Out-a-Wack 7308 loader

[shade2u2]

I had to take out the pin on my NH 7308 loader frame & now the loader is sitting crooked and I can't get the holes lined up in order to re-install the pin. Do I need to disconnect hyd lines to let the pressure off the cylinders or what? This may be a simple task, but I must be "more simpler" /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif and I didn't want to make it worse.
I'm coming to the experts here at TBN for help. Here is a picture of my dilema...

 

[jinman]

Shade, can you get your tractor close enough to hook up the hydraulic lines? If so, I'd think rolling the bucket down or retracting the arm cylinders will do the trick. That's what I would try before disconnecting anything.

 

[tc35dforme]

My buddy and I spent the better part of an evening trying to sort out his Kubota loader that was the same way. He removes it for the winter to mount a snow blower. Apparently, the unit settles differently side to side during storage.

When he tried to mount it, the arms just didn't align. We tried all sorts of adjustments, measuring all the mount points, and even jacking the loader and tractor at different points to try to skew the loader into position. The solution was to remove the hydraulic cylinder on the loader boom, wiggle the mount into place, pin it, then CAREFULLY smoodge the hydraulics and the cylinder back into place. A full cycle up and down and the hydraulics seemed to equalize again. Its been fine since. Next season, we'll try to store the loader on a more level and stable base.

Good luck...