Loader FEL Self Leveling

[Napaman]

I bought a new U5030C in November 2010. Very satisfied.

I would think there would be an override on the FEL self leveling feature, but I can not find it. Any advice?

 

[kennyd]

Welcome to TBN

There are two types of SL systems used, one is mechanical and one is hydraulic. The mechanical setup cannot be overridden, but sometimes the hydraulic can be. I am not familiar with your setup, but hopefully someone else is or you could post some picture to help us help you.

 

[oldnslo]

I bought a new U5030C in November 2010. Very satisfied.

I would think there would be an override on the FEL self leveling feature, but I can not find it. Any advice?

What do you mean by "override"?

All of the systems I have seen allow you to curl or dump the bucket regardless of self level feature or not.

If you mean deactivate then it would only be the hydraulic version and some and some don't have this feature.

Roy

 

[fenix]

The self leveling feature operates on the u-5030 till you
move the joy stick to the left or right.
Then it is over ridden.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I have only heard of Kubota having the on-off option for the hydraulic self leveling feature.

 

[rocknrod]

I think he means the "float" leveling?

 

[adjusterr]

My Kubota L2250 has a self leveling or float feature, you quickly push the control lever straight forward, it remains in the "Float mode" until you move the control lever again. Hope this helps.

 

[Napaman]

To elaborate on my problem:
a. the bucket will dump regardless of the distance off the ground.
b. the bucket will not close (curl?) past the point at which it is leveled.

 

[oldnslo]

To elaborate on my problem:
b. the bucket will not close (curl?) past the point at which it is leveled.

Are the cylinders fully retracted at this point?

Does the self level work when raising and lowering or just raising?

Mechanical: would level all the time.

Hydraulic can be either raise only or raise and lower.

Roy

 

[mwb]

I googled your machine and (assuming it has the LS loader) it is mechanical SL. From the pics I saw you should have lots of curl. Did it originally have curl and now it doesn't? According to the LS website you should have 46 degrees dump and 35 degrees rollback. If you measure the angle between full curl and full dump how much rotation do you have?

Maybe you don't have the correct bucket for this tractor? If the back of the bucket is not at the correct angle to match the loader geometry then this could create the problem you have - actually you would have too much dump and not enough curl.

Since it is a new machine don't you have warranty?

Here is a pic I borrowed:

 

[Gary Fowler]

I think you are going to find that your cylinders are fully retracted at this point and by raising the lift arms the rest is mechanical linkage that keeps the bucket in the same position. It should have a float position if you push the lever fully forward but that will simply lower the lift and bucket to the ground in the same curl position that it was in when you drop it. If the fully retracted bucket control cylinder is not getting the bucket level, at least to the extent of design contact your dealer. NOTE: the front lip of the bucket is not going to be level with the back when lifting (see specifications on amount of movement) as you dont want the contents to drop back on the hood of your tractor. The FEL blade is always going to be lower than the back of the bucket just like in the photo in previous post

 

[snowplow1]

Found with mine, LS S3010 that the joy stick bolts had loosed up a little allowing for some slack with the operation of the curl/dump, tightened the 3 hex bolts up on the controller and all is fine, don't know if that will help or not. Danny