Front-End Loader Help Removing The FEL

[PitbullMidwest]

Could someone walk me through the correct way to remove the FEL?

 

[Rara Avis]

The Kubota Owners Forum, a little further down the list, might be a better fit this question...

 

[subzero]

send me some better pics , I will help you..

subzero@mcsnet.ca

 

[stimpee]

Do you have a manual for your tractor and loader? If not, get one!

It tells you step by step how to do it.

 

[wushaw]

It's pretty simple.

Find a flat piece of ground or concrete.

Raise FEL high enough to drop them little arms on the bottom side of the FEL.

Lower FEL till you can remove the big pins.

Curl FEL till the bottom back side clears loader frame.

Back tractor up till FEL clears loader frame.

"Caution" watch your hoses, don't put undue stress on them.

Turn tractor off and bleed down FEL to remove pressure on hoses because hooking them back up can be verry messy and difficult if there is pressure on them.

I can remove my FEL in the time it took me to write this. After you do it a few times you will be able to also.

 

[PitbullMidwest]

Thanks Wushaw, clear and simple instructions, just what I needed.

 

[Lindy]

It's pretty simple.

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I can remove my FEL in the time it took me to write this. After you do it a few times you will be able to also.

Wushaw, I've removed the loader from my B3030 a couple of times using the procedure you've detailed, and it's gone well.

However, I've had a really hard time getting the loader REATTACHED to the tractor. Do you have any tips/tricks to make that process easier? I try to follow the procedure in the loader manual, but it doesn't seem to work out very well. Without fail, one side won't seat right, or the arms pop off as I'm trying to get it back in the cradle.

Does it just take practice?

Thanks,
Lindy

 

[Charlesaf3]

question - why remove the front end loader? I haven't found a reason to take mine off yet, even mowing. I just drop the bucket. But that's not to say there isn't a reason, and I'd love to know it. (I hope there isn't though, I really don't want to start taking it on and off... I even mow with the backhoe on some times!)

 

[Lindy]

question - why remove the front end loader? I haven't found a reason to take mine off yet, even mowing. I just drop the bucket. But that's not to say there isn't a reason, and I'd love to know it. (I hope there isn't though, I really don't want to start taking it on and off... I even mow with the backhoe on some times!)

For me, a couple of reasons -- if I leave the loader on when I use the MMM, it tends to rip up the lawn more. The extra weight in the front from the loader removes some weight from the rear wheels, which then are more likely to spin and rip up the lawn when I turn or am on a slope (I have R4's). So I use 4WD, which also is harder on the lawn. Also, it's easier to see without the loader, and I can get closer to stuff when it's off.

Maybe this would be less of an issue if I had the 72" deck instead of the 60". I'm seriously thinking about trading my 60" back in to my dealer for a 72" -- even though I'd take a pretty good hit ($-wise) with a deck that's been used only ~ 2hrs.

 

[PitbullMidwest]

question - why remove the front end loader?

I'm mowing with a 60" brush cutter and have to maneuver around quite a few trees on parts of my property. The FEL adds enough to the overall length that it makes it difficult. So, removing it while mowing seems to make sense to me.