Recent content by jrvernon582

Lugbolt, thank you for your feedback. Actually, I was moving it from the carport yesterday due to storm and was messing around with the loader lever. If I gently move the lever to the left and right, it moves just fine. I guess I was just slamming it to the left or right to dump/float. So it...

Anyone have a cope of the service manual for a LA481?

Checked all the lines and disconnected and reconnected all the lines at quick connects. I also greased the fittings. Dump still will not work. I also noted through my other checks that the 3 point hitch will not lift. Could it be low on fluid? (My glass is so dirty I cannot see through it)...

Thanks guys, I will try a few things. This is a tractor that we "inherited" in a foreclosure sale, so my son (15) and I have been going through it piece by piece and doing all the maintenance on it (regardless if it was done by the previous owner). Main problem was that I ordered/have the...

I just changed out all the hydraulic hoses on my loader and now my bucket will not dump. I assume the bucket is air locked as I can move the bucket manually. I noticed some "nipples" on top of the rams that dump and lift the bucket. Are these air bleed valves? Any other ideas as to why the...