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  1. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    Can you tell me where you found this diagram? I bought a work shop manual, but I don't see this diagram. Other comments I've since read say there are two versions of the WSM. Mine is dated 2019 and I understand there is a 2021 version that perhaps I should have purchased instead. I haven't...
  2. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    Thanks. This was my initial thought for a repair also. And I get the sinking feeling I'm not going to be happy with their decision on the warranty. The problem being that without owning a capable transport, I'll have to pay several hundred for the pick up service to allow the dealer to...
  3. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    Thanks for your reply, Dan. Pretty sure I didn't back into anything, but it's possible, I suppose, that with the kick stand down and driving over a ditch could have forced the 3pt to move up beyond its normal travel.
  4. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    It’s hard for me to say whether the stabilizer bars were properly adjusted. Not enough experience. They were attached and didn’t show obvious malfunction (to my untrained eye) before or after the damage. I had a quick hitch on that the dealer originally attached. I hadn’t adjusted the...
  5. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    I think you’ve summarized it perfectly. When the damage occurred, I had the back blade adjusted so that it was swung out as far to the right as it can. It was also pivoted both to the left and right and tilted up and down on each side at various times while scraping pretty hard on very...
  6. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    That’s good to know. This can’t be the first time a kick stand was left down while working.
  7. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    Good eye. Once a lift arm comes off, the shaft can slide toward the other side, which is what appears to have happened here. Here is a current pic of the shaft extending a bit beyond the right lift arm. Dealer will pick it up tomorrow. Service dept is running about 4 days behind, so I’d guess...
  8. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    Thanks for your replies gentlemen. I believe the force that caused it may have been the back blade kick stand, which some idiot may have left in the extended position during use. I would love for someone to tell me such operator error wouldn't cause sufficient force for this to occur, but...
  9. DWilly

    MX5400 hydraulic arm shaft and control rod damage

    New poster here. Howdy. I was working with a rear blade on my new MX5400 and noticed the left side of the 3 point sagging. When I investigated, I found that the bracket holding the position control rod to the hydraulic arm shaft had become severely deformed, and in fact the control rod broke...