MoArk Willy
Gold Member
The loader is a real pain if your tractor and FEL are not on the same plane when attaching or removing. I've wrestled with it enough to make sure it is now. But as far as stupid things go......
When I first got my tractor I was moving some dirt piles around some rough ground. Everything was going well until I tried to dump a bucket too fast with one wheel in a small hole. Suddenly I was on my side. Scared the **** out of me. I had only made one payment at this time and I was afraid I had done some real damage.
After panicking for a while I went in the house to get my wife for some help trying to right the tractor. When I went back outside I noticed one thing that surprised me more than anything....none of the tractor body had touched the ground, just the bucket. The turf tires are wide enough to keep the entire tractor from touching.
No damage whatsoever. Anyway, after a well place jack against the FEL mounting bracket and a strong strap affixed to a tree we were able to right the machine. I wasn't hurt but a bit scraped up from jumping clear, the tractor was not damaged and I learned a valuable lesson in loader operation.
Since then I have purchased a ballast box which I use when not using the box blade, the rops is ALWAYS up when using the fel and I am careful when going into unfamiliar territory.
And sometimes the loader is still a pain in the *** to take off and on.
When I first got my tractor I was moving some dirt piles around some rough ground. Everything was going well until I tried to dump a bucket too fast with one wheel in a small hole. Suddenly I was on my side. Scared the **** out of me. I had only made one payment at this time and I was afraid I had done some real damage.
After panicking for a while I went in the house to get my wife for some help trying to right the tractor. When I went back outside I noticed one thing that surprised me more than anything....none of the tractor body had touched the ground, just the bucket. The turf tires are wide enough to keep the entire tractor from touching.
No damage whatsoever. Anyway, after a well place jack against the FEL mounting bracket and a strong strap affixed to a tree we were able to right the machine. I wasn't hurt but a bit scraped up from jumping clear, the tractor was not damaged and I learned a valuable lesson in loader operation.
Since then I have purchased a ballast box which I use when not using the box blade, the rops is ALWAYS up when using the fel and I am careful when going into unfamiliar territory.
And sometimes the loader is still a pain in the *** to take off and on.