Front end loaded alignment

[TCarey]

I have a JD 2210 with a 210 front end loader. Love the machine, love the loader with it's convenience to mount and dismount. Lately, I've notice that the loader is getting harder and harder to reattach. I always remove it on a flat level concrete surface, but lately the loader seems to be out of alignment. The Right side appears to be higher and when reattaching the front end loadder, I have to put a considerable amount of down pressure on the right side arm to get the right attachment fork to go down into place and reattach. It also looks a tad off balance when attached, with the right side riding a little bit higher.

It looks like the left side main lifting cylinder has gotten out of sync with the right side. I "suspect" it is due to hydraulic bleed down on the left cylinder, but do not know how to re-adjust. Is there an easy way to correct this ??

 

[RollTideRam]

Is your bucket bent, making it not set level? Check the attachment points for loose bolts also. JC

 

[TCarey]

No, the loader has absolutely no "dings" or bent elements. My work with the unit has not by any sense been "heavy". I did start to notice last fall that the bucket appeared to be a little off level, but it is not dramatic, you really have to look at it to notice. It has only been recently that the unit is getting a little cranky to reattach. I can get it to work by starting the reattachment, and then with the unit still loose, kind of putting a lot of my weight on the right side arm to get it to move into place, then it will attach OK. It just seems like the main lift cylinders are a little out of sync with each other.

My concern is that all things seem to get worse, not better, so I'm concerned if there is not a way to get the unit back into alignment....

Todd

 

[GDebt]

I have a 4410 with a 430 loader. I know that it is a different size but thanks to the good people here at TBN here is what they had me do. Check the brackets carefully a small bend or wear at a mount point makes a big difference at the bucket. Also any bolts that hold the loader to the mounting brackets could be worn.
I found the bolts worn on my loader they were $1.00 ea x4 cheap fix but the wear was about 2-3mm at the bolts which made a much larger difference to the entire right side of my loader.

Again thanks to information from others here not my knowledge.