Arky217
Silver Member
I have a Kubota model L4200 with Kubota loader.
I think it's about a 1998 model; I've had it for about 8 years.
It appears to me to have a problem with the bucket tilt being very weak.
It has been like this ever since I had it.
Just now, for example, I unloaded a bundle of 16 pieces of 29ga. roofing metal, 3' wide x 12' long.
According to several charts I looked up, the total weight ranged from 325# to 375#.
The bucket has 3' long forks, and I had the straps attached midway along the length of the forks.
When I lifted the load to clear the side of the truck, I also tilted the forks downward a little to keep
the straps from sliding back on the forks.
Then as I was lowering the load, the forks started to angle downward and I went to tilt the bucked
back to keep the forks level so the straps wouldn't slide off.
Well, the bucket wouldn't tilt back; in fact when I tried to tilt it back, it actually started to tilt down more.
So, needing to lower the load without the straps sliding forward off of the forks, I then managed to
manually slide the straps on the forks all the way to the edge of the bucket.
Surprise, the bucket still wouldn't tilt back but actually still tilted downward more when I tried to tilt it back.
It sure seems like the tilt should be more powerful than that.
The tilt has the same diameter cylinders as the lift.
Even if the bucket won't tilt back with a load on it, shouldn't it remain in the position
that it's in when trying to tilt it back instead of tilting downward more ?
I was thinking about fitting the tilt with larger diameter cylinders, but I'm now thinking
that there must be something wrong with the hydraulics.
Maybe a leaky valve or something that's letting the fluid bleed back ?
Anyone else have this problem on a Kubota bucket tilt ?
I think it's about a 1998 model; I've had it for about 8 years.
It appears to me to have a problem with the bucket tilt being very weak.
It has been like this ever since I had it.
Just now, for example, I unloaded a bundle of 16 pieces of 29ga. roofing metal, 3' wide x 12' long.
According to several charts I looked up, the total weight ranged from 325# to 375#.
The bucket has 3' long forks, and I had the straps attached midway along the length of the forks.
When I lifted the load to clear the side of the truck, I also tilted the forks downward a little to keep
the straps from sliding back on the forks.
Then as I was lowering the load, the forks started to angle downward and I went to tilt the bucked
back to keep the forks level so the straps wouldn't slide off.
Well, the bucket wouldn't tilt back; in fact when I tried to tilt it back, it actually started to tilt down more.
So, needing to lower the load without the straps sliding forward off of the forks, I then managed to
manually slide the straps on the forks all the way to the edge of the bucket.
Surprise, the bucket still wouldn't tilt back but actually still tilted downward more when I tried to tilt it back.
It sure seems like the tilt should be more powerful than that.
The tilt has the same diameter cylinders as the lift.
Even if the bucket won't tilt back with a load on it, shouldn't it remain in the position
that it's in when trying to tilt it back instead of tilting downward more ?
I was thinking about fitting the tilt with larger diameter cylinders, but I'm now thinking
that there must be something wrong with the hydraulics.
Maybe a leaky valve or something that's letting the fluid bleed back ?
Anyone else have this problem on a Kubota bucket tilt ?