Loader FEL level indicator rod.

[StickFlicker]

Hello all,

One of my wants is to add a bucket level indicator rod to my recently purchased DK50. Can one of you e-me some pictures of what it looks like on a FEL that came that way. I'm most interested in the connection point and any linkage or whatever. No need for me to re engineer something that simple and I want to just make a quick retrofit so I have a usable indicator. Just PM me and I can provide an Email address to send picture to. Thx

 

[Coyote machine]

Isn't your loader self-leveling type?

 

[StickFlicker]

Hi C.M. I guess it could be. I've never had one before so I guess I didn't know to think of that. That's another reason I NEED some manuals or at least a bunch of help from those that know more than I do about this rig. So self leveling means the bucket just goes limp once the front edge hit ground??? I used it to move some dirt the day after it arrived but I didn't notice it being any different from the FEL on my old Ford 2110.

Today I made a paper outline of the unbroken L.rear corner window then used it as a template to cut out a (hopefully) Plexiglas window. I wanted Polycarb but I had a piece of plexy just the right size with little waste. Maybe tomorrow I'll get it shaped into it's wrap around shape.

 

[mj007]

Hello all,

One of my wants is to add a bucket level indicator rod to my recently purchased DK50. Can one of you e-me some pictures of what it looks like on a FEL that came that way. I'm most interested in the connection point and any linkage or whatever. No need for me to re engineer something that simple and I want to just make a quick retrofit so I have a usable indicator. Just PM me and I can provide an Email address to send picture to. Thx

There was a picture and a short article in FARMSHOW in one of their issues in the early part of 2011 - the guy had come up with a simple and much better indicator setup than the 'rod-in-a-tube' device that many companies use. It was in issue 2011 - Volume #35, Issue #4 - this will get you started - FARM SHOW - Tilt Gauge Guides Loader Bucket

 

[landedakioti]

Hello all,

One of my wants is to add a bucket level indicator rod to my recently purchased DK50. Can one of you e-me some pictures of what it looks like on a FEL that came that way. I'm most interested in the connection point and any linkage or whatever. No need for me to re engineer something that simple and I want to just make a quick retrofit so I have a usable indicator. Just PM me and I can provide an Email address to send picture to. Thx

I had one on my dk 40 took it off never used them on the farm we just eyed the top and side of bucket to level it. That was the fist thing my grandfather would take off when he bought a new tractor.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I had one on my dk 40 took it off never used them on the farm we just eyed the top and side of bucket to level it. That was the fist thing my grandfather would take off when he bought a new tractor.

Why on earth would anyone remove the level indicator "the first thing after buying a new tractor". They aren't in the way of anything, don't interfere with any operation and are a handy indicator of pitch. They are especially handy on cabbed tractors where you usually have limited visibility of the ground right in front of the tractor. I use the one on my LS a lot to see where the bucket angle is because with the cab I cant actually see the FEL bucket bottom, but not so much on my B26 because I can see the FEL bucket on it much better

By the way, self leveling buckets have nothing to do with keeping the bucket level. It just holds the bucket at the same relative angle that you put it in with the hydraulics as you raise it or lower it. It wont actually level the bucket to the angle of the ground.

 

[adirondackmtnman]

Why on earth would anyone remove the level indicator "the first thing after buying a new tractor". They aren't in the way of anything, don't interfere with any operation and are a handy indicator of pitch. They are especially handy on cabbed tractors where you usually have limited visibility of the ground right in front of the tractor. I use the one on my LS a lot to see where the bucket angle is because with the cab I cant actually see the FEL bucket bottom, but not so much on my B26 because I can see the FEL bucket on it much better

By the way, self leveling buckets have nothing to do with keeping the bucket level. It just holds the bucket at the same relative angle that you put it in with the hydraulics as you raise it or lower it. It wont actually level the bucket to the angle of the ground.

For sure...can't see why one would ever want to remove it...IMO, after not having one on my old IH, and using it on my new tractor, I'd never want to go back...especially when moving snow, I find I roll a lot less sod with it.

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[grsthegreat]

ill take a load of pictures of mine later today and post them for you.

 

[StickFlicker]

Thanks for all the info. You guys are really a good bunch.

 

[PhysAssist]

Thanks for all the info. You guys are really a good bunch.

Hi,

I am also looking forward to seeing your pictures, leveling the bucket is one of the things my wife struggles with when she is the operator.

Thanks,
Thomas

 

[landedakioti]

Why on earth would anyone remove the level indicator "the first thing after buying a new tractor". They aren't in the way of anything, don't interfere with any operation and are a handy indicator of pitch. They are especially handy on cabbed tractors where you usually have limited visibility of the ground right in front of the tractor. I use the one on my LS a lot to see where the bucket angle is because with the cab I cant actually see the FEL bucket bottom, but not so much on my B26 because I can see the FEL bucket on it much better

By the way, self leveling buckets have nothing to do with keeping the bucket level. It just holds the bucket at the same relative angle that you put it in with the hydraulics as you raise it or lower it. It wont actually level the bucket to the angle of the ground.

