Tires 360 W/loader- Right tire catches the hoses in full turn

Slacker · Feb 16, 2007

Just a heads up to the FT DTC owners, noticed yesterday that on full right turn (near wheel lock) the rear of the right front tire catches/rubs the FEL hydraulic hoses. My tires are R4's. R1's may be slightly taller and more prone. If it catches just right, it'll rip the hoses off the connectors, either from the joystick or loader side. This will probably result in the front loader falling to the ground. Be careful on hard right turns, its only a matter of time for my tractor.

BTDT · Feb 21, 2007

Just wondering, are you going to correct the problem, or just wait till something happens?

Slacker · Feb 23, 2007

BTDT said:
Just wondering, are you going to correct the problem, or just wait till something happens?

I'm still on the fence. The machine is under warranty so it would be covered.
I don't see many places to re-route the hoses. Should I call the dealer and let him deceide what action to take? I bought a new tractor so I wouldn't have to deal with mechanical issues, normal service excluded.

shvl73 · Feb 23, 2007

Slacker said:
I'm still on the fence. The machine is under warranty so it would be covered.
I don't see many places to re-route the hoses. Should I call the dealer and let him deceide what action to take? I bought a new tractor so I wouldn't have to deal with mechanical issues, normal service excluded.

Why would you not want to call the dealer?
Give him the opportunity to make you completely satisfied.

rustyanchor · Feb 25, 2007

I looked at my hoses today and mine look like they have about 1-2 inches of clearance from tire at full turn. Do yours run right against the FEL brace? Can you pull the hoses either up or down to lessen the "droop" in the hoses? I'm assuming they are slightly slack.

Slacker · Feb 26, 2007

rustyanchor said:
I looked at my hoses today and mine look like they have about 1-2 inches of clearance from tire at full turn. Do yours run right against the FEL brace? Can you pull the hoses either up or down to lessen the "droop" in the hoses? I'm assuming they are slightly slack.

Yes, they have a little slack in them and are zip tied very tight to the FEL brace. The hoses are quite rigid, but I may be able to pull some slack to one end or the other.