Kubota LA211 loader Won't Raise or Lower, Bucket Tilts OK

[Plow Paul]

Recently bought a used LA211 FEL for my BX1830. I haven't used it more than a few hours but it seemed to work fine until just now. I keep it in the basement garage, so it was 60 degrees or so when I started it tonight. I was using it to clear my driveway, scooping up snow and dumping it to the side of the driveway for 45 minutes or so, then it wouldn't raise or lower the loader, although the bucket tilts OK. When I try to lower or raise the loader, it acts hydro locked - making a slight jerky movement. It has a standard 3 way valve setup that it attached to the loader. I pulled it back into the garage and shut it off. Plenty of hydraulic fluid. I moved the lever forward to lower the loader, but it did not lower unless I also moved the lever to the left and forward at the same time, then it lowered to floor. Restarted the tractor, would not raise loader, but bucket would tilt OK. I figure it's operator error somehow, must have moved the lever wrong or something. Any ideas? It sounds like a simple fix (hopefully!). Thanks in advance!

 

[Plow Paul]

I checked my 3 point hitch raise/lower lever just now and it was in the middle position, so that wasn't the cause.

 

[J_J]

Check those loader QD's , and reset.

 

[jmc]

Warm it back up in the garage and see if it works again. Some of those Kubota valves trap condensation and it freezes and causes some minor rusting inside. There's several threads about fixing it on TBN.

 

[Plow Paul]

Thanks for your replies J_J and jmc, I will look at it tomorrow and report back!

 

[Plow Paul]

Feed line quick disconnect came unplugged up near the valve. Worked great after I reconnected them. I inadvertently let the bucket raise way up and the same thing happened a second time, and once reconnected back, worked fine.

 

[davesl708]

Feed line quick disconnect came unplugged up near the valve. Worked great after I reconnected them. I inadvertently let the bucket raise way up and the same thing happened a second time, and once reconnected back, worked fine.

Is the hose to short? Maybe one hose is rubbing the other. When I bought my 211 the hoses were rubbing due to being routed the wrong way.

 

[Plow Paul]

Is the hose to short? Maybe one hose is rubbing the other. When I bought my 211 the hoses were rubbing due to being routed the wrong way.

I didn't see any hoses rubbing. As for length, I had the feed line replaced, but all I had to go by was the old hose, so maybe it was too short..
Thanks