Front End Loader coming off in the middle of working.

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While working on transferring dirt my FEL on my John Deere 790 tractor intermittently comes off. Its a John Deere 10 FEL and I usually have the John Deere 7 Back Hoe attached, has anyone come across this.
 
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I'm not familiar with a 10 but could be a model 70?

The masts on the 70 have an adjustment on the plates. I literally never took mine off so it could have rusted solid, but mine never popped off before.
 
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Lol at the notion that a front end loader is "intermittently coming off". How many times have you let your front loader fall off before stopping to figure it out, man? That's madness.

Got any pics? More info? all the mounting bolts are accounted for?
 
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crashz said:
I'm not familiar with a 10 but could be a model 70?

The masts on the 70 have an adjustment on the plates. I literally never took mine off so it could have rusted solid, but mine never popped off before.
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I adjusted but since it locks to the bend on the mast, it seems be slipping out. It's gotten to the point that I am about ready to weld them on permanently...
 
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deezler said:
Lol at the notion that a front end loader is "intermittently coming off". How many times have you let your front loader fall off before stopping to figure it out, man? That's madness.

Got any pics? More info? all the mounting bolts are accounted for?
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Well it's one of the reasons got the L3301, dealing with that one now..but that's another story..
 
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Pictures will help diagnose your issue.
 
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kneedeep said:
Pictures will help diagnose your issue.
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Well the reason is simple, the base arm has a bend pressed in it at 45 degree angle to hold it against the lock. But too much weight and driving down the road makes the FEL bounce up and down and now the bend is more like 30 degree angle, and it no longer presses hard against the lock. Bad design..
 
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Here is a JD 70 FEL photo and notice the lock with 2 bolts at the bottom of the base, that holds the FEL in place at the base..
 

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