Loader Annoying Rattle

   / Annoying Rattle #12  
my rops rattles but that is the way it goes. as long as i know it is just that! nothing more serious are mysterious.
 
   / Annoying Rattle #13  
Cut a "bushing" out of a piece of rubber hose or silastic tubing that fits over the big pin and is just a little longer than the distance from the loader frame to the edge of the lynch pin hole. Slide the piece of hose over the loader pin and then put the lynch pin in place. The rubber hose will put a little pressure against the lynch pin to keep it from rattling.
 
   / Annoying Rattle #14  
I feel your pain. The pins for our 2538 loader rattled so bad, it was almost to much. The thing is our 2555 pins don't rattle at all. It must be the harmonics from the specific engine in the 2538.
 
   / Annoying Rattle #15  
My 6520's loader pins don't rattle. Guess the ML175 loader is just too much weight to rattle. But my ROPS pins rattled enough for me to swap them out for bolts.
hugs, Brandi
 
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#16  
I just did that too!
Rattle gone!
 
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#17  
Cut a "bushing" out of a piece of rubber hose or silastic tubing that fits over the big pin and is just a little longer than the distance from the loader frame to the edge of the lynch pin hole. Slide the piece of hose over the loader pin and then put the lynch pin in place. The rubber hose will put a little pressure against the lynch pin to keep it from rattling.

I like this idea, I put the bingee cords as shown in post #10 from rokit (thanks rokit!)
But I might try this out as I would like the look better.
Thanks!
 
   / Annoying Rattle #18  
Earplugs ??:p

Actually I took the rattle as a positive sign the superstructure mounts are doing the job of carrying the FEL load, and not the pins...but then again, I'm weird that way. Mine don't do it all the time. Haven't isolated the conditions when it does rattle yet.

I do like the grease idea though. Nice and simple.
 
   / Annoying Rattle #19  
I use those bungee's a lot. Great invention----
however I needed some bigger ones for my extension cords and other tasks.
SO
Drilled 1/2 way thru old golf balls and custom made bigger HD ones using heavier bungee elastic that I had on hand.
Real handy for coiled hoses and my 50 ft 12 g extensions.
 
   / Annoying Rattle #20  
I just did that too!
Rattle gone!

That's what I plan to do too (use bolts in place of ROPS pins). The loader pins are rattling like crazy, so I'll try the small bungees first, and if that doesn't get it, I know a generous application of grease will.
 

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