Ford 2600 Lift Arm Issue

pig9r

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Long time member and lurker - unfortunately I have an issue with my 77 Ford 2600 gasser. I was mowing with a finish mower around a neighbors drive (no good deed goes unpunished) when I backed one of my rear wheels into a drainage ditch that I didnt see. The right rear wheel was not touching the ground and was spinning. The mower (and 3 point lift) were holding it up. I worked my way out quickly using the right brake but when I got out the lift arms would not go all the way back down - the front of the mower was about 6 inches off the ground with the lift lever all the way down. The 3 point still goes up and down just not all the way down.

The draft control also still lifts when pulled up. Nothing looks bent. Stabilizer bars and leveling box good. Both lift arms move in unison.

I have worked on just about everything on this tractor but the lift. Any pointers where I should check first? I do have an aux in place of the top plate. Thanks!
 
Lift links or lower arms bent? That would be pretty obvious so probably not the problem. Possibly the piston to rockshaft link fell out, but then it would not lift at
all. That leaves the rockshaft arm bent or splines damaged. But those are pretty hefty parts. Maybe something in the control linkage.
 

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