Three Point hitch acting up

tealetm

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B2601 with 300hrs.

the three point hitch just started acting up the other day and I’m stumped.

I just changed all fluids and filters to see if that would help but it hasn’t changed anything. All other hydraulics work just fine.

hitch arms don’t always raise up when the lever is raised- most of the time they do but sometimes they don’t until I lower the lever then lift it again. When they do lift they sometimes only raise midway then stop, other times they raise all the way. Any upward movement is slow however. Downward movement is fine and there isn’t any leak down when weight is added to the arms. The knob under the seat which controls the speed of it going down does close fully and if closed stops the arms from dropping like it should.

again, all the other tractor hydraulics work fine (loader, steering, hst).

im at a loss- any thoughts?
 

North Idaho Wolfman

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First thing to check is that the feedback linkage is intact and moves without binding.
 
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Russell King

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Then make sure the lever you move is attached well to the control valve stub that should be moving to raise and lower the three point hitch.