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I'm thinking Dan may be correct. Hard to tell from the picture angle provided, but the adjustment on mine (same tractor) has never been changed and it doesn't appear to be markedly different than the OP's.
Lift arms on 2350DT stuttering with auger attachment
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^^^^^^
I'm thinking Dan may be correct. Hard to tell from the picture angle provided, but the adjustment on mine (same tractor) has never been changed and it doesn't appear to be markedly different than the OP's.
TheOldHokie
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Ir works fine with other three point implements so its seemingly specific to the PHD geometry.
See what happens if you disconnect the top attachment point and use a loop of chain or rope to hold it up.
Do you mean where the PHD tube attaches to the bracket on the tractor above the PTO? Will do.
(If this IS the problem, it's going to be very interesting indeed to come up with a workaround!)
The "geometry" thing is sounding more and more plausible, although I don't recall the problem with my old tractor, but I haven't used it for several years so it may have done so to a lesser extent.
@Flintknapper: That does look about the same as mine.
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Thats exactly what I mean.
Does this shudder make the implement unusable or is it just a nusiance?
Dan
Yeah, looks like a geometry issue to me too. I would move the pin to the middle hole in the bracket if you have enough range of motion to get the auger out of the ground. You don't need the auger to be 12" above the dirt in order to use it.
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Me too!I woulð have alreafy tried all three
But I got around this problem by purchasing a SSQA PHD that runs off the 3rd function. One big advantage in addition to geometry is that the auger can be rotated CW or CCW.
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I recalled this “three point shudder” problem and searched long enough that I found the thread.
This is the one where the control valve ended up being replaced. Video in post 40 shows the problem but looks different than this. BUT it is the same tractor model (or at least the title is close)
www.orangetractortalks.com
Please watch the video (I think there may be a few scattered in the thread) and tell us if it is the same or a different problem than your tractor. I think it is different but you can tell better than I can. I also think this problem happened with various implements which indicates it was a tractor problem, where yours seems to be only with one implement.
Do you always have the anti-sway links that tight? These are the turnb between the lower three point lift arms and the rear of the tractor. They just look really tight in the videos. You might try to loosen them some and see if anything changes.
This is the one where the control valve ended up being replaced. Video in post 40 shows the problem but looks different than this. BUT it is the same tractor model (or at least the title is close)
L2350DT Hydraulic Problem 3-PT Shakes
You can not "disconnect the feedback:" doing so will make the three point go all out of whack. He needs to follow the WSM and adjust the feedback linkage properly. By all means adjust away. Bit if that fails he can discinnect the feedback rod if he immobilizes the feedback lever. That should...
www.orangetractortalks.com
Please watch the video (I think there may be a few scattered in the thread) and tell us if it is the same or a different problem than your tractor. I think it is different but you can tell better than I can. I also think this problem happened with various implements which indicates it was a tractor problem, where yours seems to be only with one implement.
Do you always have the anti-sway links that tight? These are the turnb between the lower three point lift arms and the rear of the tractor. They just look really tight in the videos. You might try to loosen them some and see if anything changes.
Does that L have draft control? I had a similar problem with my neighbor's JD until I figured out I was using the draft control 
instead of the position lever. Set the DC fully down and use the PC, I think.
instead of the position lever. Set the DC fully down and use the PC, I think.Well,. it doesn't make it unusable, but it is worrying. (Damage?)
- I've already tried moving the yoke to the middle hole. No diff.
- Purchasing a new PHD ain't gonna happen, given that I haven't used mine for several years and have no demand for one now aside from a couple of holes for a neighbour's new gate.
As to suspending the rear attachment point to chain as an experiment, that's going to be difficult since I put a sheet metal canopy on it and can't put anything over the ROPS now. I'd also have to re move the auger so it doesn 't bottom out when the other end is raised. (Minor problem, though.)
@ Russell King: I'll check out that thread! I have the sway bars set to allow a little movement, maybe a couple of inches. I can loosen them and see if it makes a diff., but I doubt it.
@PoTreeBoy: No draft on this one.
Did you try the hole nearest to the rear of the tractor as well?
Your lower lift arms appear to move up and down as smooth as can be, and if you removed the yoke, or at least unpinned it, the PHD would move up and down in a smooth manner too, since it's rotating freely around the pin on the rear of the tractor. So it's only when you pin the yoke to the upper arm (or whatever you call it) that the problem occurs. So it's back to a geometry issue and binding.
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Boy you like to make things harder than needed.
Unpin the boom om the PHD. run a 18" long piece of rope through the pinhole and tie into a loop. Pin the loop to the top link bracket on the tractor.
Dan
Removing the boom link at the bracket from the equation and letting the end of the boom "float" (constrained only by the rope) should tell us something about whether the geometry. is an issue. I'll have to remove the auger as well because it will ground when the tractor end of the boom is raised but that's not a big deal.
Of course, if the problem doesn't reappear with the rear end detached - ie really a geometry problem- it'll make for some very tricky McGyvering to rig up a solution for when I actually need to use it. But I'll worry about that when I get there.
In the meantime I'll check out the "three-point shudder" links. Can't get back at the tractor itself for a couple of days though.
"The truth is out there"... somewhere.