M5660 3 pt lift arms adjustment

[KB64]

My 3 pt arms are not going high enough to hook up to a 6’ disk. They only reach about 20”. Lift lever is very stiff.

One note is that a few months ago the left stabilizer arm got bent crossing a ditch. It was replaced but now lift arms seem to have limited travel. Thoughts ?

 

[McMXi]

My 3 pt arms are not going high enough to hook up to a 6’ disk. They only reach about 20”. Lift lever is very stiff.

One note is that a few months ago the left stabilizer arm got bent crossing a ditch. It was replaced but now lift arms seem to have limited travel. Thoughts ?

Do you have a copy of the WSM? Lots of information about inspecting and adjusting the 3-point linkage mechanism. You might have messed up the adjustment of the position rod and feedback rod. Does your tractor have draft control? That system has a draft rod and feedback rod too that can affect the maximum height of the lift arms.

All of this is well laid out in the WSM so I suggest that you download a copy and do some reading.

 

[McMXi]

Here's the sort of information you'll find in the WSM. This is for the M6060/M7060 but the WSM for the M5660 will be similar.

Hopefully you haven't damaged something major, but making sure all of the adjustments are within spec would be a good start. Also, making sure that the 3-point components are properly installed and optimized, and that nothing "obvious" has been overlooked.

 

[Caden]

Yeah I'm thinking the replaced stabilizer arm may not have anything to do with it, but being that the control lever is stiff I'm leaning towards a linkage/ feedback linkage issue.