OK to use Float to lower bucket?

[avc8130]

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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[Carl_NH]

I do it all the time when pushing and scraping snow or other similar dirt work.

 

[k0ua]

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.

 

[Leejohn]

In all 3 kubota manual of mine it tell you not to. It tell you to have the loader near the ground.

 

[Jose G]

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

 

[bruceatlam]

Just curious ---- what's the advantage? It's never occurred to me that I would want to do that????

 

[J_J]

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.

 

[KennyG]

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.

 

[Looking4new]

I don't. It is your machine, operate it however you see fit after you read the manual.

 

[Desert Bred]

I don't. It is your machine, operate it however you see fit after you read the manual.

I don't have a manual.. What's a float lol