ford 9n hyd loss

[mikegpage]

My 9n with drop bucket has been working great every other day for about an hour each time. hyds have been fine. today they worked great for a while. I loaded up the bucket with firewood and bucket wouldn,t raise the same load it usually does. i backed up several feet and it raised fine got to barn and tryed to raise bucket again no go. I unloaded wood still no good. used a crow bar and got bucket to raise , i worked it up and down for 1/2 hour still good, i noticed when i got real low it got sluggish until it was raised several feet. I checked fluid with dipstick it is almost to 2nd line, fluid looks like new.
I did notice that thr quadrant in only raising bucket when it is about 1 inch from fully raise position and it lowers with control 2 inches down from fully raise. I dont use the 3 point hitch so i dont know if it works

all help will be greatly appreciated

 

[mikegpage]

also it was only 38 degrees here today

 

[ZANE]

If the quadrant adjustment has not been moved all the way back already you can try loosening the four bolts holding the quadrant to the lift housing and knocking it back with a hammer then re tighten the four bolts. This will make the touch control begin to raise at a lower point.

Zane

 

[mikegpage]

I took a look at the quadrant housing and because the holes appear elongated, I can see it is forward as far as it will go, I will try adjusting in am, thanks.
could it be cold temp. although it worked at first