FIRST Tractor- Kinda nervous!

[Thumper & Buttercup]

Here you go,

In this first picture I'm showing that small lock pin that I'm talking about, this is the thin pin that is about 9" long that locks the adjustment arm pin into place.

Now you pull that small pin out, now you can rotate that larger arm that pivots in the hole of the Loader and the loader mount hole. When you pivot that arm it releases the tension that holds the loader in the mount, it will just pull out now. Here is what the loader looks on the ground.

 

[Little John]

thank you for the pics! I may try to take the loader off this weekend as a trial run. Not sure if I will have time or not.
Thank you again and I will let ya know how it goes.

 

[wwalkersd]

Is there a place I can find step by step instructions of how to unhook the loader? The tractor is a T2220 and loader 240TL.

One thing you haven't mentioned is why you want to remove the loader. If the reason is that the bucket is getting in your way, and your loader has a quick-attach bucket, it's a lot less trouble to just detach the bucket and leave the loader attached, and gives you almost as much extra clearance.

 

[Little John]

Yes, I will be removing the bucket, but once all the snow is gone I dont have much on the table for the loader in the near future, so I will be removing the whole thing.

 

[wwalkersd]

Yes, I will be removing the bucket, but once all the snow is gone I dont have much on the table for the loader in the near future, so I will be removing the whole thing.

If you do, it's quite likely that you'll need to add front suitcase weights to keep the front end down when using heavy rear implements. It's cheaper to leave the loader on, unless you really need to get it out of the way.

 

[csr0831]

Hey Little John....slightly OT, but I was wondering...what is it you like about your 2110? I have the pedacessor to that mchine (2100) and I don't care for it at all. The quality of cut is very poor and even worse, it has less then 100 hours and it's been in the shop twice for oil leaks in the tranny. It appears to have a VERY weak tranny as it will not even spin the wheels over unless you are on the sofest, and/or slipperiest of materials, i.e pine straw or sand. It doesn't even lug the engine down...I had the relief valve checked and it's popping at the correct pressure....was just wondering if you have experanced any of the same problems. Please fogive the interuption on the thread. Thanks

Chris

 

[Little John]

Well, So far I have had no problems with it. I doubt you will be able to spin the wheels as it is 4wd. Isnt that a good thing? I can take it up a serious sloop, on wet grass and turn sharp without spinning the wheels and that makes me VERY happy. As far as power, I have never ran into a situation where I have lugged the engine...Thats good too! I guess I dont understand why you are unhappy that the wheels dont spin. I understand about the oil leaks, that would make me mad too, but so far so good. I actually waited for the 2110 to come out because I heard of the tranny problem with the 2100. My dealer promised me that the problem was fixed and so far so good.
BTW, all 4 of my tires are loaded with wiper fluid.
I have steep slopes, lots of trees and about 3 acres of grass, and the machine handles it all very well. Are your blades sharp? Tires Loaded?
Which deck do you have?
To tell you the truth I think it is the best piece of equipment I have ever purchased. The only reason I bought the New Holland instead of a Kubota was the dealership is MUCH closer (10min vs. 1 hour) . I really like the B3030 Kubota, but the price was much higher and I heard the seat on that tractor is a POS. Not that I cant replace a seat, its just the princilple of it all.

 

[csr0831]

Hey...thanks for the quick reply...Some tractors use the fact that the wheels WILL spin as a check valve and if they don't, it will shut the engine down. I have been working on an old bulkhead in which I have to put some chain around blocks of concrete and pull them out of a deppression. Most of the time the 2100 will not budge them...even on a manicured lawn it will just sit there...you can hear the tranny whining which I assume is the bypass, so I ease up on it immeadiatly. I have a a 30 year old gravely tractor with only 18 HP and two wheel drive and it will move the same blocks under the same conditions without breaking as sweat. The 2100 is only about half as fast in reverse as it is in foward and will not back up a moderate slope, that it WILL go up in forward. I have the 54 inch deck, and it is level, blades are sharp, but when cutting transversly accross a slope (maybe 10%) it cuts deeper on on side the the other resulting in "ridges". Again...the old Gravely cuts the same area flawlessly (50 inch deck)

The limitations of the tranny do not seem to bother me during "normal" grass cutting and I do not wish to ask more from the machine then it is designed to give, BUT I feel that something is wrong with this one, or it's a really BAD desgin. Appreantly yours is better...I hope you continue to have no trouble with it! Good luck with your new machine too...sounds nice!

Chris

 

[Thumper & Buttercup]

Hey Chris,

My T2220 will spin all 4 tires working, I was working last weekend and put the tractor in High range, she pulled great, had no problems moving dirt and snow mounds around. It will be fun to see how it handles the summer work we have planned.

 

[Little John]

I think I understand, we are talking about 2 different situations. I'm refering to losing traction due to slippery conditions and your talking about diggin a hole do to load. I have never pulled anything with the GR2110, so I cant say If I can break the tires loose. Although it really is meant to just cut or push, hence no 3 pt..