Lift too stiff

[IndianaPaul]

Same with lift control on my TC45D, though as I am largely finish mowing & bushhogging, fine/feathering control is not absolutely necessary. Am curious about th "another story" with the FEL. While I love the FEL on my TC45, a 'helping' relative did a to it & TC while trying to put it on.

Paul

 

[jinman]

Kerry,
Being right "on top" of this problem (literally), I can tell you that I have extreme doubts that anything inside the hydraulic lift casing is responsible for the stiffness I am experiencing. There are no less than 4 pivot points from the handle to the shaft entering the case and I am sure that leverage is largely the issue here. When I get time (maybe this weekend) I will put an extension on my lift control arm and I bet this cures the problem. I'm just not going to take my tractor to the dealer and ask him to go into the case on what I believe is an "easter egg hunt" for a perceived problem. I may change my mind, but I'm not quite ready to do that yet. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I do, however, appreciate your concern and your addressing the issue with your dealer. The more folks who think this is a problem, the more likely New Holland may make an engineering change to make it better./w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif

JimI

 

[jinman]

Hey Paul, don't read too much into my saying that my FEL being off my tractor was "another story." It was off because I had it at the dealer getting some warranty work done and I didn't need the FEL installed, so I took it off so the dealer would have easier access (good dealer relations, I believe). When I went to pick up my tractor from the dealer, I had extra room on my trailer, so I took my neighbor with me and we bought her a new rotary cutter at Tractor Supply near the same location as my dealer. See...I told you it was another story...and she's a great looking neighbor, too. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

JimI

 

[IndianaPaul]

JimI:

Thanks for sharing. Just a nosey Hoosier here. Your story had a good ending: <font color=blue> and she's a great looking neighbor, too. </font color=blue>

Much better than mine: my nephew trying to attach the FEL to tc45. Of course he: 1) didn't need a manual; 2) had never done it before on any tractor; 3) did it when he was there alone; 4) left before I got home because he knew he had screwed up big time.

Paul

 

[jinman]

When I removed and reinstalled my FEL, I had my manual there with me and followed the instructions as written with the exception that I placed a 2' x 2' square of plywood under the stand so it would not sink into the dirt. The FEL came off and went on so easily it was scary. I'm really sorry your's got screwed up. What exactly happened? did the stand get bent or was there hose damage? I don't recall reading what actually happened. I'll re-read your post.

JimI

 

[IndianaPaul]

JimI

First time I took the loader on/off I did it on soft ground. I quickly learned to put plywood under it. And I made sure I had the manual there with me.

My nephew thought he was doing me a favor by wanting to help spread dirt & gravel. He approached loader, drove into it, hooked up the hoses. Everything was fine at that point, however, as he drove into the loader arms (way too fast), he apparently nudged them pretty hard and moved the FEL. He then drived to roll the bucket to drop arms into bracket. As he did so, he again moved forward. From what he said, it all went downhill from there. He ended up with loader arms wedged under loader mounting bracket on tractor and front axle (from paying out the loader arms completely). He made it worse, by trying to back out of loader after wedging it in...he drug loader about 15 feet from where he started. At that point he got scared over the "wrath of uncle" and left. Not so much wrath on my part, more like heartbreak. At least no one got injured.

I got home to find tractor & loader lodged together with no hope of me getting it apart with anything I had. Dealer came over the next day with a small hoist, lifted bucket to take pressure off where it was wedged. The reattached to tractor. Hoses were okay, FEL still works fine (though I need to take it in to a welder as nephew also bent (badly) the loader stand bracket on FEL.

Damage ended up being decals scratched, a grease fitting on left front wheel hub torn off & a very slightly bent rod on left front wheel assembly. Dealer told me to wait until winter service & he would replace bent rod & grease fitting. Am taking FEL into welder as soon as I finish a couple of projects around the place.

PS. Nephew still hasn't been back to visit! Though he has been quick to offer to pay for the damage he did. I pointed out to him that as he is 27, he should also know that if he doesn't know how to do something, don't try it.

Long story I know.

Paul

 

[jinman]

Now I bet you could get an interesting thread started with that story on its own in "Off Topic and Just For Fun." Maybe it could be called "relatives & friends who mean well, but..."
I'm reminded of a lady I used to work with who had a CD player she bought and I volunteered to install it. When I got there, she told me her teenage son could not wait and had tried to install it but something had sparked and the computer shut down. It seems he had a game he wanted to play and decided he didn't need to wait a couple of hours for me to get there. To make a long story short, he had forced the power plug in backwards, even though it was keyed/shaped so that couldn't be done. Youthful exuberance is a mighty powerful thing. Luckily, she called the company and pleaded ignorance and got her CD player replaced. The second time around, I had no problem getting it together. She was lucky the whole power supply didn't burn up, but when the thing had sparked, her son finally backed off. That was about 6 years ago and I don't think she has let her son forget about it yet.

Here's a funny thought. Do you suppose your nephew is off telling everyone what a bad design that quick-attach loader is, or do you think he is taking responsibility for screwing up? You just never know.../w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

JimI

 

[Synergy Ground]

Glad I found this thread. I have a TV25 and the lift lever is way to stiff. I've pulled the pin in the castle nut, but can't get the castle nut to budge in either direction. How hard should it be to loosen this castle nut?? I let it sit over night with on blaster, and it's still to tight to budge with a wrench. I'm afraid of using an extended handle as I don't want to break anything. Did y'all's castle nut turn easily, how much force should I put on turning this??? Thanks!!

 

[Billy Bee]

Glad I found this thread. I have a TV25 and the lift lever is way to stiff. I've pulled the pin in the castle nut, but can't get the castle nut to budge in either direction. How hard should it be to loosen this castle nut?? I let it sit over night with on blaster, and it's still to tight to budge with a wrench. I'm afraid of using an extended handle as I don't want to break anything. Did y'all's castle nut turn easily, how much force should I put on turning this??? Thanks!!

Just found this thread also, my TC 33 has a crabby lift lever also. I sprayed silicone lubricant on anything under there that looked like it moved. It helped a little. This is an older thread, and I don't see where anyone has a solution yet, or else they haven't shared it. I am no help but maybe somebody can.
Bill