7520 Update after 20 hours...

CuzPat62 · Oct 31, 2006

Fella's,
No, the loader has never been off of the tractor. As a matter of fact, it came from the distribution center in Calhoun, Georgia with the loader on it. It was not dealer installed. They had to order me a tractor as they did not have one in stock, so I got a "fresh" tractor, that is what the dealer told me.

As far as I know there has been nothing done to the joystick or anything else other than they just checked the relief valve pressure with a guage. Now, in my manual, under Routine Service Schedule (Hydraulics Section), it says to change the Suction Filter Element at 50 hours. That was done during my 50 hour service by the dealer. Is this the suction line filter that you are talking about?

I haven't used the loader or tractor since then as I have been unable to get out because of the surgery I have had. Still on crutches with a cast on my foot. I'm going to get a friend to unload the feed on Thursday with it. We will see how it works then.

What could be causing the slow operation of the loader? Can the two problems be related or would the slowness be a seperate problem?

CuzPat62 · Nov 3, 2006

I went today and purchased a 2000 lb. bag of soy hull pellets for my cows. I had the guys at the feed store to set it in the bed of my truck on a 48" x 48" heavy duty poly pallet that I got from work. When I got home my buddy unloaded it with my 7520 with the pallet forks on the loader. It picked up this pallet of feed like it weighed hardly nothing. It would pick it up as high as you wanted to pick it up. So, whatever was wrong when it would not pick up the pallet of sod has been corrected, I assume maybe during the 50/70 hour service. I know my dealer replaced some filters, cleaned some screens and such.

Only thing now is the loader functions are still slow. Hope somebody comes up with an answer to rectify this problem.