Posted by Hardlyworking on April 16, 2021 at 13:41:00 from (184.147.156.171):
I'm not sure if I'm in the right forum but this came up when I looked for Gehl forums so I'll give it a try.
Recently I bought a mid 80's Gehl 3360? I believe it is? Anyway I have ran many other skid steers tractors dozens etc in the past, this one though is scary, the previous owner admitted it has been like this as long as he can remember, I know she isn't new and as smooth as others by any means, but the drive controls are scary, you HAVE to have the RPMs very low especially if you have no attachment on the front or else of do any direction control too quick it will go crazy. I know this is all hydraulic control but when you're first getting going the control stick barks and try to buck back, if your not holding it it will cause it to start bucking in all directions, and if you're going one direction and try to go another, you better be very very slow and gentle or else it will buck the machine so bad I flipped it last night...
I know some old machines are rougher/more aggressive but for instance my bother has a 00' bobcat, whe you ease on the controls the levers are smooth and there's no buck, and like most hydrostatic type machines if I go from one direction to another fairly quick you hear his machine groan like a pressure relief then ease to the new direction. This one is violent, I went to back away from the bucket and while still slowly moving back I went to ease into Fwd and turn and it stood up on the back plate and the control stick started bucking all over the place, causing the machine to do wheelies endo's spins and flop on its side...
Is this just how touchy these machines are? Or is there a valve or something not working right? I also noticed when I let go of the implement control stick it springs back to the middle "neutral" position like normal, but the drive stick doesn't, it stays where you leave it, making it a bit harder not to jam directions. Is this also normal or again something broke/ not adjusted?
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