Loader FEL level indicator rod.

[StickFlicker]

Hello all,

One of my wants is to add a bucket level indicator rod to my recently purchased DK50. Can one of you e-me some pictures of what it looks like on a FEL that came that way. I'm most interested in the connection point and any linkage or whatever. No need for me to re engineer something that simple and I want to just make a quick retrofit so I have a usable indicator. Just PM me and I can provide an Email address to send picture to. Thx

 

[Coyote machine]

Isn't your loader self-leveling type?

 

[StickFlicker]

Hi C.M. I guess it could be. I've never had one before so I guess I didn't know to think of that. That's another reason I NEED some manuals or at least a bunch of help from those that know more than I do about this rig. So self leveling means the bucket just goes limp once the front edge hit ground??? I used it to move some dirt the day after it arrived but I didn't notice it being any different from the FEL on my old Ford 2110.

Today I made a paper outline of the unbroken L.rear corner window then used it as a template to cut out a (hopefully) Plexiglas window. I wanted Polycarb but I had a piece of plexy just the right size with little waste. Maybe tomorrow I'll get it shaped into it's wrap around shape.

 

[mj007]

Hello all,

One of my wants is to add a bucket level indicator rod to my recently purchased DK50. Can one of you e-me some pictures of what it looks like on a FEL that came that way. I'm most interested in the connection point and any linkage or whatever. No need for me to re engineer something that simple and I want to just make a quick retrofit so I have a usable indicator. Just PM me and I can provide an Email address to send picture to. Thx

There was a picture and a short article in FARMSHOW in one of their issues in the early part of 2011 - the guy had come up with a simple and much better indicator setup than the 'rod-in-a-tube' device that many companies use. It was in issue 2011 - Volume #35, Issue #4 - this will get you started - FARM SHOW - Tilt Gauge Guides Loader Bucket

 

[landedakioti]

Hello all,

One of my wants is to add a bucket level indicator rod to my recently purchased DK50. Can one of you e-me some pictures of what it looks like on a FEL that came that way. I'm most interested in the connection point and any linkage or whatever. No need for me to re engineer something that simple and I want to just make a quick retrofit so I have a usable indicator. Just PM me and I can provide an Email address to send picture to. Thx

I had one on my dk 40 took it off never used them on the farm we just eyed the top and side of bucket to level it. That was the fist thing my grandfather would take off when he bought a new tractor.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I had one on my dk 40 took it off never used them on the farm we just eyed the top and side of bucket to level it. That was the fist thing my grandfather would take off when he bought a new tractor.

Why on earth would anyone remove the level indicator "the first thing after buying a new tractor". They aren't in the way of anything, don't interfere with any operation and are a handy indicator of pitch. They are especially handy on cabbed tractors where you usually have limited visibility of the ground right in front of the tractor. I use the one on my LS a lot to see where the bucket angle is because with the cab I cant actually see the FEL bucket bottom, but not so much on my B26 because I can see the FEL bucket on it much better

By the way, self leveling buckets have nothing to do with keeping the bucket level. It just holds the bucket at the same relative angle that you put it in with the hydraulics as you raise it or lower it. It wont actually level the bucket to the angle of the ground.

 

[adirondackmtnman]

Why on earth would anyone remove the level indicator "the first thing after buying a new tractor". They aren't in the way of anything, don't interfere with any operation and are a handy indicator of pitch. They are especially handy on cabbed tractors where you usually have limited visibility of the ground right in front of the tractor. I use the one on my LS a lot to see where the bucket angle is because with the cab I cant actually see the FEL bucket bottom, but not so much on my B26 because I can see the FEL bucket on it much better

By the way, self leveling buckets have nothing to do with keeping the bucket level. It just holds the bucket at the same relative angle that you put it in with the hydraulics as you raise it or lower it. It wont actually level the bucket to the angle of the ground.

For sure...can't see why one would ever want to remove it...IMO, after not having one on my old IH, and using it on my new tractor, I'd never want to go back...especially when moving snow, I find I roll a lot less sod with it.

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[grsthegreat]

ill take a load of pictures of mine later today and post them for you.

 

[StickFlicker]

Thanks for all the info. You guys are really a good bunch.

 

[PhysAssist]

Thanks for all the info. You guys are really a good bunch.

Hi,

I am also looking forward to seeing your pictures, leveling the bucket is one of the things my wife struggles with when she is the operator.

Thanks,
Thomas