Wyld Bill
Silver Member
I'm kind of a perfectionist about mechanical devices & probably over thinking this but,....
I just recently bought a Mahindra 2615 with a FEL.
I was greasing the pivot points tonight & noticed something I didn't like.
Why does it seem like on most FELs & other attachments there is way too much space between the part moving & the part on the outside of it.
You know you have two pieces of plate, a arm or whatever in it, there is a hole with a welded in bushing though both, then a pin through all of them. Why is there 1/2" to 1" of extra space?
Wouldn't it be a better design if it were only like a 1/8" gap with o-rings on the two ends. That way when you geased it the grease would be trapped in there instead of just pumping out all over the place & making a big mess. Just a thought.
I just recently bought a Mahindra 2615 with a FEL.
I was greasing the pivot points tonight & noticed something I didn't like.
Why does it seem like on most FELs & other attachments there is way too much space between the part moving & the part on the outside of it.
You know you have two pieces of plate, a arm or whatever in it, there is a hole with a welded in bushing though both, then a pin through all of them. Why is there 1/2" to 1" of extra space?
Wouldn't it be a better design if it were only like a 1/8" gap with o-rings on the two ends. That way when you geased it the grease would be trapped in there instead of just pumping out all over the place & making a big mess. Just a thought.