Hi -
I have a compact utility tractor with a front end loader and pallet forks. While using the tractor the other day, I accidentally dug the edge of the bucket into the ground while driving forward at speed. The hit was pretty hard, and my chest slammed into the steering wheel.
After that impact, the bucket no longer un-curls. It curls fine. It goes up and down fine, but if you try to uncurl, it moves about 1 inch and then stops.
I tried reversing the hydraulic lines (curl hydraulic circuit to lift cylinders, and vice versa), and the curl feature then works fine. So there is nothing wrong with the curl cylinders.
Any ideas what this could be?
The other odd behavior is that the curl circuit will not depressurize. In other words, even if I turn the tractor off, lower the bucket to the ground, and then move the joystick around, the curl circuit remains fully pressurized. The other circuits de-pressurize, like you would expect. This is probably why it won't uncurl? If the curl circuit is always pressurized, then the uncurl circuit is going to be fighting the curl circuit.
What would cause the curl circuit to not depressurize?
Thanks!
Jon
I have a compact utility tractor with a front end loader and pallet forks. While using the tractor the other day, I accidentally dug the edge of the bucket into the ground while driving forward at speed. The hit was pretty hard, and my chest slammed into the steering wheel.
After that impact, the bucket no longer un-curls. It curls fine. It goes up and down fine, but if you try to uncurl, it moves about 1 inch and then stops.
I tried reversing the hydraulic lines (curl hydraulic circuit to lift cylinders, and vice versa), and the curl feature then works fine. So there is nothing wrong with the curl cylinders.
Any ideas what this could be?
The other odd behavior is that the curl circuit will not depressurize. In other words, even if I turn the tractor off, lower the bucket to the ground, and then move the joystick around, the curl circuit remains fully pressurized. The other circuits de-pressurize, like you would expect. This is probably why it won't uncurl? If the curl circuit is always pressurized, then the uncurl circuit is going to be fighting the curl circuit.
What would cause the curl circuit to not depressurize?
Thanks!
Jon