Driving tractor with the front end loader bucket elevated .

[marcelPL]

This is what happens to you when you run the FEL too high....

 

[johneking]

It can depend on many things.

I mow other people's fields for hire. Some fields I mow, it will be the first time I've ever been on the field. You don't ever get to see it for the first time "already mowed". Some fields, I've been on before, and I "know" the field.

I use my bucket as a tool to "find" surprises in the tall grass and weeds that "no one knows how that got there". I'm pushing the grass and weeds down intentionally with my bucket.

This field had weeds 10' tall in some spots, and at least hood high, all over the field, I'm using my bucket to push it down in front of me to see if "something" is in there:

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In this field alone I "found"...

Stacks of pallets
Old vehicle tires
Old tractor tires
Chunks of concrete
Large mound of dirt

Right out in the middle of all these tall weeds, and randomly strewn about. My bucket, running low in front of me, ON PURPOSE, has saved me more times than I can count.

I have noticed some people driving there tractors with the front end loader bucket about 3' to 4'ft
off of the ground while mowing or brush hogging and I am wondering why some people do so . I always keep the bucket low to the ground .

As most of my "Bush Hogging Jobs" are more like land clearing work {REALLY tall brush and saplings} I keep my bucket as close to the ground as possible to "find" stumps etc.

 

[88bradb]

I have noticed some people driving there tractors with the front end loader bucket about 3' to 4'ft
off of the ground while mowing or brush hogging and I am wondering why some people do so . I always keep the bucket low to the ground .

I prefer removing the loader before bush hogging. It don't take long and makes a more enjoyable experience.

 

[reconmarine]

Also gives critters who might be lurking in your path a few extra seconds to get out.

Agree-see my earlier post on what I do to avoid this. A friend mowed over a 1 day old fawn and has never gotten over it.

 

[reconmarine]

Got a pic of that arrangement?

TXCOMT

 

[jparkerri]

I have noticed some people driving there tractors with the front end loader bucket about 3' to 4'ft
off of the ground while mowing or brush hogging and I am wondering why some people do so . I always keep the bucket low to the ground .

I remove both the bucket and the weight box to get maximum maneuverability. The closer I can get to obstructions, the less trimming I need to do. If you are mowing on a hill, keeping your bucket low keeps your center of gravity low.

 

[reconmarine]

I will post one. Thanks for the idea.

 

[JimR]

This is what happens to you when you run the FEL too high....

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The real question is what was in the bucket? Did you come down off the hill behind the tractor on an angle? I know that with the bucket on my tractor I need a counter balance on the rear because the rear end is light when the FEL is on. That counterweight could be anything from a grader blade, woodchipper, logging winch or a mowing deck.

 

[IndyIan]

Just saw a road crew running a box blade and had his loader as high as it would go.

It does make the tractor shorter, and you can maneuver much closer to stuff, I do this fairly often dodging around cars and stuff when I plow snow at my place on a mostly level driveway. Also in a 2wd tractor it puts a bit more weight on the back end, but only on level ground. Otherwise I run the loader low enough to see over the bucket, or take the bucket right off if I'm mowing trails to make negotiating around corners easier.

 

[marcelPL]

The real question is what was in the bucket? Did you come down off the hill behind the tractor on an angle? I know that with the bucket on my tractor I need a counter balance on the rear because the rear end is light when the FEL is on. That counterweight could be anything from a grader blade, woodchipper, logging winch or a mowing deck.

Not a lot. Just 2 bags of instant concrete as extra weight.

Behind my 600 kilo iseki tx1300 I had my tiller, which is over 100 kilo, and is always kept low for obvious reasons.

But because the front axis of my iseki is pivoting, anything in the FEL being raised can quickly get nasty.

Having this iseki for 5 years now, there are countless times that I had to change underwear

 

[Retired LE]

Keep the bucket low. The higher it is, the tippier it gets, especially on hilly ground.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Not a lot. Just 2 bags of instant concrete as extra weight.

Behind my 600 kilo iseki tx1300 I had my tiller, which is over 100 kilo, and is always kept low for obvious reasons.

But because the front axis of my iseki is pivoting, anything in the FEL being raised can quickly get nasty.

Having this iseki for 5 years now, there are countless times that I had to change underwear

I thought that was what the tool box was for? To keep clean underwear in?



Kidding, of course. Glad you weren't hurt (presumably?)

 

[reconmarine]

I

i lower my bucket and attach a 10 foot bar with 18” chains at 12” intervals to get critters out of the way when bushhogging.

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i lower my bucket and attach a 10 foot bar with 18” chains at 12” intervals to get critters out of the way when bushhogging.

 

[reconmarine]

Attached to bucket with 2 welding vise grips on angle iron screwed to 4x4 post. Since chain was just on hand, it was too light so I put cable clamps on end of each chain for weight.

Has worked well.

As a Christian, I don’t believe in killing any of God’s creatures unnecessarily—especially if the reason is just because I was too lazy to spend an hour with a cheap and easy fix.

 

[fossilfuelphil]

On familiar parcels, I usually mow with bucket up a few feet for visibility as well as not having it hit the ground on the bounces.

 

[JLinOK]

I have noticed some people driving there tractors with the front end loader bucket about 3' to 4'ft
off of the ground while mowing or brush hogging and I am wondering why some people do so . I always keep the bucket low to the ground .

My terrain is often rough so I raise mine high enough that it doesn't jam and low enough for visibility over the top. I raise it high over fences gates etc. when I have tight clearances. I lower it nearly touching the ground when going across slopes.

 

[5030]

Agree-see my earlier post on what I do to avoid this. A friend mowed over a 1 day old fawn and has never gotten over it.

I mow fawns, yotes and ground hogs in fields all the time. No way can I stop the disc mower fast enough not to gobble them up and run them through the crimp rolls. Interestingly, when I go back to rake or ted the next day, they are always gone. The animal kingdom likes fresh killed (and processed meat). Same thing applies to when I go hunting. You don't leave a deer lying in a field or an elk or an antelope lying until the next day because it will be eaten. How it plays.

Cruel as it seems, I mow them and forget about them. I just provided a meal for a predator that they didn't have to hunt down and kill themselves.

 

[5030]

As a Christian, I don’t believe in killing any of God’s creatures unnecessarily

I am, as well, but schitte happens.

 

[sailonner]

on field areas I've mowed before I'll leave the bucket low. In areas where I haven't, I'll raise it up to keep from running into a stump hidden in the weeds or blackberries.

 

[alaarp]

I like your design but do not see how this device would help in the case of a day-old fawn. The ones I have seen don't move if they consider themselves well hidden, even when machinery gets closer and closer. `