Bent 200cx Parking Stand

[etcallhome]

After doing a search I know I'm not the only person that has had this problem.
After owning the 210 loader on a 2210 for 3yrs ,you could park and remove that loader just about anywhere without doing any damage to the parking stand .

Removed the 200cx appx 8 times since new in Sept and parking stand is bent.
What is JD thinking putting a cheap stand that cannot hold up to fewer than 10 times being parked without bending???????????
The least they could do is provide a couple of supports to put on the lower side of the tubing to help keep it from bending . Then change the size and strength of the tubing !!!! Of course that could take $5.00 of there profit to make this a much better parking stand and to have a much happier customer.

 

[gary_dsc]

I know what you mean about the flimsy tubing used for the stand. I saw other references about damaging the stand on this site and was prepared. I have removed my loader maybe 25 times in the slightly more than one year that I've had the tractor. I try to ensure that I'm on level ground and I'm extra careful about how I remove and reinstall it. Since I finished my garage, I try to place it on the smooth concrete, but sometimes have dropped it at other places like on my trailer on in the yard. How much damage did you do?

 

[etcallhome]

That is the way here I try and park it on either concrete or wooden floor and I still have it bent..,.JD should take care of there flimsy piece of tubing and either give us a support to help us from bending there stand or just replace it with something that should last for 10 or more YRS NOT times removed from tractor

I wish I had the stand from my old tractor even if it was 3 yrs old

 

[FastPauly]

hmm...interesting. I have only parked my loader 3 or 4 times basically just to try it and to demo the process to other interested folks. So far, I have not bent it. With your experiences, would welding a trough of angle iron to the bottom of the horizontal section of tube that contacts the ground prevent it from bending?
It would give me a reason to use that can of JD green spray paint that I bought when I took delivery of my 2520.....it has been a real challenge holding back from spraying something with it....the wife said absolutely NOT when I offered to paint her flower pots JD green.

 

[fountain42]

Well at least I can say I bent mine buy doing something stupid. Forgot to remove the drive shaft carrier for my rotary broom

 

[etcallhome]

Does not matter how you bent the stand either way it should stand up to more than one or two incorrect ways of removing the loader.
The old 210 loader stand was 50 times better than the piece of cheap metal tubing that is on the 200cx
Tubing is made for one purpose for some type of liquid to flow threw

Not to use as a support for a FEL

As for the support it needs back next to the upright where it just starts to angle up going towards the headlights
About 3-5" away from the upright

 

[Nuru]

Can you post a pic?

 

[Phunge]

Bent mine too -- was my fault, though, I left the bracket for my 54" blade on not realizing that the stand would hit when I mounted the loader.

Now it wiggles like crazy, even though the bolts are tightened correctly. I tried to bend it back, but the front wheels still hit when I turn sharp. I wonder what a new stand is worth?

 

[chipsndust]

Phunge:
You can find my post in 2006.
I paid $210 parts, $60 labor 4/14/06.

 

[Phunge]

That's not too bad.

 

[etcallhome]

You have to remember that price is 2 yrs old. and also remember if JD had made this stand to hold up like they should have . You, myself and others that have bent these would not be having these chats, about there chinsy ,cheap parking stand

 

[fountain42]

Phunge I call my dealer and was quoted around $330

 

[RollTideRam]

Are you sure you bent the stand while installing or removing the loader? I noticed once when I had my 2520, My father was driving it and kept bumping the stand on the back of my trailer while unloading mulch. It had a few small dents, but glady he did not bend it. I'm sure it could be braced some if you have any welding skills. JC

I just remembered several years ago, my father hit a hole and bent the drag link on our old JD650. I started searching the internet looking for a replacement. Went back out and he had the part off and was heating it with a torch, A few hammer whacks and then some paint, and it was fixed.

 

[Phunge]

Ouch $330!!!

I'll have to try to fix mine.

 

[etcallhome]

Lets us know what you came up with.
Father-in-law and myself was thinking a piece under where the factory welds are now bent with a slight angle to give that upward lift needed out towards the front of tractor.
Since they are using tubing I guess it could be a size larger and a little heavier gauge tubing maybe sliced down the middle and then put on the lower side of factory tubing. We were thinking maybe 12-15" long . If not tubing a 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" angle iron .Then weld and bend according to your stand as to how much your is broken or bent .

 

[chipsndust]

Ouch $330!!!

I'll have to try to fix mine.

Phunge:
Did you come up with a fix?
Mine is "off" and stored for winter, was wondering if you found a way to reinforce or improve the stand?