Help with rear scoop operation

SteveM · Apr 30, 2003

I am on my second season with a king kutter rear scoop, and I continue to have trouble 'dumping' with a full load of dirt. Despite my efforts to keep the latch mechanism bathed in grease, it still takes a huge effort to pull up on the rope. I have actually broken my rope twice (will get stronger rope).

One problem seems to be the constant buildup of dirt in the latch mech, especially when there is a lot of sticky grease in there. The heavier the load of dirt, the worse the problem.

Is this normal? Any tricks to help with dumping? My situation is worse when pulling the bucket forward, with the latch toward the back - because I cant reach the latch itself - have to use rope.

Thanks for your help! /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

cchoate · Apr 30, 2003

I have the same scoop and use a Kubota b7500. Here's a couple of things I do:
1 - instead of rope, I use threaded rod for the trip lever.
2 - with a full load:
a - raise the scoop all the way and trip the lever so the rear of the scoop tilts to the the ground.
b - back up in 4 wheel drive and let the scoop tilt all the way back to the other hitch pins. (My rear wheels come off the ground.)
3 - pull foward slowly and reset trip lever.
One other thing I've tried is coating it with slip plate which is a type of graphite paint. It does help the dirt come off easier but it wears off over time.

Mosey · Apr 30, 2003

cchoate has some good advice. One thing I did that helped a lot was to remove the bolt and hollow rod that the bottom of the trip lever rubs against, grease it, and then not tighten it down as much as they did so the hollow rod can rotate on the bolt.

n6ckv · Apr 30, 2003

I have found two problems with unloading my rear scoop.

The first is where it is overloaded with most of the weight on the cutting edge side. This is the problem where there is too much pressure on the trip lever to release the scoop. The easest solution is to stop the tractor, lower the scoop to the ground, release the trip lever, then raise the scoop to dump the load. when lowering the scoop to the ground try to get the cutting edge to hit the ground first, thus taking the weight off the trip lever.

Te second problem is when the load in the scoop shifts to the back of the scoop. In this case the scoop will not unload because there is not enough weight on the front to tip the scoop. In this case I stop the tractor, raise the scoop, pull the trip roop, and then push on the cutting edge with a long stick (assuming the cutting edge is in the front position) until the scoop tips.

Hope this helps

carl