Droopy Stabilizers

SteveH_CT · Apr 14, 2004

I'm curious if this is common or not...

When my tractor is parked I've noticed the stabilizers start to drop a bit, within 2 or 3 days they've fallen a couple inches. I haven't let them go for very long without raising them again, so I don't know if they will go all the way down by themselves. Does this classify as a problem or is it just typical?

Thanks,

Cliff_Johns · Apr 14, 2004

I don't know the answer to your question, though I will be interested to hear what others have to say.

( I haven't let them go for very long without raising them again )

So I have a seperate question. Why do you raise them back up? Is there a problem with leaving them down, or allowing them to slowly drop to the ground?

Cliff

BigEddy · Apr 14, 2004

It's typical - cylinder seals leak, valves leak. If they fall down - it's a problem, if they leak down, it's normal.

SteveH_CT · Apr 14, 2004

( So I have a seperate question. Why do you raise them back up? Is there a problem with leaving them down, or allowing them to slowly drop to the ground? )

/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Yeah it's a problem - I can't walk around the tractor in my garage! The garage is pretty small and packed with ... umm stuff. So the 4310 fits in there snugly - get those stabilizers dropping and I have to practically climb up on the seat to get around it.

I'm getting close to my 50 hour service... I'll have them checked out - based on the next post it sounds pretty typical though.

Thanks,

SteveH_CT · Apr 14, 2004

Thanks - I don't see leaks - so I guess it's fine... just annoying inside the garage - I need more room!

Take Care,

OkieG · Apr 14, 2004

Industrial/Commercial equipment (the yellow stuff) has check valves built in...built into the cylinders, I think. On them, everything stays put and defies gravity all weekend long. It doesn't budge until it's fired up on Monday morning.

On Farm/Consumer grade products, there are no built-in check valves, so fluid leaks back through valves and cylinders and allows gravity to have it's way. Driftdown of cylinders is not abnormal.

Once your stabilizers are up, you could probably strap them to each other or to the tractor some way, so they won't fall.

OkieG

SteveH_CT · Apr 14, 2004

Good Idea - What would we do without Bungee Cords and Duct Tape!

Thanks for the info.

WCarlson · Apr 15, 2004

Steve,
I believe it is normal. I like to keep mine up to permit rolling the BH around the garage on snowmobile dollies and to decrease the storage footprint. I took a light weight chain and made a loop in each end with quick links, sized the chain to fit around the stabilizer pads when the stablizers are up. When I am ready to quit work, I just loop the chain around the stabilizer pads and everything stays up until I need it again.
Bill