Loader Unlevel bucket

[JLH4]

Now everyone with a RK tractor will be checking their FEL level, including me.

 

[Btown]

How about some pics for us to see?

 

[DonRybak]

I hope this works. Notice that the bucket touches the ground on the left side and the right side is about 1 1/4" higher. The left cylinder measures 30" center to center and the right one is 30.25". That 1/4" makes a big difference at the end of the FEL. If you compare the grill guard bar which is frame mounted to the red FEL cross member they should be parallel but they aren't.

 

[DonRybak]

Evidently I didn't get the pics to attach correctly. Let's try again.

 

[DonRybak]

Any idea why 3 of them rotated????

 

[kthompson]

I would also measure e bucket. If your cylinders are hose to each other doubt the issue is the cylinders unless they have defective cylinders or they have two different length cylinders.

 

[DonRybak]

Thw bucket would have no effect on the FEL being level with the frame of the tractor as indicated by comparing the frame of the tractor (grill guard bar) verses the level of the FEL. Even if I remove the bucket entirely the FEL and frame of the tractor will not be level with each other. The tractor rep even mentioned one cylinder being slightly different in length that the other.

 

[kthompson]

I would also measure e bucket. If your cylinders are hose to each other doubt the issue is the cylinders unless they have defective cylinders or they have two different length cylinders.

Sorry if I gave the impression thought the bucket was the problem. I meant measure the bucket to the ground itself but you need to be on level concrete or such when you do your checking.

 

[Qapla]

Measuring the bucket is a good idea - if the bucket is not "square" it will never be level. If the two cylinders are not the same length or do not travel the same distance the bucket will not be level. Also, it the framework holding the bucket is "warped/racked" the bucket will not be level.

 

[tookielee]

Doesn't matter how long the cylinders are until you reach the limit of travel. If you curl it down til the edge
just touches the ground / concrete, with no downforce applied, (assuming level ground) if it doesn't touch
on both sides, bucket is out of square or mounting brackets are not welded in correct spots...
is this SSQA? maybe that's incorrect... You really want to eliminate cylinder mismatch as the issue,
set it on the ground and remove lower pins... I bet one side is still higher.