Posted by todintexas on September 27, 2023 at 08:03:04 from (174.246.132.97):
You guys have helped a bunch in getting this old tractor back up and moving to help around the place, just want to say I appreciate that. Tractor is a 1971 Ford 3500 series, diesel with backhoe attachment and front end loader. Yesterday, we experienced some sort of a failure in the lift arms for the loader. My son was moving dirt, went to scoop up the last bucket and the arms would no longer lift, he said they had acted a bit weird "dropping slightly before lifting until it quit completely". Hydraulic level is full, all other cylinders, including the tilt cylinder on the loader bucket work fine. The outriggers and the backhoe cylinders all work as they should.
Thoughts? There have been some leaks around the control valves since we have owned the tractor. Does this sound more like a control valve issue or something in one or both of the cylinders?
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