I folded my Quick Tach plate

[madhouse]

I went to drop the snow bucket and put on the bale spear and this is what I found. This picture was taken after my failed attempt to use it as it was to pick up a bale.

Note the off colored end to the loader arm - that's because a year ago I had one loader arm insert fall completely off and subsequently bent the other.

Not to mention that I broke the loader arm pin on the other side of the quick tach and it completely spread the flange and fell off that arm this past summer.

I NEED A BIGGER TRACTOR!

 

[Notforhire]

I may be missing something here. Did that plate bend just from curling/lifting a bale?
If yes, you need, at least, a better tractor.
That looks like a design flaw to me.
The loader should bypass before something like that happens.

 

[Peter 315]

You need a kubota.... View attachment 640232

 

[madhouse]

I may be missing something here. Did that plate bend just from curling/lifting a bale?
If yes, you need, at least, a better tractor.
That looks like a design flaw to me.
The loader should bypass before something like that happens.

No, The plate bent when pushing snow this past weekend. I didn't even realize and was able to finish the job. Last night I went to drop the snow bucket and the plate was bent.

In fairness to Bobcat I have abused this little tractor. My snow bucket is about 3 times to big - If the snow is wet like it was this weekend I can't always lift it when it's full. I have learned that If I'm driving the bypass for the FEL hydraulics is overridden and I can get more lift. So I can't say I've been good to the tractor. However, the number of failures that I've had with the FEL is a little ridiculous. The weakest link on this tractor is definitely the TL7 FEL.

 

[ptsg]

It's not the brand. Loaders and/or Backhoes are usually made by another company under contract for a certain brand. For instance, Ansung makes loaders and backhoes for various brands.

The way the build that, was kinda prone to failure. That's too much stick out at the top without much support, so it was prone to a fatigue failure.

It can be bent back in place, weld the crack and I would strongly suggest add reinforcement from the top to the bottom with a piece or more, of thick flat stock.

 

[madhouse]

It's not the brand. Loaders and/or Backhoes are usually made by another company under contract for a certain brand. For instance, Ansung makes loaders and backhoes for various brands.

The way the build that, was kinda prone to failure. That's too much stick out at the top without much support, so it was prone to a fatigue failure.

It can be bent back in place, weld the crack and I would strongly suggest add reinforcement from the top to the bottom with a piece or more, of thick flat stock.

I just got a quote back from Bobcat... $1765. I can do a LOT of welding for $1765!

 

[LouNY]

Something like one of these may be a quicker way to get back in service,
Tractor Loader Universal Skid Steer Quick Attach Hitchs

 

[ruffdog]

I just got a quote back from Bobcat... $1765. I can do a LOT of welding for $1765!

Yeah, I'd be beveling the plates and weld it. It looks like the rib on the backside broke at the edge of the weld too. I would also add a gusset from that back rib to where the top cylinder attaches too. How bad did the ssqa pin mechanism suffer?

 

[DK35vince]

That has to be one of the crappiest designed SSQA I have ever seen.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I second that opinion. It has "failure" written all over it. For starters, both sides must be one strong integral unit.

I would go as far as saying that design could be dangerous.

 

[ruffdog]

I would go as far as saying that design could be dangerous.

Especially if you are under the attachment being held by the ssqa plate....................:laughing:

 

[Industrial Toys]

Or it drops it's load and attachment in front of you on the road at speed.

 

[Farmer495]

That design does look very weak!

 

[ovrszd]

I agree it's a sub par design.

It's not uncommon to see them that aren't integrated side to side. But they are built much, much stronger on each independent side.

 

[Industrial Toys]

The SS quick attach is NOT a great nor robust design to start with but it certainly requires that it's individual componants remain intact. There is no redundancy.

 

[Notforhire]

I agree it's a sub par design.

It's not uncommon to see them that aren't integrated side to side. But they are built much, much stronger on each independent side.

Agree.
My JD 5055e had a 1 inch (approx.) rod running side to side which could rotate. It depended entirely on the attachment to maintain alignment.
No issues

 

[ovrszd]

Agree.
My JD 5055e had a 1 inch (approx.) rod running side to side which could rotate. It depended entirely on the attachment to maintain alignment.
No issues

Using yours as an example, look how close the top angle bracket of the hitch is to your cylinder pins. Go back and look at the OP's. No comparison.

 

[Industrial Toys]

If one side of the QA could operate independantly of the other, I would lose my mind, as I do on my JD 640 loader that does that. As it is, in uneven terrain, I have trouble attaching a ridged side to side SS coupler and it always amazes me how it can be that hard. You would think if you get one side in, the other side not quite engaged and lift up, it should all line up. But it doesn't.

 

[DK35vince]

I'm betting I could bent a loader arm before my SSQA would ever bend or twist

 

[ovrszd]

If one side of the QA could operate independantly of the other, I would lose my mind, as I do on my JD 640 loader that does that. As it is, in uneven terrain, I have trouble attaching a ridged side to side SS coupler and it always amazes me how it can be that hard. You would think if you get one side in, the other side not quite engaged and lift up, it should all line up. But it doesn't.

The OP's system cannot operate independently. That's not even an issue in it's design. The issue is the vertical distance from the top angled bracket down to the cylinder pins. Go back and look at the first pic again.