lost power steering with added 3rd function kit

[miltonbland]

I installed a Summit Engineering Third Function Kit on my 2021 L2501 HST. I must have installed something in correctly as now I have no power steering. All other hydraulics including third function control work fine. Steering is extremely difficult unless tractor is moving or all weight is off front end. I tried to double check the hose connections but the identification on the ports are confusing and do not correspond directly to the instructions that came from Summit. My dealer has offered to take a look at it but that means trailering the tractor 60 miles.

 

[Old Machinist]

Call Summit

 

[TheOldHokie]

I installed a Summit Engineering Third Function Kit on my 2021 L2501 HST. I must have installed something in correctly as now I have no power steering. All other hydraulics including third function control work fine. Steering is extremely difficult unless tractor is moving or all weight is off front end. I tried to double check the hose connections but the identification on the ports are confusing and do not correspond directly to the instructions that came from Summit. My dealer has offered to take a look at it but that means trailering the tractor 60 miles.

Hard to screw that up. There are only two hoses:

You completly remove the loader power beyond hose. Thats the upper left hose on the outlet block below the right floorboard - port C in this diagram.

You then connect the power beyond port on the loader valve to the IN port on the 3rd functiom valve using the new hose that comes with the kit.

Lastly you connect the T port on the 3rd function valve to the upper left port (C) on the hydraulic outlet block using the new hose that comes wiith the kit.

EZ-PZ

Dan

 

[miltonbland]

Thanks. I will re-check all the connections.