FEL Stress

jinman · Dec 17, 2003

( broken welds on skid steer loaders due to the stress of running them fast over rough terrain while loaded. )

I think "while loaded" is a sure way to guarantee damage. It's like using a heavy jackhammer on the welds. I am a little surprised it happened on a skid steer, just because of their geometry. But, I guess weight and shock loads don't really go together no matter what the geometry.

art · Dec 17, 2003

One of the things that annoys me the most with a sale of a unit is when the purchaser comes in and wants (this) loader. Why because it lifts more than the factory loader! Who knows how much a front loader and AXLE for a perticular tractor will handle better then the guys that built it!!!!!! We've done that and had to fix and fix and fix the same pieces! It comes from the customers pocket after about the third time which is normally just before it goes out of warrantee. Sorry guys just a problem area and I got carried away!

JerryG · Dec 17, 2003

Allo/Quickie (Spel?) and Buhler/Allied are two that I know of.Chuck M. 
I thought at one time, I have read where Quicke had a shock absorber on the larger loader, I can't find anything on it now. I don't know if I would call it a accumulator or not.

thcri · Dec 17, 2003

Nick,

I think any appliance will put some type of stress on your tractor. But stress is the whole reason we buy a tractor and loader. You see the stress that use to be on me is now on the tractor. We pay good money for these rigs to work in our favor. Any cracks/stress is just battle scars. On the FEL, ballast will take a lot of stress off the tractor and if we operate it under normal conditions it will last a long time. Being around equipment I have seen things like, let's drive as fast as we can into that dirt pile and see how big of a scoop we can get or how much dirt will fly. This is where you will see stress not only on the loader but on the tractor also. Engineers designed this stuff and I am a firm believer in add ons being of the same manufacture for most equipment.

I see your from Minnesota, what part? I am from Rochester here.
murph

yellowsocks93 · Dec 17, 2003

Cannon Falls. We're pretty close. I hate when I see equipment operators drive real fast to plow into the pile. Don't know why but thats probably why it's so hard to find a good used skid steer these days.

rockyridgefarm · Dec 17, 2003

( [We've done that and had to fix and fix and fix the same pieces! It comes from the customers pocket after about the third time which is normally just before it goes out of warrantee. Sorry guys just a problem area and I got carried away! /quote]

Don't you mean it comes outta their estate?

You are right to moan about that point..

ScottAR · Dec 17, 2003

Most of the Wheel loaders and backhoes are installing ride control as an options these days... It is basicly a gas charged accumulator.

CMunger · Dec 18, 2003

JerryG- Yes they call it a cushion ride, shock absorber etc., but it is done with a nitrogen charged accumulator. This concept has been used on combines, for years, for header bounce or shock absortion, Hesston has used it on their SP windrowers since the introduction of the new models starting in 87ish. Oil has no give, for a lack of a better word, the gas charged cylinder gives or cushions the load depending on the pressure of the charge.
Chuck M.

JerryG · Dec 18, 2003

CMunger,
I guess I just have a problem with calling it a accumulator.

CMunger · Dec 18, 2003

Jerry- I can see why you would, I just have never given it a thought, it's just what it has been called for a long time.
Dictionary;1.one that accumulates, 2;a circuit or device, 3;a storage battery or storage cell.
Chuck M.