Parking with loader bucket raised?

[rharkins]

Just took delivery of our new Boomer 3040 last weekend! I'll get some pictures up later.

In order to get it squeezed into the garage, I had to raise the bucket to make room for the ATV and other toys. Is there any problem parking the tractor with the bucket raised and unsupported? I wedged a 2x6 under the bucket to keep it from squashing the ATV if it leaks down.

Thanks!

Rick

 

[Thomas]

Some buckets might curl upwards after peroid of time setting..2x6 might fall.

Does your fel have lock/unlock device,mostly located on top of spool.

 

[Charlesaf3]

it WILL leak down. Usually overnight for mine. And its heavy - I wouldn't be comfortable supporting it with just a 2x myself.

Make some sort of frame to rest it on, or put it on the ground are basically your only two options.

There are a lot of people here who advocate taking all pressure off the hydraulics when a tractor is parked (especially in the sun) and they make a lot of sense to me...

 

[ToadHill]

I built a shelf to let it rest on.

 

[RickB]

I often have to park my loader with the boom raised. I cut a length of 2" standard channel (structural steel) to use as a prop. Lay it along one boom cylinder rod and carefully lower the boom until the channel is supporting the loader. Stout angle will do the same job and is easier to find.

 

[Opti-Mist]

I often have to park my loader with the boom raised. I cut a length of 2" standard channel (structural steel) to use as a prop. Lay it along one boom cylinder rod and carefully lower the boom until the channel is supporting the loader. Stout angle will do the same job and is easier to find.

Right! The length of angle iron used to be the recommended method for safely holding the lift arms in a raised position.

 

[two_bit_score]

Just took delivery of our new Boomer 3040 last weekend! I'll get some pictures up later.

In order to get it squeezed into the garage, I had to raise the bucket to make room for the ATV and other toys. Is there any problem parking the tractor with the bucket raised and unsupported? I wedged a 2x6 under the bucket to keep it from squashing the ATV if it leaks down.

Thanks!

Rick

Looking forward to the pics!

 

[CurlyDave]

Sooner or later you bucket is going to leak down and squash whatever is under it.

You really need to build a shed for your other toys and leave the loader down.

The other thing you will discover is that once you start using it, the loader will have mud, dirt and general crap falling off it during storage. You really don't need this falling on your other stuff.

 

[Charlesaf3]

didn't even think about the mud - that's absolutely right.

 

[20 20]

Time for a new project..........tractor shed

 

[rharkins]

Thank you all for the advice! I wasn't planning on going back to the woods for a few days, but I took the time and went this morning. The bucket HAD drained down, the 2x6 had slipped out, and my ATV was just beginning to get squashed. I'd have had a major mess if I'd waited until Friday.

I think I'm going to buy a 20' shipping container to store either the tractor or all the other toys in. $1,500 for a water/critter-tight box that I can move if necessary.

Thanks again!
Rick

 

[jacric2005]

I built a shelf to let it rest on.

Do you put the shelf under it and them move the control lever all the way to the down position? In this way, I would assume there is no pressure on the hydraulic system of the tractor. I want to leave the bucket a better position to throw manure into for its trip to the manure pile.