Newbie Question... Float?

StoneyFF · Mar 22, 2004

Gatorboy, Bird, DocHeb,

Thanks... now that you explained it, it makes perfect sense <grin>...

Stoney
{We used to use that word, detent, all the time in the Marines... "Hey, Private... put up de tent and be quick about it!" <ducking>}

jinman · Mar 22, 2004

Stoney, float position is for the lift arms only. While the bucket is in the float postion, the bucket curl cylinders are still active so if you move the joystick left or right, you can change the bucket position. That's handy if you are back-dragging or if the lip of your bucket digs in going forward and you need to rotate it up to float the bottom of your bucket along the ground.

And one other thing, if you have your bucket curled down while backdragging, and you pop the loader out of float, the front end of your tractor may go skyward as the front wheels come off the ground. That's when differential braking to steer comes in real handy. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

LarryD · Mar 24, 2004

Well I could say somthing about Marines and Detente but I'll wait to get a little more acquainted.

NIXON · Mar 24, 2004

( DeTent

I got a couple of does on a shelf in the basement. Been about four years since I used either one.

Egon )

I always thought of it as a camping term . It is a maneuver you pull at 3 in the morning when you discover something large and furry in the sleeping bag with you . John