question 3 point linkage - Topper Zetor 5340

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• Aug 2, 2020

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Zetor 5340 had to replace Twose Topper and bought a Fleming 9 feet Heavy Duty with PTO clutch.
On connecting the the lower arms had to raise them by about 120mm, I then returned the the control back down. On topping the skids which are smaller than the Twose are leaving deep groves in the field, should I be raising the arms to lift it, is the tractor inserting downward pressure?


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• Aug 2, 2020

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Your tractor can't produce downward pressure, the arms fall of their own accord. So leaving tracks is a result of your narrow skids and poor ground conditions, and holding up the topper would not good for the tractor nor the topper.

If it's a side mounted topper, try lengthening the top link so the front of the topper is slightly off the ground.

 

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• Aug 3, 2020

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Thanks,
Is rear mounted.

Have a problem now with it lifted for transporting and it suddenly drops and then goes up and down violently. The Mode selection lever is set to M, I assume that is correct. Have checked transmission oil level.
Why is it doing this, is there somthing wrong with the tractor hydraulics. never had that with the other topper.

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• Aug 3, 2020

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Put the hydraulic lever in P position, if it keeps dropping and lifting by itself you could have a leak in the lift cylinder and has only shown up from the heavier weight.

 

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Thanks.

The lift cylinder is under the Hydraulic cover is it?

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• Aug 3, 2020

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If the lift is constantly going down and re-lifting by itself when you weight on the lift, the rings in the lift cylinder need replacing which is under the lift cover, under the floor behind the seat.

 

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• Aug 7, 2020

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Thanks
The lever for lifting has marked UP, DOWN, POSITION, FREE, MAX DEPTH, where should it be when topping? I have been moving right forwards to MAX DEPTH.