We bought a used Bobcat Skidsteer 953 that was leaking hydraulic fluid and the tilt wasn't holding. Took to a mechanic, who said the tilt valve was bad. Replaced the tilt valve, and the leak stopped but the tilt still didn't work. Rebuilt the hydraulic cylinders and everything worked on the drive around. Went to pick it up the next day and the bucket went up but would not lower, and there it sits. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Serial number is 513111100. Checking if any error codes.
boom lifts , but will not lower does the tilt only work in one direction as well?
I believe the tilt does not work in either directions - but I can double check that.
Tilt does not work in either direction. Bucket went up, but will not lower (we know we can manually bleed it down).
try this.. start it up seat bar down, press to operate raise the boom a little ways hit the aux button on the dash, and using the RH thumb switch engage the aux, hold the switch engaged and try to lower the boom and activate the tilt functions. you need to hold the aux switch while you're trying the other functions. if it doesnt work in one direction, try the other direction.
Wow - this is getting really frustrating! Machine started working properly. It set overnight and when the mechanic went to test it in this morning, it was back to the original problem, which is: Bucket arms are raising and lowering. Tilt will go up, but bleeds down (can hold it there with foot control). Pouring hydraulic fluid out of the tilt valve when in neutral. We have already replaced the tilt valve, and that replacement valve passed inspection.