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That was my next thought looking at that loop. Does anyone make a simple manifold that allows them to lay beside each other instead of a wide loop?

Well son of a B... it was the lack of reconnecting the BH lines. Thank you for asking the dumb question!! 45 minutes to problem solved. Thank you. I appreciate it.

I did not connect the backhoe loop together. I didnt think that was needed(assumed the 3 pt hitch hydraulics were internal). Ill do that and take a pictures of the connections as requested.

I found this thread which sounds exactly the same issue. https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/l2501-3-point-wont-raise.40146/ If i swap those connections, does the hydraulic need to be bled afterwards? I dont mind fixing things but since its under warranty i dont want to make...

Some engine heaters are thermostatically controlled. Not sure if this one is or not.

7 hr old L2501... just took the backhoe off and put 3 point hitch arms, etc on for the first time. The hitch wont lift. It will lower no problem. All other hydraulics work, backhoe did, front bucket works, so assuming its not hydraulics. Im feeling this is something very basic I'm overlooking...