Re: JD 48 hoe on 4610 & 4710\'s
How do you get to the float position on your Bradco? Do you get the dipper and bucket in position and then quickly move the boom position lever all the way forward? If you went slow I would think the boom would try and lift the tractor up.
Craig, you are right on all of the above.
Yeah, you have got to be fast when pushing the boom lever forward to float otherwise you will end up lifting the tractor.
The boom float mode works the same as the loader float with the exception of the detent hold position that the loader has.
It is tough keeping the boom/dipper pivot point dimension parallel to gnd with a rigid boom while pulling the dipper/bucket back. Having the boom in float makes it a lot easier for a flat bucket to follow the gnd contour. Letting gravity keep a constant, but light, bucket ground pressure makes getting a flat bottom trench a breeze. All you got to do here is keep the bucket flat while pulling back the dipper. The boom now is on gravity remote.
cheers,
How do you get to the float position on your Bradco? Do you get the dipper and bucket in position and then quickly move the boom position lever all the way forward? If you went slow I would think the boom would try and lift the tractor up.
Craig, you are right on all of the above.
Yeah, you have got to be fast when pushing the boom lever forward to float otherwise you will end up lifting the tractor.
The boom float mode works the same as the loader float with the exception of the detent hold position that the loader has.
It is tough keeping the boom/dipper pivot point dimension parallel to gnd with a rigid boom while pulling the dipper/bucket back. Having the boom in float makes it a lot easier for a flat bucket to follow the gnd contour. Letting gravity keep a constant, but light, bucket ground pressure makes getting a flat bottom trench a breeze. All you got to do here is keep the bucket flat while pulling back the dipper. The boom now is on gravity remote.
cheers,