OK to use Float to lower bucket?

   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #1  

avc8130

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Kubota L45
Is it ok to use the float detent to lower a raises bucket and stop the lowering by returning the stick to neutral?

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   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #2  
I do it all the time when pushing and scraping snow or other similar dirt work.
 
   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #3  
I have done it a few thousand times when I had a Kubota. As they would lower slow enough that that the bucket would not bang into the ground. On my Kioti, it falls like a rock, and you need the bucket near the ground before you shove it into float.
 
   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #4  
In all 3 kubota manual of mine it tell you not to. It tell you to have the loader near the ground.
 
   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #5  
on my kioti dk45se, I do it all the time, it slowly goes down... I have read the owner manual several time and also the shop manual and nothing is against using the float even if the bucket is 8 foot in the air
 
   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #6  
Just curious ---- what's the advantage? It's never occurred to me that I would want to do that????
 
   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #7  
I would not do it with a full load.

I am thinking the reason might be that if you drop a bucket with a full load, and go to neutral just before touching ground, it could cause a very large hyd spike and damage a cyl, hose or valve.
 
   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #8  
I always lower mine in float if I am going to use it in float. On my JD it drops slow enough there is no real impact.
 
   / OK to use Float to lower bucket? #9  
I don't. It is your machine, operate it however you see fit after you read the manual.
 

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