Bus Driver

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My Long 360, purchased new, has always been stored under shelter until earlier this year. Working at a remote location, it sat outdoors for about 4 months.
The lever for the hydraulic lift is now incredibly difficult to operate. Wondering if it is the weather exposure, debris in the housing next to the lever or some critter crawled in and nested. Anyone else experienced this with this or one of the similar tractors, such as the Allis 5040 or one of the Oliver models?

The lift works fine if I can move the lever.

This is a UTB tractor. I have the repair manual and the parts catalog. Nothing in the repair manual addresses this issue. The parts catalog shows various hidden linkages and levers under the housing next to the lever.
Your experience with this would be appreciated.
 
The comment is appreciated. But the reason I posted here is that this spray-on lubricating has not solved the problem.
 
Follow up: Seems to be fixed for now. Loosen the nut that holds the operating lever-- do not remove the nut completely. Force a sharpened screwdriver between the moving parts to generate some temporary clearance and oil it. Tighten the nut.
DO NOT remove the larger bolt that holds the "drum" assembly to the tractor. It is EXTREMELY difficult to reinstall that bolt. This probably also applies to the Allis 5040 and the Oliver 1250/1255 models.
 

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