FEL broke!!

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wilnis

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Hello-Relatively new TN60A (45 hours) with Quick attach on FEL, had pallet forks on, moving two big rocks. I was carrying them low and bumped the ground and one side of the quick attach mechanism disengaged allowing the pallet fork on that side to slip down. I immediately stopped, rocked the forks forward and unloaded the rocks. Now the left cylinder is about 1" further out than the right so I can't reattach the pallet forks or the bucket as the plates are not at the same angle!! When I rock the quick attach all the way back it levels out but it clearly isn't right. When I rock it forward, the left cylinder moves out an inch before the right cylinder moves. Checked the manual, and no help so I'm writing to the masters as to what to do. Probably back to the dealer for adjustments of the cylinders, or new quick attach for the loader as I may have bent it. Yuck! Any ideas would be appreciated. Bill
 
   / FEL broke!! #2  
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Pictures???
 
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You may have air in cylinder; have you run the cylinders all the way out and in a few times to purge cylinder?
 
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yeah thats what i was going to say. Run it at hi-rpms all the way in and out several times and they should equal out.

Mike
 
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#5  
Thanks to dqdave1 and Roto. I let the tractor sit overnight with the bucket on it that I was finally able to attach by locking the right side, then lifting bucket, rolling it forward and pushing it into the ground so the left side plate could line up to be attached. This am I drove around for 30" rolling the bucket and loader up and down and it appears that most of the 1" difference has righted itself. The attachement plate on the left side of the tractor side of the loader is definitely torqued enough that I probably will take it to a body shop as others on this site have done and get it straightened. I searched the site for "hydraulics" and found a ton of helpful lnfo others had posted that applied in my case. Thanks again. Bill
 

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