lee little
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This is a Westendorf loader on a 3020 John Deere. This afternoon I started to lift a roll of cornstalks with it and it started up as usual then I heard a faint pop. The main frame of the loader will lift as usual but the spear will not tilt back[up]. There are no leaks and I have checked and double checked the connections for the hoses. I even put the spear on the ground and backed up while pulling the lever to get the spear up and it worked but the spear drops back down like a limp dishrag when I lift the main frame of the loader. The controller is a joystick type and I sort of suspect that may be the culprit. For the last couple of years when the temperature drops below 20f that part of the joystick freezes up and wont work until I work the side that works the loader up and down to warm it up or heat it with a heat gun. Both of the hoses [up and down ] jump when I work the stick . I have not pulled hoses to check flow yet and probably wont get time for a couple of days.Thanks for any help/advice Lee