Lifting front end with loader

Tractor Pilot · Sep 17, 2011

I had somebody mention to me that to raise the front end of my tractor with the bucket cylinders fully extended (see picture) might bend the bucket cylinders. He suggested that I place the cutting edge of the bucket directly on the ground so that the bucket cylinders are not fully extended.

1. Does anybody agree or disagree with this? Why or why not?

2. Is it too stressfull on any part of the loader to use it to raise the front end of the tractor?

Thanks for any advise. I don't want to bend or brake anything. My tractor is a JD770 and the loader is a model 70.

Bruce

Henri88 · Sep 17, 2011

I wouldn't think so. The way you are set up in the picture, it is actually pulling on the cylinder, not pushing. Could it still do damage to the bucket cylinders, that I don't know but whatever reason you are using this method for, don't trust it to get underneath it. :thumbsup:

grsthegreat · Sep 17, 2011

Tractor Pilot said:
I had somebody mention to me that to raise the front end of my tractor with the bucket cylinders fully extended (see picture) might bend the bucket cylinders. He suggested that I place the cutting edge of the bucket directly on the ground so that the bucket cylinders are not fully extended.

1. Does anybody agree or disagree with this? Why or why not?

2. Is it too stressfull on any part of the loader to use it to raise the front end of the tractor?

Thanks for any advise. I don't want to bend or brake anything. My tractor is a JD770 and the loader is a model 70.

Bruce

Well, i had a model 870 from 1996 till 2011 and i raised mine all the time the same way your doing and i never had a problem. Mind you i never crawled under it or anything dangerous when i did this. It was mostly to chain up the tires, change tires type of thing.

AchingBack · Sep 17, 2011

What damages, bends or breaks cylinder rods is back dragging with the bucket tilted more than 15 degrees without being in float mode. That is how you ruin them, and they aren't under warranty.

zzvyb6 · Sep 17, 2011

A cylinder rod can get bent when the driven device has its own stop and the cylinder still has some travel. The force generated on the column causes the rod to buckle.

Make sure the bucket has as much travel as necessary to fully extend the cylinders. This includes debris, stones, dirt and rust. Same for tie rods on a vehicle.