Bent loader frame

[lucky llama]

Found the name. Hydraulic stroke control collar.

 

[JHurt]

Jarid, you're sounding pretty optimistic that ur new shop floor is level......

It better be!

 

[JHurt]

If it's bad like mine was you can put a heavy steel pipe inside the cross tube extending out on the side that is high and while it is under something that you can't lift you can stress the frame in the opposite direction from what caused the tweak. I lifted the opposite rear wheel off the ground. I wouldn't bounce it and I did it a little at a time with regular checks to keep from over doing it. When I got it to within 1/2 to 3/4 inches of perfect I stopped and since then I have favored that side a bit for heavy lifting. It is pretty close to perfect now. I didn't damage anything else by doing this but I was not confident that it would work or not hurt something else. The plates that the loader frame mounts to are stout but the real concern is tweaking the machine. Your machine may not be able to be fixed without causing severe damage to your tractor but I was able to straighten out a 2"+ sag on one side by carefully applying opposite force.

Be careful and recognize that you are taking a serious risk. I believe that the risk you are taking is the same risk you took in using the machine in a way that tweaked your loader frame in the first place it that helps to put it into perspective.

That is why I'm contemplating using the frame machine if possible. It's a much more controlled pull, plus you can anchor from numerous places on the tractor and loader.

 

[JHurt]

Body shop got it within 1/2”. Better than it was.