for the rate of drop removed with the same results. This leads me to believe that my problem is elsewhere , not sure what to try next. Has anyone else had similar problems with these 5x03 tractors , and if so what did it take to fix it? I may call the dealer for advice Tues. It makes me mad in a way because this condition was probably there last year when I put the tractor away for the winter, and I didnt notice it as I didnt use the 3 point at all last fall and my warranty expired last Dec. Thanks in Advance.