Recent content by Longshot

Doesn't usually go that way for me. I will take it.

Hooked the ends of the hoses on the grapple together. Pressure equalized....Voila!!! Everything working. Happy, Happy, Happy!!

Got the spool freed up. Made an attachment for my slide hammer out of a clevis and bolted it up where the control cable attached to the linkage. Put penetrating oil in the port where the proximity switch went. Kept pecking it back and forth until it traveled the full travel. Now it centers...

The detent that actually told the panel where the spool was was in the switch that I removed. Spring loaded ball in the switch and a groove in the spool to indicate center.

And how difficult will that be to re-assemble. Thinking that might be where the problem lies. this thing came off of a dairy farm and when I got it the entire cavity where the control valve is bolted was in about 4 inches of muck.

I was afraid to hit t too hard. It moved about 1/4' toward the end cap. Where would I apply lubricant? If I can get the end cap off what will I see there?

Nope. Just went out and checked. The bell crank is free. The spool is stuck. Any suggestions on how to free it up without removing the entire valve body would be appreciated.

A little more trouble-shooting today. What I thought was a solenoid is just a switch that tells the panel where the spool is at. It actuates a detent ball off of the spool. Pulled that puppy out and it has nothing to do with the spool not moving. The cable that operates the bell crank that in...

The bucket and mast have different weatherhead type connectors than the aux interlock. To connect one of them to the aux will require some creative work as the weatherhead connecters have really small pins. I am not a JD tech as you can see but I do find it difficult to do troubleshooting since...

I have not tested the solenoid itself. Was checking plug going to it, or back toward the relay/switch trying to determine which wire was ground. Thought if I could find which side of the plug was ground I could ground that side of solenoid and put 12v on the other side. I guess the coil wouldn't...

Was thinking the two wires coming out of the interlock solenoid would be a positive and a ground. Reckoned I was not getting current to it but thought if I could find the ground I would put 12v on the other side and see if the interlock energized. Checked both with a Fluke set on continuity and...

The valve is operated by the mechanical cable from the right hand steering handle. The interlock is solenoid that pins the spool. The solenoid is not firing to unlock the valve.

I am new to the board but have visited several times. I need help on my 2007 CT322. Let me start by saying I had a wiring harness issue when I first bought the machine and it had about 700 hours on it. My machine is a hand and foot and the foot pedals locked out on me. Local JD service guy came...