Watch out for large chunks of snow/ice!

[jdgreg]

This weekend I took the blade off the loader and put the bucket back on to move some of the snow piles further back from the drive. As luck would have it, a large chunk toppled over the back of the bucket when it was raised and landed on the hood of my 4210. I noticed later in the day that it had busted the hood up pretty good. I should have listened to my inner voice saying "get out and move that chunk before .....". Looks like I'll be buying a new hood this summer.

 

[DanD78]

I did the same thing with a chunk of fire wood falling back on the hood on my 3320. You have to look for the crack but it broke the under side of the hood as well. If it had been summer time it probably would have just bounced off but it was around 5 deg and the plastic was probably very brittle. I think the hood is one piec and around $800. I guess they don't put those stickers on the loader frames for nothing.

Dan

 

[JB4310]

Yup you gotta be careful when raising full buckets to max height, you have to roll bucket to keep level, even dirt can come over the back. never did it myself but came close.

With my canopy I can't see the bucket completely when raised all the way.

JB.

 

[Egon]

Haven't had any thing fall back on my tractor.

 

[JB4310]

Haven't had any thing fall back on my tractor.

I can see why

 

[jdgreg]

Haven't had any thing fall back on my tractor.

Nice. Unfortunately, after the fact I thought about doing something just like that. I have the mesh screen, just need to weld up the frame.

BTW, the loader was not at max height, maybe 2/3 the way up, but high enough for the chunk to do it's kamikaze dive.

 

[Egon]

At the JD dealer I saw several tractors with damaged hoods. Some were fixed using aluminum straps or plates underneath that were pop riveted to the hood. Seemed to make a decent fix.

The rocks on the hood are not so bad but if you lift a log that rolls back it could turn one into a Thin Man quite easily!

 

[beenthere]

Haven't had any thing fall back on my tractor.

FEL raised to full height, without curling the bucket down, the chunk of ice the OP experienced would just land further back on the hood with that ramp.

 

[jdgreg]

That's another reason why I really like my Curtis cab, dont have to worry about something rolling back onto me. Just the hood.

 

[joes_427_vette]

At the JD dealer I saw several tractors with damaged hoods. Some were fixed using aluminum straps or plates underneath that were pop riveted to the hood. Seemed to make a decent fix.

So long as its not MY hood your pop riviting together. The "cobble job " would just drive me the rest of the way crazy.

My theory..... Run she may, shine she must !