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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
Bucket or Boom Leaks
Down from “Hold”
Position
• Leaksinhydrauliccircuits
• Cylinderpistonsealsleaking
• Remotevalvewornordamaged
• Tractorvalvewornordamaged
• Tightenloosefittings.Use
thread sealer on pipe threads.
• Repair(ifavailable)orreplace.
• Repair.
• Repair.
Cannot Lower Boom
• Hydrauliccouplersnotfullyengaged. • Recouplehoses.
Loss of Bucket Tilt
Control When Lever
is Pushed Completely
Forward
• Tractorleverin“Float”position • Shiftcontrolleverfrom“Float”
position.
Couplers Hard
to Hook Up
• Pressureincircuit • Placecontrolleversin“Float”
when connecting.
Boom & Bucket
Operation Does Not
Correspond To Control
Lever Position
• Improperlyinstalledhydrauliccouplers
• Hosesimproperlyconnected
• Installhydrauliccouplers
correctly.
• Connecthosesproperly.
Excessive Wear on
Bucket Cutting Edge
and Wear Pads
• Bucketistiltedtoofarforwardandisriding
on cutting edge.
• Excessivedownpressurewhencleaning
feedlots and working on concrete.
• Keepbottomofbucketparallel
to ground.
• Use“Float”positiononboom
lift control lever.