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[Doofy]

What is the Proper way to backdrag with a compact tractor? I think my owners manual said to keep the bucket flat on the ground and not with the bucket curled down. Not very intuitive when used to a big loader.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Why not forget the tractor then? Save some fuel and simply drag a plastic snow shovel behind you for the same result.

 

[Doofy]

Why not forget the tractor then? Save some fuel and simply drag a plastic snow shovel behind you for the same result.

Hahahaha! Kinda what I thought.

 

[RickB]

What is the Proper way to backdrag with a compact tractor? I think my owners manual said to keep the bucket flat on the ground and not with the bucket curled down. Not very intuitive when used to a big loader.

Depends entirely on how much intuition you have.

 

[RandyT]

The back drag issue is normally associated with having the bucket curled down to a point that the leading edge will catch on stumps, etc causing excessive pressure on the extended cylinders. Having a slight down angle that the bucket can jump over obstacles normally doesn't cause issues with bent or broken cylinder rods.

 

[Doofy]

The back drag issue is normally associated with having the bucket curled down to a point that the leading edge will catch on stumps, etc causing excessive pressure on the extended cylinders. Having a slight down angle that the bucket can jump over obstacles normally doesn't cause issues with bent or broken cylinder rods.

Thanks. That makes sense.

 

[Coyote machine]

The back drag issue is normally associated with having the bucket curled down to a point that the leading edge will catch on stumps, etc causing excessive pressure on the extended cylinders. Having a slight down angle that the bucket can jump over obstacles normally doesn't cause issues with bent or broken cylinder rods.

Also, for those with less skills at doing things like backdragging; using the loader float position keeps from damaging their loader cylinders.

 

[FTG-05]

thou shall never back drag with the bucket cylinders extended way out.

I didn't know that!

 

[JRobyn]

The "heel" of the bucket is what I usually use to backdrag. Ideally in float. But sometimes powered down to the point of lifting the front wheels.

I HAVE been guilty of backdragging with the teeth, particularly when trying to clear roots and such. No damage to date (about 10 years and 400 hrs). The Kubota LA loaders are TOUGH!

 

[Industrial Toys]

Front end loaders were never designed for earth engaging tasks or abuse. Having said that, I wouldn't think that given the moderate energy limitations of a small tractor, that a loader designed for a given tractor, should break that easily.

I can see, that high inertial loads can break just about anything, but the tractive effort alone of a small tractor, breaking the loader???

So why wouldn't they spend another fifty bucks at the manufacturing level and put in beefier loader cylinders? Then backdrag all you like!