First, let me say that I have been reading all the posts I can find on the 245, and the 1200, as I just recently purchased the tractor and am trying to learn all i can. Overall, the tractor seems to run good. The backhoe has plenty of leaks on the cylinders, so those will need to be fixed before I try to use it much. My main issue is the controller for the FEL. I am pretty certain that something is wrong in the left control stick. I will try to put everything I have noticed in the post, so I do not waste anyones time with countless back and forth.
Tractor running, it sounds as if it is under a load, and I am 99% sure it is. If i pull the left stick back just a 1/4in or so, the bucket will start raising but you have to "wiggle" it a little to find the sweet spot. When not in the sweet spot, the bucket either stops moving or goes very slow. Also, when you wiggle it to find the sweet spot, you can feel and hear the fluid pressure being released at different spots. If i pull the lever back all the way, the bucket does not move. If I push the left lever forward, at the very beginning, it will make the bucket raise for a second, and then from there on out it goes down. At the end of the stroke pushing the left lever forward all the way is the only place it sounds like the motor is relieved of its pressure. If after the left lever is full forward, and the engine sounds fine, I slowly pull it back and I will hear the engine labor and the right lift cylinder appears to start pulling slightly. I say this because if you play with it in that spot, you can see the cylinder jump and appears to be pulling in. The right stick seems to work as it should, providing one strange thing is normal. When the bucket is full and I pull the right lever to pour out the bucket, it stops about 1/2 way in the travel. I then release the lever and pull it again and it will finish moving to full dump.
In reading other posts, I do not feel it is the screen as in the "sweet spot" it seems to move up fine and the bucket curls and uncurls good. I read that the right stick in some spots will effect the left, so I have moved and held them in all sorts of spots, and to no avail does the left stick seem to work right.
Just a minute ago, i went out and pulled the left stick out of the valve body. I only see two o rings at each end, and nothing in the middle, so I am not sure how to resolve whatever is happening. If I were to decide to order a new control valve, what specs do I need to be aware of? I downloaded the manual for both and it doesnt seem to mention like the gpm or any of that. From my reading, it does appear 1500psi is the spot to be. I will order a pressure guage when I order a new controller if that is what is needed. Also, will a single stick work?
Thank you for reading, and hopefully I can resolve this with all of your help.
Tractor running, it sounds as if it is under a load, and I am 99% sure it is. If i pull the left stick back just a 1/4in or so, the bucket will start raising but you have to "wiggle" it a little to find the sweet spot. When not in the sweet spot, the bucket either stops moving or goes very slow. Also, when you wiggle it to find the sweet spot, you can feel and hear the fluid pressure being released at different spots. If i pull the lever back all the way, the bucket does not move. If I push the left lever forward, at the very beginning, it will make the bucket raise for a second, and then from there on out it goes down. At the end of the stroke pushing the left lever forward all the way is the only place it sounds like the motor is relieved of its pressure. If after the left lever is full forward, and the engine sounds fine, I slowly pull it back and I will hear the engine labor and the right lift cylinder appears to start pulling slightly. I say this because if you play with it in that spot, you can see the cylinder jump and appears to be pulling in. The right stick seems to work as it should, providing one strange thing is normal. When the bucket is full and I pull the right lever to pour out the bucket, it stops about 1/2 way in the travel. I then release the lever and pull it again and it will finish moving to full dump.
In reading other posts, I do not feel it is the screen as in the "sweet spot" it seems to move up fine and the bucket curls and uncurls good. I read that the right stick in some spots will effect the left, so I have moved and held them in all sorts of spots, and to no avail does the left stick seem to work right.
Just a minute ago, i went out and pulled the left stick out of the valve body. I only see two o rings at each end, and nothing in the middle, so I am not sure how to resolve whatever is happening. If I were to decide to order a new control valve, what specs do I need to be aware of? I downloaded the manual for both and it doesnt seem to mention like the gpm or any of that. From my reading, it does appear 1500psi is the spot to be. I will order a pressure guage when I order a new controller if that is what is needed. Also, will a single stick work?
Thank you for reading, and hopefully I can resolve this with all of your help.