FEL issue help needed

[Bobrown14]

OK so I hit into a small tree with my bucket in the mud. My bucket actually came loose and dont know weather it wasn't attached properly or I just hit it hard enough to knock it loose from the SSQA bracket.

Anyways when I went to re-attach the bucket to the plates, the SSQA plates on each side are not lined up anymore. Once I get the bucket back on they come back into alignment but its a pain in the ass to line up and pick up the bucket now. I gotta fiddle with it.

Looks like the bucket tilt is not the same on each side.

I attached pics so you can see the difference - its 1" longer on one side.

Is there an easy way to re-adjust or did I mess up and bend something I cant see??

Any help would be super appreciated. This is the curl each side

First 2 pics one side is 5" the other side is 4"




Here's how it lines up with the SSQA plates on a level surface





here's when its attached and ready to lock down.

 

[swreeder]

The cylinders look out of sync, have you fully extended and retracted the curl function a few times to see if they re-sync?

 

[Xfaxman]

It twisted the tube connecting the sides. There are many threads on here about the problem. Using the search icon at the top right found a couple: Search results for query: "twisted torque tube"

Here is a good one: Why are my loader cylinders out of sync?

 

[old and tired]

You can cut and re-weld the connecting tube but most people have had success with just hitting the tree with the other side (joking some what...)

You can use the hydraulics to twist (bend) it back to even. Chain one side and use the hydraulics to bend the other to match. Knowing you'll have to go a bit beyond the twist since there the metal will rebound.

 

[amhicks21]

just push the one that's bent forward back by pushing against a tree or something. Its just that weak little tube that runs between them that twisted. Ive had a few guys at work do this and its really not a big deal to bend back.