tym t233 ball joints

[DJFireUSA]

How do you rip them unhooking the loader and why unhook it to begin with? Curious is all

My boots are toast too

 

[brooksto]

How do you rip them unhooking the loader and why unhook it to begin with? Curious is all

My boots are toast too

I seem to have a lot of trouble unhooking the loader. I dont know if I am just doing it wrong or the fact I am trying to unhook in a field instead of a hard surface, but each time is an adventure. The last time I unhooked the support legs caught on the ball joints and ripped the front of each boot. I would love if someone could make a video of unhooking the loader to see if I'm doing somthing wrong.

As for why I would unhook, we have a good bit of the property split up with fencing, even with taking just the bucket off I can't get as close as I would like, hence taking the whole loader off

 

[DJFireUSA]

Perhaps this will help --- I know it's a Mahindra but it's almost the same exact tractor... Only shows it going back on but you should get the idea...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89hEU-DWOlc

What work are you doing where you have to get right against the fence? Only thing I can think of is perhaps mowing and there are other options for that.

I am always looking to expand my knowledge base so please understand I am not trying to give you any crap about what you are doing. You may be using the tractor in a way I have never thought of before... who knows?

I seem to have a lot of trouble unhooking the loader. I dont know if I am just doing it wrong or the fact I am trying to unhook in a field instead of a hard surface, but each time is an adventure. The last time I unhooked the support legs caught on the ball joints and ripped the front of each boot. I would love if someone could make a video of unhooking the loader to see if I'm doing somthing wrong.

As for why I would unhook, we have a good bit of the property split up with fencing, even with taking just the bucket off I can't get as close as I would like, hence taking the whole loader off

 

[brooksto]

Perhaps this will help --- I know it's a Mahindra but it's almost the same exact tractor... Only shows it going back on but you should get the idea...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89hEU-DWOlc

What work are you doing where you have to get right against the fence? Only thing I can think of is perhaps mowing and there are other options for that.

I am always looking to expand my knowledge base so please understand I am not trying to give you any crap about what you are doing. You may be using the tractor in a way I have never thought of before... who knows?

Thanks for the video link, I will have to check it out when I get home and have sound. I feel like I am doing that process, trying to work the bucket up and down to raise and lower it to where it will line up with the upper pivots. I feel like the fold down support legs should be longer I have had some success with trying to prop them up on blocks when removing the loader, but the feet of those legs are so close to the tires that its hard not to have the block pressing into the sidewall and Im afraid I will damage the tire.

The reason I want to remove the loader is for mowing, I have the 60" belly mower, and when doing the first pass on the perimeter I can get close to the fence fine until I meet a corner. I then have to make the turn early to avoid hitting the fence in front with the loader. Two things I have done to help this, one remove just the bucket and then raise the loader high overhead, this allows me to get closer before I make the turn, two is after making the turn, back up towards the corner, that allows me to get a little more cut out of the corner.

I dont like having the loader attached because it is often blocking my field of view, or I am constantly raising, lowering to avoid hitting somthing, the wife doesnt like mowing with it for that reason also, and was the main reason why I tried removing the loader in the first place.

I realize this is not a small lawnmower and since I have gotten my old ford lawn tractor running again we have not used the tractor much for mowing the small paddocks and mainly just use it for the larger fields. I had hoped the tym could be a jack of all trades and in a way it is, but it doesnt have the manuverability that the garden tractor has, or the power that a larger tractor has. I have realized that in my situation I would be better off with two machines then trying to do everything with one.

 

[chrise]

Most of the posts seem to go way back. Both ball joint boots on my TYM 273 (10+ years old) are ripped or almost falling off with no grease inside. I get the idea finding a replacement and then getting them applied to the tractor could be difficult. Is it ok do you think to just manually apply grease every week or so? Thanks in advance

 

[Btown]

Most of the posts seem to go way back. Both ball joint boots on my TYM 273 (10+ years old) are ripped or almost falling off with no grease inside. I get the idea finding a replacement and then getting them applied to the tractor could be difficult. Is it ok do you think to just manually apply grease every week or so? Thanks in advance

They should be easy to get from a dealer. But changing them is another story.

 

[Bkjohns]

They are actually pretty easy to change if you have any mechanical inclination and basic tools. Have done it twice to both sides so far.

 

[chrise]

Thanks guys -I don't have much mechanical intuition but I have a friend that does.
I don't use the tractor too much and was hoping to hear that it would be enough to grease the 2 joints before or after each use and forget the rubber boots that seem very thin and likely to get ripped again..

 

[Btown]

I believe they redesigned them and were better. They had some warranty issues.

 

[chrise]

btw does anyone know of a dealer who will ship parts? Thanks in advance.