Hi guys,

I have a kamatsu FG25ST11. The lift worked fine until I loaned it to a friend. When returned, neutral is forward, and reverse is neutral, there is no reverse.

Linkage is fine, levels are fine, filter is fine. I removed the valve body on top. It is very simple and everything seems in order. Where should I go from here? I don't have the money for shop repair so please reply with things I can check here at my shop. I am perfectly capable of repairing myself I just have limited experience troubleshooting automatic transmissions. I have lived my life with manuals.

Thanks guys,
Eric

Additional info:

The engine sounds loaded all the time, even in reverse.

To sum it up:

Forward = loaded engine, forward movement
neutral = loaded engine, forward movement
reverse = loaded engine, no movement

Thanks again,
Eric