I took it off after my first day of moving brush worried about getting a branch caught with it

 

[landedakioti]

Why on earth would anyone remove the level indicator "the first thing after buying a new tractor". They aren't in the way of anything, don't interfere with any operation and are a handy indicator of pitch. They are especially handy on cabbed tractors where you usually have limited visibility of the ground right in front of the tractor. I use the one on my LS a lot to see where the bucket angle is because with the cab I cant actually see the FEL bucket bottom, but not so much on my B26 because I can see the FEL bucket on it much better

By the way, self leveling buckets have nothing to do with keeping the bucket level. It just holds the bucket at the same relative angle that you put it in with the hydraulics as you raise it or lower it. It wont actually level the bucket to the angle of the ground.

Took it off worried about getting brush caught in it. My grandfather always took them off. I guess it taught us more growing up to pay more attention to what we where doing.

 

[adirondackmtnman]

Took it off worried about getting brush caught in it. My grandfather always took them off. I guess it taught us more growing up to pay more attention to what we where doing.

I'd say it would probably do more good installed on the loader, and risk having it get broken, than to take it off and lean it in the corner of the garage so it wouldn't have a chance to get broken...they're relatively cheap to replace *if* you ever did get them caught on something, and I've found mine actually helps me to pay MORE attention to what's going on with the loader, it's a tool that works pretty well imo, and they're rarely if ever in the way of anything. But if its what you're comfortable with, I'd say go for it, I just know mine is pretty indispensible.

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[k0ua]

Mine wadded up in the first few hours, not because I caught it on anything, but because the tube it runs in came unscrewed. I repaired it and it works great now. If the Gorilla that torques down the hydraulic filters at the Kioti factory would be put on the bucket level indicator assembly line we would all be better off

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/244448-first-casuality-my-new-kioti.html

 

[adirondackmtnman]

Mine wadded up in the first few hours, not because I caught it on anything, but because the tube it runs in came unscrewed. I repaired it and it works great now. If the Gorilla that torques down the hydraulic filters at the Kioti factory would be put on the bucket level indicator assembly line we would all be better off

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/244448-first-casuality-my-new-kioti.html

Mine on my Deere pins in place, so there aren't any threads to work their way loose

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[landedakioti]

Mine wadded up in the first few hours, not because I caught it on anything, but because the tube it runs in came unscrewed. I repaired it and it works great now. If the Gorilla that torques down the hydraulic filters at the Kioti factory would be put on the bucket level indicator assembly line we would all be better off

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/244448-first-casuality-my-new-kioti.html

The hydraulic filter at my first 50 hr service was not as hard as get the oil filter off I had to take off. But I used a chain ratchet of the Hydr filter off I tried that with the oil one didn't work then pounded a screw driver and that didn't work. So had to take the housing off and bring it to a shop to get the filter off.

 

[k0ua]

The hydraulic filter at my first 50 hr service was not as hard as get the oil filter off I had to take off. But I used a chain ratchet of the Hydr filter off I tried that with the oil one didn't work then pounded a screw driver and that didn't work. So had to take the housing off and bring it to a shop to get the filter off.

Interesting, I had no problem getting the first oil filter off, but the Hydraulic filter was awful.. I worked on it for hours, ( I did not have a chain wrench, I do NOW). I wound up driving a piece of 5/8 allthread thru it to get it off.. Perhaps the hydraulic filter gorilla worked on the oil filter assembly spot the day yours was built?

James K0UA

 

[GMtb42]

I just welded a plate on the bucket like the L2800 had that I can see when it is level, it worked on the other tractor so I figured it would work again. It looks like a step on the bucket but it is a level indicator.

Apparently that same gorilla works for Yamaha Motorcycle company because when I did the first oil and filter change on my FZ6R it was so tight I had to drive a screwdriver through it which tore the filter and finally had to use a large pair or Channellocks to get it off.

I think every engine factory has a filter gorilla in them.

 

[JohninCT]

Here you go. This is on my DK 40. In my opinion bucket level indicator is very useful. I use it all the time. When rod is even with the top of the tube then the bucket is level. I'm sure that you could find or fabricate clamps to hold the rod and tube brackets to the hydraulic cylinder if you didn't want to weld like the factory indicator is done.

 

[TripleR]

The level indicator on my Kubota L5030 was just like the one on the Kioti and it was torn off the first time one of my sons used it in the brush. It is really easy to take the rod off if you are going to be pushing brush/vines then replace it when you are done. The one on the L5740 is out of the way so I don't bother, but even though I can use a bucket without one, it is something I find handy to have.