3-Point Control Lever Stop

[The_Wingnut]

I have searched this forum and YouTube with no luck...so maybe I'm the only one that has this problem. My L series 3 point control lever stop knob (don't know the official name of it but hopefully you will identify what I'm talking about) is as useless as tits on a boar hog. Trying to limit the depth of my implement by setting the lever stop however, it will not tighten enough, by hand, to actually retain the lever if moved forward with more pressure than a slight touch. And as you know on a bumpy tractor being gentle is almost impossible. Seems the offset knob is just a bad design the metal stop that the lever comes in contact with easily becomes cockeyed and does not restrain the lever. When loosened to readjust I have to use a screwdriver to pull the metal plate back into position.

Anyone else experienced this? Suggestions?

 

[ken erickson]

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This is the route I went with and it works well. The factory knob was very difficult to loosen and tighten given the location etc especially with work gloves or wet hands.

 

[The_Wingnut]

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This is the route I went with and it works well. The factory knob was very difficult to loosen and tighten given the location etc especially with work gloves or wet hands.

Nice, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately my knob is not located in the slot, it's off to the side. There is a steel plate that crosses the slot that the knob is supposed to control.

 

[ken erickson]

Nice, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately my knob is not located in the slot, it's off to the side. There is a steel plate that crosses the slot that the knob is supposed to control.

I was wondering if there was a difference! Sorry I was not any help.
Hopefully someone will offer a solution!

 

[Benhameen]

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This is the route I went with and it works well. The factory knob was very difficult to loosen and tighten given the location etc especially with work gloves or wet hands.

Thanks for posting that ken, mine is a pain in the butt to adjust.

 

[The_Wingnut]

I was wondering if there was a difference! Sorry I was not any help.
Hopefully someone will offer a solution!

Hey, you did help! I'll be replacing the existing knob with the one from your post. Maybe that will also help keep it tighter. Maybe I need to see if I can locate it in the slot like in the photo....hmmm, maybe that's the fix?

 

[GBJeffOH]

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This is the route I went with and it works well. The factory knob was very difficult to loosen and tighten given the location etc especially with work gloves or wet hands.

I have the same issue.