Bucket drops

[Frankenkubota]

The bucket on my My new 5800 seems to stay in place but, I never leave it up except to quickly grease a couple hard to reach zerks.

What I have learned to watch out for are the stabilizer legs on my bh. I use the bh all the time so I keep it on, good for weight distribution too.

The stabilizer legs leak down and before you know it, you got baby wings hanging out, generating very little lift! I致e not yet smashed into anything but at any speed at all, if you hit something with one of those legs, something痴 gotta give?

 

[Lko67]

It may be normal. Was just wandering. I use the forks when running the sawmill to put lumber that needs edged or slabs. It drops about an inch a hour. My 74 John Deere might drop a inch in 8 hours

 

[Raised on a Deere]

My 2013 Yanmar LX490 for 4 years stayed absolutely put for 4 years, even overnight with out noticeable droop. Cant say it didn't drop a small amount. Then one day at about 1100 hours, my son caught the bucket which was in the drooped vertical position on edge of big stump while traveling full throttle in 5th gear. about 4mph, and grenaded one of the curl hoses like a tire blow out. Replaced the hose and back in business but ever since then the bucket will drop enough to dump its load in about 3 minutes. Very aggravating to live with. I need to figure out whether it is a internal cylinder leak or the control valves.

But Yes some hold extremely well for a good long time of service.