Tractor delivery today!!

jinman · Mar 14, 2004

( FEL's a dream to operate, although I guess nothing beats experience when it comes to knowing when the lip of your bucket is parallel with the ground....any tips other than learn by doin'?
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Choreboy, your loader has a rod along the right side lift arm that shows the postion of the bucket curl. The rod has a bend in it that is supposed to align with a clamp when the bucket is level to the ground. I've included an attachment showing these items. The red arrow points to the clamp and the green arrow points to the level bend in the rod. You can check the adjustment on level ground or in your driveway by lowering your loader and rolling the bucket until the notch perfectly aligns to the clamp. Get off the tractor and look at your bucket. If it's not level, loosen the clamp and adjust the indicator up or down on the hydraulic cylinder until it exactly matches level. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

PineRidge · Mar 14, 2004

Good picture Jim. What graphic software are you using to tweak your pictures and add your dodads?

jinman · Mar 14, 2004

I used ACDSee to crop and size the photo and then when I wanted to add arrows, I opened it in Corel Photo-Paint and used their shaped brush to drop in some arrows with 50% transparency and the two colors. It's quick and dirty, but it gets the job done. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

choreboy · Mar 15, 2004

Choirboy? Ain't that one of them lil' fellers in a dress?
It's _choreboy_ /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Thanx byax, ah the blessings of experience...... few more hours in the seat, quite a few hours staring at the yet to arrive manuals and my fluffy questions may grow less frequent..... Will check out the leveling rod before I do any more plowing!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Got a question for someone..at what point does this entire discussion move from this forum to the owning / operating
Is this not a big deal? Should I post and refer back...tips?

Thanx

choreboy · Mar 15, 2004

PineRFidge,

I was creepin....lo range, I think, just approaching the most beautiful neatly stacked pile of split firewood you'd ever wanna see.....5 ft high 16 ft long, a sight to behold....I imagine it would have been on the cover of TIME next week....until I trashed it /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Yeah, as I approached and let up on the fwd treadle she just kept creepin...one of those 2 second ordeals that last about 30sec /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif when you're goin through it... Fortunately no loss, a lot of restacking, but I was able to talk to my tractor the whole time...Again, I refer back to the realization that it was a good thing I decided to do some lightweight work rather than head down to the ditch for my first few hours. I choose to believe I was being watched over....

Actual RPM's would be a guess , maybe 1,200-1,500?? I know I definitely was not pushong it, and the funny thing is I was ready for it all afternoon following that one 'event' and it never happened again.....

What's the relevance of the RPM's anything specific I should know?

Have a good one

choreboy · Mar 15, 2004

Cotton,

I'm happy for you, you're gonna love it! The satisfaction of having such a tool available after looking and learning for a long time is huge...Just having it available for my simple fel work on Saturday was a kick.

I'm already considering a phd for the 3pt that'll make quik work of setting come posts under the ohang on the barn. The trusses were designed with 10' extensions on each side for A) Horse run-in on one side and B) /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Extra storage/work area on the other.

I'm really looking forward to the time when experience with the fel allows me to operate without having to think: "Let's see, in is bucket up, and out is bucket down..."
It'll all come in time....hope you have 55 degress and sunshine on delivery day

Good luck!
for the future.

PineRidge · Mar 15, 2004

Actual RPM's would be a guess , maybe 1,200-1,500?? I know I definitely was not pushong it, and the funny thing is I was ready for it all afternoon following that one 'event' and it never happened again.....

What's the relevance of the RPM's anything specific I should know?



Choreboy I have noticed when my pedal got sticky in the past that it normally happened well below the 2600 working RPM threshold that the engine is rated for. When I am pulling my rig into the pole barn I am at about 1500 RPM and that is when I notice the problem more than ever. It's like the tractor wants to make an exit out the backside of the barn without stopping so I'm always real careful at that point and ready to get on the reverse hydro pedal quick.

I also remember a post made by techinNY on 12/28 that follows in blue:

 There's one thing that has not been mentioned in this post that I think is important. An HST uses hyd. pressure called charge pressure. It uses it for lubrication and to kind of keep things together so to speak. The charge pressure also acts as an internal spring to help return the swash plate to neutral. The charge pressure changes with the rpm of the engine as the charge pump is driven directly by the engine. When the rpm is low, the charge pressure is low, compared to when the engine is at a higher rpm, and flow is also affected. If you are running the engine at lower rpms with a load (going up a hill), the "hyd return spring" is not as strong, hence the HST not returning to neutral. All of the other points (the external spring and lubing piviot points) are right on, but the rpm does play a role in the equasion. Unfortunately, the problem is the nature of the beast to an extent, but can be dealt with. 

Now New Holland may have overcome this problem with whatever fix kit or additional spring that they are currently installing on my tractor. I won't know the answer to that until my tractor is returned to me and I have had a further opportunity to put it through it's paces. I am hoping that the problem has been solved so that we can all put this issue to rest.