Stabalizer is sagging.

[oldpilgrim]

Didn't you say that you had an 'oil' leak? Have you verified that it's not hydro fluid? That would exacerbate the bh stabilizer and boom drop.

Check all your hose connections for tightness.

 

[dickfoster]

Didn't you say that you had an 'oil' leak? Have you verified that it's not hydro fluid? That would exacerbate the bh stabilizer and boom drop.

Check all your hose connections for tightness.

Nope, not yet anyway. Don't worry I'll get around to crawling around it with my wrenches any day now. I don't think this is anything to fret over. I just strapped them both together and up with a rachet strap so no worries.

 

[4570Man]

Didn't you say that you had an 'oil' leak? Have you verified that it's not hydro fluid? That would exacerbate the bh stabilizer and boom drop. Check all your hose connections for tightness.

My tractor doesn't leak oil, but it still leaks down. The cylinder seals and the valve aren't 100% percent sealed and allow some oil to past causing leak down.

 

[oldpilgrim]

My tractor doesn't leak oil, but it still leaks down. The cylinder seals and the valve aren't 100% percent sealed and allow some oil to past causing leak down.

Mine doesn't leak either and it only settles down a little, but the OP stated in another post that he had a small 'oil' leak and didn't know where it was coming from. They could be related.

 

[davesl708]

The backhoe's I have used had holes for pins to lock the stabilizers and boom while transporting. If yours does not have them maybe add some.
The rule of safety is to bring equipment to a zero energy state when not using. The locking pins would accomplish this.

 

[Gary Fowler]

My B26 backhoe and FEL all leak down over time. Stabs slowly over weeks of non use will creep out with 2-3" of cylinder showing when in the up position. In use with all the weight of the backhoe on them it does require boosting them back up every few minutes to keep the tractor level. The boom will be on the ground in a few hours if not using the safety lock. None of this bothers me that much and certainly not enough to do any kind of repair.

 

[dickfoster]

Mine doesn't leak either and it only settles down a little, but the OP stated in another post that he had a small 'oil' leak and didn't know where it was coming from. They could be related.

I'm the OP and I never said I had an oil leak. I don't think the thing has had time to develop one yet. Maybe it's working on one. LOL

 

[dickfoster]

The backhoe's I have used had holes for pins to lock the stabilizers and boom while transporting. If yours does not have them maybe add some.
The rule of safety is to bring equipment to a zero energy state when not using. The locking pins would accomplish this.

It has two transport pins for the boom (up/down and back and forth) but not the stabs, nor the bucket itself.

 

[oldpilgrim]

I'm the OP and I never said I had an oil leak. I don't think the thing has had time to develop one yet. Maybe it's working on one. LOL

Sorry, I thought you made another thread about a leak. Old age and crs strikes again.

 

[dickfoster]

Sorry, I thought you made another thread about a leak. Old age and crs strikes again.

Tell me about it. What were we talking about again?