mattmockingbird
New member
Hey all,
I have a John Deere 2030 with a 1650 backhoe attachment with a long dipper arm that managed to bend one dipper rod and then break it's replacement rod. The gent who cleaned up the cylinder and put the new rod in warned me that rods just don't bend ( or break) unless something was dropped on them ( like a tree) or there is some misalignment in the arm somewhere. Not knowing the history of this tractor, which I just got last summer, I assumed it got beat and had a ding in it. the replacement rod lasted, and I crap you not, about 3 hours before I broke it.
to provide some background: i have used this machine so far only to dig our well line trench, footings for piers, and our electrical trench. When the first rod bent I was working close to the operator's seat with the bucket almost perpendicular to the ground trying to chisel out a pine stump. I was rocking the bucket towards and away from the tractor trying to chip the stump loose, sometimes lifting the back wheels up while applying downward pressure with the dipper cylinder fully extended. This is when the first rod bent. the second rod broke while I was working in a similar position (close to the operator's seat) but only digging sandy loam soil from an 18" trench with the bucket, i.e little to no downward pressure. FWIW the dipper cylinder was painted a different color from the others, perhaps not original and possibly replaced before.
I contacted the gent who fixed it and he said that something's out of alignment, or worn, or bent. any thoughts on what might have caused this, or what i might look into doing to fix it? Obviously the repair bills have added up quickly and I'd like this fix to be it's last! Any thoughts or help are greatly appreciated!
I have a John Deere 2030 with a 1650 backhoe attachment with a long dipper arm that managed to bend one dipper rod and then break it's replacement rod. The gent who cleaned up the cylinder and put the new rod in warned me that rods just don't bend ( or break) unless something was dropped on them ( like a tree) or there is some misalignment in the arm somewhere. Not knowing the history of this tractor, which I just got last summer, I assumed it got beat and had a ding in it. the replacement rod lasted, and I crap you not, about 3 hours before I broke it.
to provide some background: i have used this machine so far only to dig our well line trench, footings for piers, and our electrical trench. When the first rod bent I was working close to the operator's seat with the bucket almost perpendicular to the ground trying to chisel out a pine stump. I was rocking the bucket towards and away from the tractor trying to chip the stump loose, sometimes lifting the back wheels up while applying downward pressure with the dipper cylinder fully extended. This is when the first rod bent. the second rod broke while I was working in a similar position (close to the operator's seat) but only digging sandy loam soil from an 18" trench with the bucket, i.e little to no downward pressure. FWIW the dipper cylinder was painted a different color from the others, perhaps not original and possibly replaced before.
I contacted the gent who fixed it and he said that something's out of alignment, or worn, or bent. any thoughts on what might have caused this, or what i might look into doing to fix it? Obviously the repair bills have added up quickly and I'd like this fix to be it's last! Any thoughts or help are greatly appreciated!
