repete
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You are right. It ain't got any more curl left.
Kubota Newbie! L245DT/1200 FEL
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cycle_gator
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This does not appear to me to be the original bucket designed to go with those arms. My arms are similar but I have at least 2x as much tip back as you do. I am not home right now and neither is my tractor, I will see if I have any suitable pictures to post to display what I mean.
Is your loader a Kubota 1200 or an aftermarket loader?
cycle_gator
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Dook:
It is a Kubota LA651. My tractor is a little larger than yours, but I believe our FEL's are of very similar design. If I could figure out how to attach a picture from my I-phone to this message, I can send you a pic, but the bucket is halfway unfurled, so it is difficult to compare to your pic.
It is a Kubota LA651. My tractor is a little larger than yours, but I believe our FEL's are of very similar design. If I could figure out how to attach a picture from my I-phone to this message, I can send you a pic, but the bucket is halfway unfurled, so it is difficult to compare to your pic.
cycle_gator
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bky
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I also have a 1200 loader and that is as far as the bucket curls.
also i really couldn't see the pictures of the loader controls but if they are like mine it does have a float position. i had to replace an o ring in mine and found that the ball bearing that controls the float was missing. i found one that would fit and it returned it to having a float position.
also i really couldn't see the pictures of the loader controls but if they are like mine it does have a float position. i had to replace an o ring in mine and found that the ball bearing that controls the float was missing. i found one that would fit and it returned it to having a float position.
Thanks for posting the pic, cycle gator. Your bucket looks like an "L" profile, which is a newer design and better, IMO.
I got the float working. I had thought the float was in the up position of boom control for some reason and found it by accident....duh.
If that's as far as the bucket curls on yours, I guess that's the way they designed them back then. I don't like it.
I might even consider re-positioning the lower pin on the bucket so it can curl more....need to figure out how much dump angle I'll lose.
I'm having a bit of buyers remorse.
Jon Chanoski
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Could you not buy a new style bucket for your loader or move the mounts on your old one?