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Massey 2200 industrial 3 point hitch

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My three point hitch would not work when we hit freezing. I brought it inside to thaw and it eventually started working. I found the oil to be milky with some water, so I changed it. The hitch now goes up but in a slow jerky motion. It goes down smoothly. It would not lift my snow blower. also this thing has the draft control which just shows basically up and down. I thought I read to just leave the other lever in the up position. It also has a down area, a transport area and a continuous flow area. Am I right in saying that I just control my height with the draft lever? The other lever doesn"t make much difference no matter where I set it. If I have the draft lever perhaps midway, I can get some movement with the position lever. My understanding is that position lever is more for in ground implements. Is that right? That lever was basically seized in the up position. So I am assuming that is where the previous owner just kept it all the time. Just not sure If I need to start taking that top cover off to see what is the matter there. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
I will just add that this has power steering. I'm assuming this is pressurized by the same pressure system? It has a front end loader but that has it's own pump driven off the front of the crankshaft. Anyway, the power steering is fine. The only problem is poor lifting pressure or force on the 3 pt.
 
Pretty sure power steering has it's own pump too, making it 3 separate systems on your tractor. Maybe the 3pt hydraulic filter needs changing out. Have a 135, the oil was very water contaminated, the filter was just a mess of gelled crud. They can be cleaned, but it was just easier to replace it. Shifter boots shot?
 
Where do you access that filter? do you have to take that whole top assembly off? The shifter boots don't look too bad. I picked this tractor up this summer so not sure of the history on it. It needed bits and pieces of other work. There was definite water in the system though. I drained it, put in some fresh stuff and ran it a bit and redrained it. Then I put in new oil. Yes that filter could be the issue. I should track down a manual for this thing.
 
You should have asked on the MF forum but leave the draft lever all the way up and control the height with the position control. Continuos flow is used for aux. hyd's, so don't set in continuous. Draft control is ONLY used for ground engaging implements like plows and cultivators.
 
I"m cautiously optimistic that it is working now. I took off the pto lever and cover to access the filter. The filter was REALLY dirty. I didn"t have one accessible so I just cleaned this one. Put everything together and I can notice a huge difference in how it is raising the arms with no load. If I have the draft lever all the way back, I can even hear the system over pressuring when the arms are at the top. Move it just down slightly and you can hear the pressure lessening as it should. I"m going to have to use this and change the oil a time or two. I put new oil in it and it is starting to look whitish again. When I looked inside the transmission case. the casing is coated in this white crud. Thanks for the advice regarding the draft and position control. I"ll have to try that now that I can actually get the arms to lift smoothly. I"ll try putting the snow blower on again and see if she has the power to lift it.
 
So is there a spot where I could tap into the system to put a set of aux hydraulic controls on it by using it in the continuous mode?
 
It sounds like you might be pulling the position control too far back and into constant pumping if you hear a noise. You need a selector valve or a special type of spool valve to get aux. hyd's. With aux. hyd's you can't use the 3 pt. at the same time. If you wanted aux. hyd's it would be easier and they'd be a lot faster if you tapped into the loader hyd's. On your hyd. strainer, make sure to safety wire it back on so it can't fall off.
 
Okay, there was definite improvement in the arms lifting after I cleaned the filter, but the 3 pt does not have enough power to lift my snow blower. I even went to the extent of using the front end loader to bring the front wheels a good 8 inches off the ground, then lifted the 3 point arms as high as it could. When I dropped the front of the tractor down, the 3 pt arms lowered. They would not hold up the snow blower. I"m thinking there is some kind of internal pressure leakage. I"m not sure if there is some sort of cylinder in there that controls the arms or a piston of sorts. I"m thinking it must not be holding pressure. Are there other possibilities other than perhaps low pressure? I"m just thinking that its a cylinder or piston problem because it won"t keep the blower up if I do manage to get it up. Any thoughts?
 
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