Front End Loader Issues

[westtrojaon]

I have a Foton cabbed tractor with a Front End loader. really like the Tractor and have had it for since new...just recently we were loading round bales with front end spike and all of a sudden it would only lift the bales about a foot or so off the ground, not high enough to put on the trailer. We checked the fluid and added fluid..it was pretty low. But that still didn't help.  We have looked to see if maybe there was a filter that might be stopped up, but can't find any type of filter.

Can anyone maybe give me ideas why and what to do to correct this issue?

Thank you so much.

[mariner]

Check the FEL control valve. If you have the old type there are adjustments that can change and cause similar problems to what you are experiencing.

[lj]

My 404 has a filter on the lower right side of tractor when sitting in seat. It's an inline canister type filter. Also if one of your remote levers is stuck to open will cause the loader not to work. When I use my backhoe attachment I lock the remote lever to open and my loader and three point wont work till I close the valve.