I picked up a 1998 L3010 last week and love it so far, but I have a few questions and concerns with the 3 point hitch on mine. The control handle seems very loose and floppy, and when you raise the arms all the way up they will drop back down without me pushing the handle down. I adjusted the (lift speed?) knob under the seat all the way in, in which case the arms will go all the way up and not drop at all when I push the handle down. If I loosen the knob up a bit they will hold their position a bit better but still drop slowly. The only way I can get the lift arms to stay where I want them is to use the set screw to hold the control handle in place. All of this has been done with no weight on the arms as I don't have any 3 pt. implements yet.
1998 L3010 Three Point Hitch Questions?
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Russell King
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There is probably spring washers and nuts at the bottom of the lever that can be adjusted tighter or replaced.
Kubota.com has illustrated parts lists to help see how it is put together.
There is a website Kubotabooks.com???that you may be able to download the workshop manual (WSM)
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Kubota.com has illustrated parts lists to help see how it is put together.
There is a website Kubotabooks.com???that you may be able to download the workshop manual (WSM)
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Thanks for the links, definitely some useful info on those sites! I'll have to check that spring/pin on the control lever tomorrow, is it possible that it could just be loose, causing the handle to fall down?
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There is a set of washers and spring washers that keep the lever from "just falling".
Loosen the outside lock nut (#130) while holding the inside adjustment nut (#120), tighten the inside nut till lever feels good, then holding inside nut tighten outside nut to it to lock.
Loosen the outside lock nut (#130) while holding the inside adjustment nut (#120), tighten the inside nut till lever feels good, then holding inside nut tighten outside nut to it to lock.
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A little bit of an update, I went out and played with the lever a bit. When the tractor isn't running the lever actually seems to spring down to the lowest position. When it is running it will fall at whatever speed the lowering speed knob is set to. But it will hold position if I hold the lever in place or use the set screw, which I'm told is a good sign, meaning its just a control issue and not hydraulics.
I'm going to try adjusting the nuts as suggested when it stops raining, but who knows when that will be....
I'm going to try adjusting the nuts as suggested when it stops raining, but who knows when that will be....
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I realize it's an old thread by no means am I trying to hijack it. I have what sounds like the same exact issue but the lever itself feels like it isn't connected to anything. I obviously check that and it is in fact connected but it just doesn't feel like it has any resistance in it I did try tightening it up on the jam nuts but to me it feels like the shaft is potentially broken on the inside. Is there any history of that happening to these. The word I got from the person that I bought it from made a statement he said he had someone else operating it with a trailer on the back for a parade. The guy who is driving it made too hard of a turn and it snapped off the bottom fixed anchor for the 3-point hitch turnbuckles. I have repaired that part but obviously it makes no difference. If anyone has any suggestions aside from tearing it apart please feel free to reply back to this message.
I am having difficulty understanding your problem. Does the lift raise and stay at the set position?
Dan
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Ok thanks for the replys. To TheOldHokie, the 3 point hitch does nothing when i try to rais it. It is all the way down. It wont raise. To North Idaho Wolfman, the linkage is intact. I did notice there is another linkage rod below this on the axel, that is broke. I am investigating that now. As for what it does, when I move the lever to the right of my right hip to manipulate the 3pt hitch it feels as it is not connected to anything, (that is how it feels) but it is connected to the shaft (part 60) on the oppisite side, the shaft that goes th the linkage you had me check When I move the lever (while disconnected from the linkage you had me check) It feels like there is a very slight movement when i move the lever. I did try to tighten the jam nut but no change.
Thanks in advance.
HHHJR
Thanks in advance.
HHHJR
"I adjusted the (lift speed?) knob under the seat all the way in, in which case the arms will go all the way up and not drop at all when I push the handle down."
Thats not what you said in your first post. Please clarify.
Dan
Yes I have gone all the way in and out. No difference . I disconnected the linkage on both sides of the shaft that runs through. When I move the shaft that's on the side that's connected to the lever there is no apparent physical connection between the shaft that's on the right side connected to the lift feedback arm. I'm not sure what you're referring to in regards to what I've said in my first post. I've never had the three-point hitch move at all since the day I bought it. Perhaps that's from the thread originator. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for your help in advance.
Sorry - i forgot you hijacked this thread. In situations like this I always recommend starting with the basics. Verify you have hydraulic flow and pressure coming from the pump.
Dan
That Is the peice of linkage that is broken. It appears that it slips into a grove and it pushes up on the switch above it.
The 3pt position control is not a through shaft. To borrow a phrase from Wolfman it is a 3 piece teeter totter. Moving one side does not move the other.
Do you have a loader and does it work?
Dan
Check and verify the position of the selector valve (item #2) on the front hydraulic outlet block.
Dan
Dan