Loader Parked Above Other Equipment

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I have a New Holland 820 TL loader installed on 75 hp NH tractor.
I need to park the tractor indoors with the loader raised above another tractor. I've been doing this for 10 winters with no problems but as the equipment is aging (hoses, cylinders, etc.) I'm getting a little nervous about it possibly creeping or crashing down and causing damage to my classic.
There's been no indication of it doing this yet. I have a 14 foot ceiling and can raise almost full height. I will be able to check daily.

Any suggestions on how I can rig some kind of safety support so as to prevent a catastrophe, or would this even be necessary?

 

[John0829]

A piece of angle iron cut to length to lay on the lift cylinder ram one of the oldest tried an true methods out there.

 

[fried1765]

A piece of angle iron cut to length to lay on the lift cylinder ram one of the oldest tried an true methods out there.

That is a very commonly used, and effective loader safety solution.

 

[farmeratheart]

I wish I had a picture of this. There wouldn’t need to be so many words .

When I have a load of split firewood on my trailer and do not have the time or energy to unload and stack it right away, I back it into my woodshed that doubles as my tractor shed. With the trailer there the tractor won’t fit unless I raise the loader up above the trailer box. If the loader fell overnight it wouldn’t hurt the wood, but parts of the frame would damage the trailer jack and hitch.

I’ve got a 8’ length of 4 x 4 bolted to a piece of 2 x 10 about 3’ long that I use as a jack stand under one of the loader arms. I place the T with the 2 x 10 on the floor and gently bleed the loader down so the weight is on the stand and not the hydraulics.

Good luck.

Frank

 

[Beaver Cove Deere]

That is a very commonly used, and effective loader safety solution.

Just be sure it is heavy wall. I folded a this wall piece like it was warm butter.
I rebuilt a Case 530CK engine in the chassis a ways back and used a 4X4 post to hold the loader up.

 

[fried1765]

Just be sure it is heavy wall. I folded a this wall piece like it was warm butter.
I rebuilt a Case 530CK engine in the chassis a ways back and used a 4X4 post to hold the loader up.

A wood post is just not practical, if you need clear space under the loader.

 

[Beaver Cove Deere]

A wood post is just not practical, if you need clear space under the loader.

How so? Post off to the side(s) doesn't work??

 

[4570Man]

A piece of angle iron over the cylinder is the easiest method. My M59 has a built in safety stand. The downside is it only goes in at almost full height.

 

[bcp]

Cut a narrow side off a section of rectangular tubing. Drill a pin hole or two so it can't be bumped off.

Bruce

 

[downslope]

Cut a narrow side off a section of rectangular tubing. Drill a pin hole or two so it can't be bumped off.

Bruce

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I have some lengths of 4" and 3" well pipe lying around. I was thinking the same thing, maybe cut a slot in it wide enough to fit over cylinder pistons.

Could these solutions with the angle iron or tubing/pipe possibly damage the cylinder seals if they press on them unevenly? The rectangular tube you show in the picture looks nice because it seems to have a flange at each end.

 

[Peter 315]

You don't want it to press on the seal. Only on the gland nut that's why there is a flat plate welded on the tube...

 

[RickB]

A valid concern, but few dust wipers extend above the gland.

 

[BravoXray]

Here's what I made for my Kubota BX2230. The curved end is a shaft collar that I cut up who's ID was the same of the OD of the cylinder's pin boss, and slotted a 1" flat washer for the other end. Didn't have round tube, so I cut one side out of some 1 1/2" square 11ga tube I had.

 

[mcfarmall]

Here is my version made out of some salvaged aluminum 2x4's.

Raise loader, apply safety block, turn off engine, slowly lower the loader boom.

I had already bought a pair of shaft collars like my friend BravoXray above when I found the aluminum and then I changed directions.

I used a 2" hole saw in the Bridgeport mill to make the semicircular cutouts to fit around the rod end trunnion and cut the opening lengthwise on the table saw...yes, you can cut aluminum on a table saw with a triple chip grind tooth pattern blade.