Loader level tolerance
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LD1
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Is it a quick attach loader frame? And if so, when you say you are measuring the frame, are you measuring the part that gets removed, or the part bolted to the tractor?
If the part bolted to the tractor is off, I think adjusting air pressure might be the only solution.
If the part bolted to the tractor is off, I think adjusting air pressure might be the only solution.
Yes, talked to the dealer who originally sold the machine. He said to put the tractor on level ground, loosen all the subframe bolts, put a little down pressure on the bucket, then retighten all the bolts. He said sometimes that will take out the out of level issue if it isn't too bad. The guy who owns it tried that but unfortunately that didn't help. If you look at the size of the weldments and the lever arms involved, it's kind of surprising they aren't all off a bit.
It's a QA loader frame. I took lots of measurements to try to figure out what was going on. It was on a well finished, flat concrete floor, tire pressures all correct. I measured to the top of the subframe where it's bolted to the tractor frame, and I measured to the top of the loader arm at various places. The underlying problem (I think) is that one side of the loader frame and loader arm are about 9/16" higher than the other. By the time you get out to the edge of the bucket that turns into about an inch.
I came home and measured my own tractor. The height of the top of my loader arms back at mounting point is different by about a 1/2", but bucket is perfectly level. Looking at the size of the components and lever arms involved, I think JD has the right idea by providing a way to adjust the level. Otherwise the only adjustment you have is the slop in the bolt holes on the subframe.
I thought about that after the fact. The fellow hasn't been successful getting the bucket level by loosening the loader frame, so I'm not pursuing it any further.
LD1
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Try measuring from the ground up to a point on the rear axle on each side. See if there is a difference there. Sometimes, even though the tires are the same and pressures the same, one tire might be a tad stiffer than the other causing a slight difference