3-Point Hitch Massey Ferguson 35 3 point lift arms raise but doesn't drop

[MF35Tim]

Can anyone help me out with this please. My MF35 tractor 3 point lift arms raise fine but won't go down. It won't go down even if I turn the tractor off. It has a front loader with a Diverter valve and it also has multi power. Any tip or advise would be very appreciated.

thanks,
Tim

 

[amaxwell]

Can anyone help me out with this please. My MF35 tractor 3 point lift arms raise fine but won't go down. It won't go down even if I turn the tractor off. It has a front loader with a Diverter valve and it also has multi power. Any tip or advise would be very appreciated.

thanks,
Tim

On most tractors there is a valve under the front of the seat (or close to that area) that regulates the drop speed of the arms . Could someone have turned it clockwise and closed it?

 

[MF35Tim]

Hi and thanks for your reply. I do not see any valve under the seat except for the Diverter valve. I don't have any history with this tractor as I got it with the house I recently bought. At first the Diverter valve was jammed up so I took it apart, cleaned it out, and put new o rings in it. When it was stuck, it was stuck in the loader position and I could grab the 3 point lift arms and move them freely. Once I put the rebuilt Diverter valve on, I was able to move the 3 point lift arms but they won't go down. The font loader works fine.

 

[MF35Tim]

I forgot to mention that it has draft control lever but I don't know how to properly adjust it.

 

[banjodunn]

G'day if you clean up along the side of the linkage control you should see where to have the handle, been a while but I am thinking the handle closest to the seat has to be right back for the linkage to go down might need some weight on the arms to get it to lower.

Jon