Welding

[coupman35]

Woundering has any one welded a plate in the lower part of the loader arm so it doesent get filded up whit dirt .It seams that if i bring the loader arm as low as it will go and go push dirt or what ever it get full of dirt .Yep am someone will tell me dont go to low but it happens .So i was thinking of welding a small stell plate to spot that of hapening

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[diesel85]

I have often times wondered on my loader about where the zerks are. Every time I move lots of dirt, those holes get packed/filled with dirt.

 

[coupman35]

Yep think am going to welded a plate to stop that from filling up am sure some other did it. A sure it going to hurt any thing by doing it.

 

[coupman35]

Well got it done it great no more dirt in the hole .

 

[Smokeydog]

Did you provide drain hole or slot? Guess it could drain fully raised? Don’t think there is a down side and keep the tubing clean. I’ve had mice and one snake come out the upper FEL arm holes back towards the operator station. Live action fun!

 

[coupman35]

Yes i did not welde the low part so water can get out

 

[Frankenkubota]

The grease fittings on my FEL are always full of dirt, i find a stick, clean them out and then grease.

Yesterday was grease day, again. Funny, one of the FEL zerks is accessible but it's twin on the other side is not. I can get my lock n lube to one, not the other? These are the closest to the drivers area, up top.

My right anglevadapter is too big.

Here's my solution. I gotta put the bucket down as far as i can and fiddle around to get the grease gun to work.

Looks to me like they could have put the fittings in a little better place, maybe rotate it a few degrees?

I guess they put them there so they don't get damaged?