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corey9212
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That was what I thought but it seems awfully risky just to get a better view.
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That was what I thought but it seems awfully risky just to get a better view.
Tx Jim
New Member
IMHO it get back to the old saying: "monkey see-monkey do" for those operators that drive around with loader in the AIR!!!
Zebrafive
Super Member
I have a neighbor that mows (15' bat wing) with a JD2550 MFWD and JD245 loader. He mows with the loader raised. Not as high as it will go, but high enough he is looking under it. I am thinking why doesn't he just remove loader when he mows?
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corey9212
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You should pop over and ask his theory behind operating that way vs removing or lowering the loader.
The gentleman with the 2550 may not take it off, because he may be missing the park stands or have taken them off as they rattle some. The 245 loader looks a lot like my 540 loader. To take the loader of my 5210, you need to be on level ground (as the loader pushes the tractor off it) and not on wet ground (so the parking stands do not sink into the ground). It is a 16 step process to get it off and then you get to wrestle the 4 hoses, since they go from the loader to the back of the tractor. Then there is 13 steps to put it back on, starting with wrestling the hoses, than the masts do not always extend evenly so there is some playing around, to get them into the mounting frame.
If anyone is interested here is a link to the 540 operator manual.
http://manuals.deere.com/omview/OMW44993_19/
Went to take the loader off of my friends 6300 and not only is he missing the parking stands, the hoses or not quick disconnect and even if they were I think they would be too short.
A neighbor waits until the weeds get real high before using his bush hog and leaves the hay spear and at about 2 feet off the ground to knock the weeds over with the loader instead of with the tractor, which he has no grill guard on. I would also think this helps to keep the weeds from catching on things under the tractor.
If anyone is interested here is a link to the 540 operator manual.
http://manuals.deere.com/omview/OMW44993_19/
Went to take the loader off of my friends 6300 and not only is he missing the parking stands, the hoses or not quick disconnect and even if they were I think they would be too short.
A neighbor waits until the weeds get real high before using his bush hog and leaves the hay spear and at about 2 feet off the ground to knock the weeds over with the loader instead of with the tractor, which he has no grill guard on. I would also think this helps to keep the weeds from catching on things under the tractor.
RDrancher
Veteran Member
You mean like this?
Ah grasshopper...all isn't as it first seems. When fine grading or material spreading, the bucket lifted above the center point of the loader arm radius increases the ability to feel the "bubble in the butt." Really.
Ah grasshopper...all isn't as it first seems. When fine grading or material spreading, the bucket lifted above the center point of the loader arm radius increases the ability to feel the "bubble in the butt." Really.
My farmer neighbor has a 70 HP IH. He never takes off the FEL. He mounts the bush hog and then runs with the FEL up just because he wants the visibility. He also let me use it to do some of my property. It was like rock.
I, on the other hand, have tried running my MMM on my Mahindra Max25 with the FEL up and I didn't trust the stability. So I only raise my when I am getting near an obstruction.
As for dropping the FEL -- I have too much crap on the property, so if I find something I need to move I can use the FEL as a "garbage bucket".
I, on the other hand, have tried running my MMM on my Mahindra Max25 with the FEL up and I didn't trust the stability. So I only raise my when I am getting near an obstruction.
As for dropping the FEL -- I have too much crap on the property, so if I find something I need to move I can use the FEL as a "garbage bucket".
k0ua
Epic Contributor
RD, sometimes when you feel the "bubble in the butt" it isn't really a bubble.. It is something else, and you need to be careful.
RDrancher
Veteran Member
RD, sometimes when you feel the "bubble in the butt" it isn't really a bubble.. It is something else, and you need to be careful.
Not quite sure what you mean...but I bet its not good! :laughing:
RG1
Platinum Member
RD, sometimes when you feel the "bubble in the butt" it isn't really a bubble.. It is something else, and you need to be careful.
Pretty darn sure what you mean, and I know it's not good.
:yuck::laughing: