anyone else have this problem?
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Tx Jim
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That sounds as if the hyd valve spool & housing have a little too much clearance or spool isn't getting completely shifted to float position.
fiddlerkelly
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I have a b2630 model and I use my in the float position most all the time when plowing snow. Mine has been like that from the start, you have to realize that when you are pushing snow if the snow gets really heavy then something has got to give , what is actually happening is the FEL is still float but the snow it is bringing upon is heavier or lets say more resistance is being met some something has to float so it is the front of your machine . When it gets like this I just drop the FEL down but not into the float position and then it just pushes the snow no problem.
Like I said at times this has happened to me and as I am pushing along and the front of my tractor is off the ground then I suddenly break through the snow and the front of the tractor ,the wheels, come back down on the driveway.
Like I said at times this has happened to me and as I am pushing along and the front of my tractor is off the ground then I suddenly break through the snow and the front of the tractor ,the wheels, come back down on the driveway.
Lil_FarmerJim
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Sorry to say that's not necessarily a problem. It's more than likely a result of the forces being applied to the tractors frame as a direct result of the pressure on the loader.
Trying to put it simply with out getting out the whiteboard to draw it all up, when you apply forward motion pressure to the loader arms it applys an equal and opposite pressure back, that is when the loader bucket encounters a more ridged object then clean fresh air. So the slush while it may not look like much was causing enough back pressure to make the front end of the tractor lift. The lift is being caused by where the loader actually attaches to the tractor, on most of the tractors out there that would be above the center of gravity at the mid-point of the tractor.
The resulting angular pressure on the mounts lifts the front end, and you have a wheelie.
Trying to put it simply with out getting out the whiteboard to draw it all up, when you apply forward motion pressure to the loader arms it applys an equal and opposite pressure back, that is when the loader bucket encounters a more ridged object then clean fresh air. So the slush while it may not look like much was causing enough back pressure to make the front end of the tractor lift. The lift is being caused by where the loader actually attaches to the tractor, on most of the tractors out there that would be above the center of gravity at the mid-point of the tractor.
The resulting angular pressure on the mounts lifts the front end, and you have a wheelie.
blueone
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Sorry to say that's not necessarily a problem. It's more than likely a result of the forces being applied to the tractors frame as a direct result of the pressure on the loader.
Trying to put it simply with out getting out the whiteboard to draw it all up, when you apply forward motion pressure to the loader arms it applys an equal and opposite pressure back, that is when the loader bucket encounters a more ridged object then clean fresh air. So the slush while it may not look like much was causing enough back pressure to make the front end of the tractor lift. The lift is being caused by where the loader actually attaches to the tractor, on most of the tractors out there that would be above the center of gravity at the mid-point of the tractor.
The resulting angular pressure on the mounts lifts the front end, and you have a wheelie.
+1 on this answer. I'd make a bet that when this happens and you stop the front goes back down. If there was pressure the front would stay up until you moved the stick.
Jay4200
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I do. My FEL only goes into float when I want down pressure, and locks into position when I want it to float. I hate the float "feature". Factually, I'm not even sure what I am supposed to do to make it go into float, but I'm pretty sure that I have to hold the lever up to keep it there. OTOH, my tractor has 2600 hours on it, and the FEL control is pretty sloppy.
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herringchoker
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+another 1 on the answer and +1 on the bet. Completely normal.
nspec
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Yup, same here. To explain it better, the tractor is simply 'overrunning' the loader. Next time it happens, try stopping and backing up. I'll bet the front end of the tractor just drops down. I usually don't float when driving ahead. Only when back blading with the bucket.
LD1
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+3, or are we on 4 now????
I agree with the others. Completely normal. Float isn't really made for going forward as you have found out. It is more geared toward backdragging.
I agree with the others. Completely normal. Float isn't really made for going forward as you have found out. It is more geared toward backdragging.