Add More Bucket Curl to Jinma 284

[doxford jim]

He does have the quick hitch, but his is a Jinma 554 with the self-leveling feature. I'm not so sure he doesn't have the same problem as I had... it might be exactly the same, not sure though.
Any 554 owners out there care to comment? mariner?
What about you Scott? I'll stop by your place to take a look at it when I check out your hydraulics.

Hi Rob

Haven't used my tractor (Jinma 554)much at all so since the snow went in April (long story), but just started using it today to take apart a failed septic pressure sand mound. This mound is about 80' long and 35' wide and is around 3.5' high at the centre. This system failed and has been replaced. The sand and gravel etc. has to be removed to somewhere else.

Today I started moving some material and it has turned out to be a little harder than I thought because:

Sand was pretty wet and heavy and when the bucket was as full I could get I could dig a hole with the rear wheels "likkidty - split' before I was aware of it. My rear tires need filling methinks.

Anyway the bucket does not seem level at all, when in maximum curl. I would guess and say that it is at about 10 degrees from horizontal and the bucket was only about 1/2 full at the rear. I am pretty sure that this is what you are talking about Rob, isn't it?

When I used the tractor to move the snow, it was completely different as the snow keeps the profile of the bucketas it is forced in. The wet sand doesn't want to move even (it is also very heavy), though the pea gravel should work much better when I get to it.

I think this problem must be pretty common with the Jinma FEL with the self leveling arrangement.

Has Scott said anything about his bucket on his yellow Jinma ?

I guess I will have to learn to live with it for a while at least - too much work piling up in other areas at the moment. I have bookmarked your thread for reference in case I get the chance to do something about it.

Thx

mariner(Jim)

 

[3RRL]

Hi Jim,
Yeah, pretty much that is what I'm talking about. There was just not enough curl to get a good heaping scoop of material in the bucket. I'm used to driving into the material with the bucket level or slightly pointing down. While doing that, I start to curl and finally lift the fel up all in one continuous movement, but making sure the back of the bucket fills up if I do it right. Sort of like whittling a stick with a knife when you cut into the stick and then feather the chip off. That action is what fills the bucket to the gills. Not being able to curl meant I had to start lifting (without curling) resulting in a lot of the material falling out of the bucket instead of to the back of it. Having your tires filled insures you have enough traction for the proper penetration into the material.

As far as Scott's Jinma 554, I know he's had a couple problems with it regarding the fel, bucket and loader valve. Like what I've done with my Kama, he tends to be somewhat of an animal with his Jinma.
Anyway, when you get ready to address your curl issue, send me a hollar.

Hi Rob

Haven't used my tractor (Jinma 554)much at all so since the snow went in April (long story), but just started using it today to take apart a failed septic pressure sand mound. This mound is about 80' long and 35' wide and is around 3.5' high at the centre. This system failed and has been replaced. The sand and gravel etc. has to be removed to somewhere else.

Today I started moving some material and it has turned out to be a little harder than I thought because:

Sand was pretty wet and heavy and when the bucket was as full I could get I could dig a hole with the rear wheels "likkidty - split' before I was aware of it. My rear tires need filling methinks.

Anyway the bucket does not seem level at all, when in maximum curl. I would guess and say that it is at about 10 degrees from horizontal and the bucket was only about 1/2 full at the rear. I am pretty sure that this is what you are talking about Rob, isn't it?

When I used the tractor to move the snow, it was completely different as the snow keeps the profile of the bucketas it is forced in. The wet sand doesn't want to move even (it is also very heavy), though the pea gravel should work much better when I get to it.

I think this problem must be pretty common with the Jinma FEL with the self leveling arrangement.

Has Scott said anything about his bucket on his yellow Jinma ?

I guess I will have to learn to live with it for a while at least - too much work piling up in other areas at the moment. I have bookmarked your thread for reference in case I get the chance to do something about it.

Thx

mariner(Jim)