Kubota L3540 loader wont go down!!

[hunt4570]

Ok Kubota L3540 HST with the LA724 loader.350ish hours

All seemed fine earlier today, but at the end of the day the loader did not want to go down. Up, dump, and roll back all seems fine, just barely will go down. Almost seems more mechanical than hydraulic. If I push forward normally on the stick it barely moves down, if I give it a bit of force it moves faster. It also doesn't seem to go into the float position, I just thought of this now not while on the tractor(the float thing) so I didn't really test for that. Thought maybe there was a stick or something stuck in the linkage but I didnt see anything...

Ideas or solutions???

 

[Stimw]

Check the quick connects to see if they are seated properly.
Unplug and plug back in, check for trash/loose.

 

[Bing187]

I Just went through similar, but loader wouldn't go up... Ended up being a jammed female quick connect. Having said that, when you move the lever around through it's functions, does it feel like the lever itself isn't moving correctly? When you say it won't float, do you mean it won't do that function, or the lever doesn't "pop" forward into that position? If not the connector, check linkage on the loader valve, or the centering spring in bottom of valve....

 

[hunt4570]

Ok, here's the update...Was all cleaned up (me) but just had to go mess with it some more! So this tractor has a "loader control lock" , it had moved a little and was partially locking up the control. Played with it a bit and got it to quit binding and all is good again!!! YAY!!