installing the loader

MESSMAKER · Apr 16, 2017

I leave my loader on. I took it off for a repair and struggled to get it back on. I have no problem with the lower bracket but the way that the top bracket must capture the top pin requires it to come in at a set level. when I used the dump function like I have done with other loaders, it tended to lift the pin off the lower bracket and would not allow the top bracket to line up.What I expected to take 5 minutes, took 30 minutes. I got it on, but I am sure it should have been easier. What am I missing.

winston1 · Apr 16, 2017

I don't have a step by step but know I use both the tilt and up/down to get things engaged. I remove and install mine very regularly. Because of my mowing and gardening areas my loader hampers me. Takes less than 10 minutes for the change. Probably closer to 5.

Lockport · Apr 20, 2017

Mine's quite easy but the left pins resistance window is the opposing direction of the rights. In other words, I can get both pins in without getting out of the seat but one aligns when I've downforce applied to the bucket and then the other when I relieve it without lifting.

winston1 · Apr 20, 2017

Hydraulic pressure follows the path of least resistance. One cylinder might move with less resistance than the other. Maybe this applies here and maybe not.

Lockport · Apr 20, 2017

It's like the loader isn't exactly square, but more likely a slight tilt to the garage floor is the culprit. Essentially, if the bottom mounting receiver has received the loader, a levelling of the bucket should seat the face of the upper pin holes. It's mm of indifference in my case where one pin has no resistance but the other slight. A couple taps of a rubber mallet and it'll go right in but I've learned to relieve the pressure and then the other slides effortlessly. It's probably the slant of the garage floor!