I know it's ua long shot but is there any New Holland tech's/mechanics on here???
THANKS!!
New Holland tech. I'm not quite sure if your description of that term agrees with mine, but I spent some years with a New Holland dealership back when the TL series tractors were sold new. I worked on my share of them at that time, and got to know them fairly well.
I've read your posts (here and elsewhere) concerning your current problem, and for a couple reasons I have not responded. For one, it's been a few years since those days and your particular symptoms don't exactly come to mind. For another, I don't know how your particular tractor is configured so offering suggestions might be counter productive. On the other hand, since you seem to be coming up empty on replies, maybe I can help somehow.
Also, the problem really doesn't make sense. Does your tractor have a mid mount valve stack for a loader? I'm not sure what that would have to do with it, but I would need to establish some basics. As I remember it, following the standard open center configuration, oil flow from the pump goes first to the mid mount valve (if so equipped) then to the factory rear remote valve stack, and last to the lift system valve body. So your three point operation is sporadic, at best. the only way to get any action is by working remote valve levers? In theory, all that would do is temporarily interrupt oil flow to the lift valve and force it over relief somewhere. When the remote valve returns to neutral the oil flow into and through the lift valve resumes. My first guess would be something is sticking within the lift valve assembly, and the quick pulses of fluid flow stopping, starting, stopping, starting again are somehow affecting that flow to the lift cylinder when the levers are positioned to demand it. I don't remember a lot of problems with those valve bodies at the time. There were a few, but I don't recall that one.
I would be inclined to remove the valve body, strip it down and look for a spool or part that's not sliding freely. The valve body mounts in front of the lift housing facing forward, held in by four bolts. (probably allen head) there is another control valve bolted onto it that must be removed to access the bolts. If your tractor is open station, then access is fairly simple.