Fast dump?

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Grand_Pooba

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Location
Wyoming County, NY
Tractor
Bobcat CT230 & John Deere X324
I have noticed the that it takes a long time to "dump" the bucket on my CT230. When its cold its about 10 seconds and after it warms up its about 6 seconds. Is this typical with all the other 230 owners? The manual doesn't give cycle times for the loader. All the other tractors that I've used have a two speed dump and the joystick fells like it has two postions but its all the same slow speed.
Thanks
Steve
 
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I haven't actually timed mine but it is very slow. I would say I am seeing the same numbers.
 
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I also felt the dump was a little slow, but haven't timed it and don't have any experience to compare against. I rarely run the engine beyond 2000 rpm and don't know if that would make any difference. The slower dump time was helpful when trying to spread a little sand over a snow packed driveway. I have a CT 230 w/ about 15 hrs on it now.
Paul
 
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did you adjust your speed knob under the seat? mine dumps much quicker with it opened to let me bucket raise ...
 
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did you adjust your speed knob under the seat? mine dumps much quicker with it opened to let me bucket raise ...

I thought that was just for the 3 pt... I'll give it a try this weekend and report back.
 
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I thought that was just for the 3 pt... I'll give it a try this weekend and report back.

I am new to farming but I allways thought the same as GP that the knob was to adjust the drop/raise rate of the 3pt arms on the rear
 
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Grand_Pooba,

A FEL valve with regen, should be about twice as fast as regular speed. Are you sure you are going into regen mode, as there is an indent/grove in the spool. It should be faster because you are adding the fluid from one side of the cylinder to the flow from the hyd pump.
 
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The knob is just for the 3 point.
I you move your joystick lever slowely to the dump position you will see the loader gain speed and power if you shove the lever to the dump position you may be going into the fast dump position which will only dump fast if the bucket is loaded. Otherwise it is just like putting the loader in the float position.
 

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