FEL cylinders bleeding off

[KYMike]

On my Branson 3510 (65 hrs), both the boom and bucket bleed down when parked. Put a couple hundred pounds of gravel in it and measured it over 2 hours. The bucket cylinder gained 1/2 inch and the boom cylinder lost an inch. Never heard it pop or anything, but every 15 minutes I measured both cylinders which steadily bled down. No leaks, fluid level fine, and no "hot hoses." Is this normal? I know it's best to park it with the FEL down, but shouldn't it stay up? No problem, BTW, with the 3PH.

 

[JerryG]

That is normal. Some companies publish the allowed leak down rates.

 

[SHIFTY]

Its always good practice to take the stress off the cylinders when not in use,When your parked,put the bucket on the ground,the same goes for a backhoe,Enjoy the new Branson.Good machine

 

[Dargo]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( That is normal. Some companies publish the allowed leak down rates. )</font>

Yah. I think Kubota has told me that about 2' drop per 15 minutes is about normal. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif