sirloinofbeef
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I have a 2005 TC55 + 18LA with about 300 hours on it and I am the original owner of the this tractor. For as long as I can remember I have had issues when using the loader to move dirt. At first I thought I just sucked as a tractor operator but then more experienced guys had the same issue and complained about my equipment. During use, the cylinders that control the bucket become floppy. By this I mean the shiny rods move in and out of the cylinders when the control valve is not in use allowing the bucket to freely move up and down. When digging this results in either an empty bucket because it just rode up over the dirt or a huge hole in the ground because the front edge grabbed and tipped the bucket down for a very aggressive bite. Originally I thought I was getting air in my system and that this was responsible for the soggy noodle bucket but I have proven this wrong. The issue is that there is actually a vacuum in the cylinder as proven by cracking the fitting on the cylinder and air was sucked in not blown out. I can exaggerate this issue by filling up my bucket with dirt, lifting it a few feet of the ground and then dumping it quickly with the engine either idling or off. When dumping I am using the first position for normal dump rather that the second è¿*egen fast dump position.
I think I have proven that the issue is caused by a hydraulic demand that the pump cannot deliver, under normal use my engine is obviously not off or idling, this was just to prove my theory.
So my question is, do any of you other TC55 with 18LA loader owners have this same soggy noodle bucket problem, is this just how this tractor is or is there something wrong with mine?
I think I have proven that the issue is caused by a hydraulic demand that the pump cannot deliver, under normal use my engine is obviously not off or idling, this was just to prove my theory.
So my question is, do any of you other TC55 with 18LA loader owners have this same soggy noodle bucket problem, is this just how this tractor is or is there something wrong with mine?