Tweaked FEL

[ddbackhoe]

Glad it was a non event.

I am not familiar with this set up.

I'm having trouble understanding if one side was out, why was it not clear that it came out?

Probably less visual clues, the newer style covers the tractor frame mount making it less obvious the loader frame mast is not seated properly. If there was a picture of the inner side, the gap would have been more apparent.

 

[CincyFlyer]

Hello, everyone. I took the tractor to the dealer yesterday morning. The service guys looked at it and said, oh, that's an easy fix. It was fixed and I was on my way in ten minutes. Good job Stotz service department in Bluffdale, Utah. The problem, as mentioned by some smart people above, was the quick-attach system on the right side had become loose, and once some weight was put on it, it become completely disengaged. The right side was too loose, the left side was too tight. The guys corrected this, showed me what to do, and how to check it. It's embarrassing, and I realize that tractors are tough and meant to be at least partially fixable by the end user. Thanks again to all who contributed to this thread.

Excellent outcome, after we tortured your with doom-and-gloom scenarios!

 

[Turbys_1700]

Great outcome...
Bet the dealer has seen this before...
I would ask them what is a fail safe to keep the pin from not coming loose...

 

[ericm979]

I would ask them what is a fail safe to keep the pin from not coming loose...

Looks like one could use safety wire to tie the latch down. If you did not plan on removing the loader often.

 

[Turbys_1700]

Good suggestion.
I leave mine on all the time anyway...
No need to take it off...
Too handy...

 

[ch1ch2]

If you can sit on flat ground and lift the rear tires off the ground you simply need rear wheel weight or ballast. That's just not a balanced tractor/FEL and has nothing to do with brand.

I had a HD shredder on the back of my 95hp NH, with loaded tires, and lifted a full bucket of most dirt. The loader struggled to lift it and when I drove it, the rear wheels had a hard time staying on the ground. I had to put it in 4wd in order to feel better, but I ended up dumping some of the load to keep from breaking something.

 

[ovrszd]

You should not be embarrassed by the incident, chit happens. My words may have sounded harsher than others, however the intentions were good. Most of the answers are in the documentation that comes with the car, truck, tractor. We just tend to be too lazy (or stubborn, or..) to read it all. And in times of excitement (new .....) we don't ask the dealer people enough questions.

Glad it was a relatively painless fix.

I have manuals for all my stuff. I read every page of every manual.

 

[ovrszd]

Looks like one could use safety wire to tie the latch down. If you did not plan on removing the loader often.

The manual clearly states how to prevent accidental unlatching.

 

[UtahJock]

I forget I have manuals for everything, that I do save them, and refer to sometimes. And then there's the internet. But as mentioned by others, I was afraid I did something very bad and did not want to mess with it further.

 

[WranglerX]

I forget I have manuals for everything, that I do save them, and refer to sometimes. And then there's the internet. But as mentioned by others, I was afraid I did something very bad and did not want to mess with it further.

Trouble is with internet there is as much or more BAD advice than there is GOOD.... Have BS filter in full detection mode on I-net....

Dale

 

[Coyote machine]

To the OP- glad you got it 'fixed' without having to do what some suggested you might have to do. For a guy not familiar with JD tractors specifically I think I did a good job of describing what likely happened from taking a close look at your original pics.
See post 58, page 6.

Reading the manuals for each piece of the equipment that one adds to their tractor, especially something as often used as a loader, is one big lesson for all owners to consider, of any brand tractor, mower, etc., myself included.:thumbsup:

Seems to me the latching system, as numerous others have said, definitely lacks some failsafes, which might easily be added, especially for those who 'never' remove theirs.....just saying.:confused3:

 

[countrybumpkin]

For a guy not familiar with JD tractors specifically I think I did a good job of describing what likely happened from taking a close look at your original pics.:

Careful don’t break your arm while trying to pat yourself on the back.

 

[ovrszd]

Careful don’t break your arm while trying to pat yourself on the back.

His arm is accustomed to the task and can sustain without injury.

 

[Coyote machine]

Careful don’t break your arm while trying to pat yourself on the back.

No worries, I know how things actually work.

His arm is accustomed to the task and can sustain without injury.

Hurts when someone nails it to the wall, huh? :dance1:

 

[goeduck]

No worries, I know how things actually work.

Hurts when someone nails it to the wall, huh? :dance1:

Uhhh, you must have read post #3 and expanded on it. The attachment points not being secure was brought up 55 posts prior to yours.

 

[cabover4us]

Uhhh, you must have read post #3 and expanded on it. The attachment points not being secure was brought up 55 posts prior to yours.

My brother in law has an JD 855 quick connect #70 loader and watching him move and load large rocks onto my dump trailer the driver side quick connect kept popping out of it's socket, I was amazed it didn't bend the loader out of square.