Rear Blade Blade not high enough

[ole farmerbuck]

I have a new M7040 with a new LandPride 8' rear blade. I think it should raise it higher than it does. I doubt the bottom of the blade is 12" off the ground. Anyone else have a setup like or close to this?

 

[KB9UDE]

Adjust the top link shorter. Also on a Deere we have 3 positions for the top link to pin into on the tractor. Bottom hole will raise implement the highest.

 

[gwdixon]

Adjust the top link shorter. Also on a Deere we have 3 positions for the top link to pin into on the tractor. Bottom hole will raise implement the highest.

This is a valid idea. Plus, with a hydraulic top link it is easy to shorten the top link and pivot the implement with little effort.

One more thing to check (since it took me two months to realize it). When you pull back the 3 PH lever to lift there is a stop that is hit every time. However, if you push the lever away from you a bit it will clear the stop and provide another 6" of lift.

Eventually, I loosened the thumbscrew on the stop and turned it sideways so it doesn't interfere with the lifting lever. Simple fix - hope that was it for your situation.

 

[Gordon Gould]

You probably have a set of holes along your lift arms where the lift links attach from above. Moving the lift links to a hole on the arms which is closer to the tractor will give you more lift height ( and more drop ).

 

[MtnViewRanch]

You probably have a set of holes along your lift arms where the lift links attach from above. Moving the lift links to a hole on the arms which is closer to the tractor will give you more lift height ( and more drop ).

Gordon, are you sure? I thought that with the side links set in the holes closest to the tractor that the implement would go down farther, but not raise as much. With the side links in the holes farthest from the tractor the implements will lift higher, but not drop as far. If he puts his top link in the bottom of the 3 holes on the tractor, that will get him the most height gain.

I personally rely on a hydraulic top link to raise my Land Pride RBT45108 for transport.

 

[fbenevento]

MtnViewRanch: That is a serious backblade!!! very nice setup. i was wondering about the hydraulics on there.. i know right now.. when i tilt my blade for say ditching.. its tough to cut through the ground.. just seems like an amazing amount of force pushing back against the hydrauilics. what would it take to blow out either the cylinder or maybe a line.. something like that.. on there? has it ever happend?

 

[Gordon Gould]

Gordon, are you sure? I thought that with the side links set in the holes closest to the tractor that the implement would go down farther, but not raise as much. With the side links in the holes farthest from the tractor the implements will lift higher, but not drop as far. If he puts his top link in the bottom of the 3 holes on the tractor, that will get him the most height gain.

I personally rely on a hydraulic top link to raise my Land Pride RBT45108 for transport.

YES I am sure, on mine anyway. Think of the lift arm as a radius. The closer to the center you are when you move it up a fixed distance the more the end will move up.
If you raise the lift arms all the way up then look to see what will happen if you change holes you will see that you have to pick the arms up higher to get into the next set of holes closer to the tractor. (At least on mine)

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Looks like i need to drop the top link down to the bottom hole. The arms are in the hole fartherest from the hole and looks like that is the best. I'll go drop the top link. Thanks guys.

 

[jlsmith]

Gordon, are you sure? I thought that with the side links set in the holes closest to the tractor that the implement would go down farther, but not raise as much. With the side links in the holes farthest from the tractor the implements will lift higher, but not drop as far. If he puts his top link in the bottom of the 3 holes on the tractor, that will get him the most height gain.

I personally rely on a hydraulic top link to raise my Land Pride RBT45108 for transport.

I was thinking the same thing. :thumbsup:

 

[Gordon Gould]

Its an adjustment people often over look. You should set the top link so that the blade is level when angled. If your height is still limited you can change the side link attachment point.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I was thinking the same thing. :thumbsup:

Come on guys - I would not purposefully lie to you.
With the geometery of my hitch as I move the side links closer to the tractor I get increased motion in both directions, up and down. I do gain more on the down than the up but the height does increase. I just tryed it to make sure.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Well i got it working. What a dealer! Just need cylinder number 3 now. It only came with 2 but i now have 3 remotes so i might as well be able to use em.

 

[gwdixon]

Well i got it working. What a dealer! Just need cylinder number 3 now. It only came with 2 but i now have 3 remotes so i might as well be able to use em.

After all of these posts and you don't even tell us what the fix was!!!!

C'mon, come clean and clue us in.:thumbsup:

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Well, i put the bushings in the dealer left out. Lowered the center link down to the bottom hole on the tractor and that did the trick. She's ready for some bladin!!

 

[wvpolekat]

Come on guys - I would not purposefully lie to you.
With the geometery of my hitch as I move the side links closer to the tractor I get increased motion in both directions, up and down. I do gain more on the down than the up but the height does increase. I just tryed it to make sure.

Wouldn't this also reduce lift capacity? It would either raise it or lower it.

 

[JoeL4330]

MtnViewRanch: That is a serious backblade!!! very nice setup. i was wondering about the hydraulics on there.. i know right now.. when i tilt my blade for say ditching.. its tough to cut through the ground.. just seems like an amazing amount of force pushing back against the hydrauilics. what would it take to blow out either the cylinder or maybe a line.. something like that.. on there? has it ever happend?

I have an 8' landpride that is fully hydraulic(tilt, angle, offset and tail wheel) and the answer to your concern are "cushion" valves

 

[MtnViewRanch]

MtnViewRanch: That is a serious backblade!!! very nice setup. i was wondering about the hydraulics on there.. i know right now.. when i tilt my blade for say ditching.. its tough to cut through the ground.. just seems like an amazing amount of force pushing back against the hydrauilics. what would it take to blow out either the cylinder or maybe a line.. something like that.. on there? has it ever happend?

Never happened to me. I doubt that it would, I'm relatively sure that the tractor would stop moving before anything on the blade let go. My blade is designed for a 15,000lb machine and mine only weighs 12k. I think that I'm safe.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Gordon, any chance of a picture or two. How I'm understanding your configuration is that the bottom of your side links actually would be pointing towards your tractor instead of away from it. So when you have your side links set to the outer most hole they are vertical and the bottom does not slope away from the tractor? Is there a chance that your lower lift arms are on backwards? The holes that you connect to your implements should be attached at the tractor and the ones at the tractor should be the ones that are connected to the implement. I think that if your arms were to be turned around your tractor would be like the rest of ours are. To quote my wife, "Dude! They put your tractor together wrong!" Notice in the pics that the side links slope away from the tractor at the bottom.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Wouldn't this also reduce lift capacity? It would either raise it or lower it.

Yes, but not a worry for a rear blade unless it weighs an awful lot.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Gordon, any chance of a picture or two. How I'm understanding your configuration is that the bottom of your side links actually would be pointing towards your tractor instead of away from it. So when you have your side links set to the outer most hole they are vertical and the bottom does not slope away from the tractor? Is there a chance that your lower lift arms are on backwards? The holes that you connect to your implements should be attached at the tractor and the ones at the tractor should be the ones that are connected to the implement. I think that if your arms were to be turned around your tractor would be like the rest of ours are. To quote my wife, "Dude! They put your tractor together wrong!" Notice in the pics that the side links slope away from the tractor at the bottom.

Boy you dont give people or Kubota much credit. Surely you realize all tractors are not the same I will take some pictures today.