Attaching Front End Loader...

[TripleR]

Agreed, concrete is preferred, but I've taken all mine on/off in rock or dirt as well by using a board, tree limb etc. if needed, just takes a bit more practice.

 

[rbarker]

Agreed, concrete is preferred, but I've taken all mine on/off in rock or dirt as well by using a board, tree limb etc. if needed, just takes a bit more practice.

I stored mine on a relatively flat section on lawn last winter with no real issues. I just put a couple of one foot square pieces of plywood under the rear feet so that they wouldn't sink in. Practice is the key, once you understand the process well it doesn't take much time or effort at all.

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[Grandad4]

... but at my other property, it doesn't exist...

Maybe a good sheet of 3/4" plywood?...

BCB

Take the time you'd spend on laying down plywood to use your new tool to make a level spot... you need the practice and you'll end up with a more permanent parking spot for the loader. The things you have described: trying to park the FEL on "fairly level" ground, leaving pressure in the FEL lines, loader not user friendly... these are all pretty common new user issues. Goodness knows I went through those years ago, along with other learning experiences, so take heart that some persistence and practice will make you into a pro soon enough. These things do demand some level of mechanical horse sense but you eventually figure out ways to use finesse instead of reaching for the sledgehammer.

Remember there is no such thing as a dumb question or problem. There are a bunch of folks here that will offer helpful advice.

 

[RaydaKub]

I took mine off once on "level" ground and it rained. The feet sunk in and it was a pain. Concrete or it stays on.

 

[nybirdman]

For sure concrete pad is the best;if not take off under a large tree limb so you can hoist if needed.

 

[BCBSLICK]

Well, guess I'll just have to deal with it as I sure ain't a gonna pour a concrete slab!!!...

I think a 3/4" sheet of treated plywood with a 2'x4' frame under it just to keep it up off of the ground--help prevent rotting...

Level that and make it stable on the ground...

Then I can put it in a storage shed at the end of fall...

I then let the loader on all winter to do snow removal...

I've seen people let them attached and mow, but the property I mow would be impossible and dangerous to say the least...

There's a lot Kabota doesn't tell ya about much of their stuff anymore...

Thanks...BCB

 

[boggen]

Well, guess I'll just have to deal with it as I sure ain't a gonna pour a concrete slab!!!...

I think a 3/4" sheet of treated plywood with a 2'x4' frame under it just to keep it up off of the ground--help prevent rotting...

Level that and make it stable on the ground...

Then I can put it in a storage shed at the end of fall...

I then let the loader on all winter to do snow removal...

I've seen people let them attached and mow, but the property I mow would be impossible and dangerous to say the least...

There's a lot Kabota doesn't tell ya about much of their stuff anymore...

Thanks...BCB

assume any sort of hyd cylinder will move. and something will shift / sink on you.

if ya got a tractor, and PHD (post hole digger) drop some taller posts into the ground, wide enough to drive tractor through with some extra inches to spar, and then put a 4x4 or something across the top of the poles. and drop some chains down, or like.

curl the bucket, so it is upside down (so water does not collect in the bucket) position some concrete blocks so bucket doesn't sink into the mud. and away you go.

were the FEL arms attach to tractor, with them hanging by some chains, you can swing the fel arms around some, and if you have a chain hoist or pulleys/rope, you can adjust height.

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if you have quick disconnects on the FEL arms, get yourself some short hoses, to act as extension hoses, for hooking up, so you can move the hyd cylinders some if need be.

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was lucky a couple years ago, and found some new cherry pickers for little over 100 bucks each. you might be able to drop some posts down, remove the longer front legs from the cherry pickers and mount them to some posts. harbor freight i think has some cranes/lifts for trucks or trailers that might be cheaper you could mount to some posts.

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if you are going to build a wood platform, for the FEL, turn it into more like a skid able pallet. so you can toss a couple chains / cables / rops. or use pallet forks, to move it.

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cost of plywood and some 2x4's and screws does add up quickly.
ya got a FEL and general duty bucket, so clear out some sod (grass) and level it out, and drop some 2x4's for side frame work, and either buy a 2 bag cement mixer, or higher someone to drop some cement, or rent a concrete trailer with pre mix already to go.

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what ever works for ya, remember ya gota mow, and weed eat around all the stuff *arghs*

 

[kcender]

When relieving pressure on the hoses,put a rag over the fitting first.You make a lot less mess and it is safer.

 

[tonylumps]

You gotta do a lot more cussin for the first couple of times.

 

[BCBSLICK]

You gotta do a lot more cussin for the first couple of times.

I've had it off a dozen or so times and I'm still cussin'...