Parking Raised Loader

[JoeL4330]

You might cut to length a piece of appropriately stout angle iron...place it over/against one of the extended hydraulic cylinders (maybe with a bungee around it) ...and AFTER you shut off the engine, you can gently lower/float the loader onto it, but be sure you don't lower the loader with down pressure or you may pretzel the angle.

The equivalent of a jack stand

 

[grsthegreat]

they also sell c channel steel pieces that you can insert over the cyllinder ram then lower the bucket. This prevents the loader from dropping period. you have to raise the bucket to remove the thing. Its also great for working on the tractor with the loader instaled.

 

[Grandad4]

Hey thanks everybody for the quick responses. I believe the beam is sturdy enough to handle supporting the bucket, and I would rather not remove it because the barn is OLD and needs all the support it can get. I might just rig up some supports for under the loader's arms to help hold it up when I park it. A "belt and suspenders" approach, so to speak.

Thanks for your help. If what I plan to do raises any concerns, please let me know. The forums here have been a wealth of information and I appreciate the warm welcome to the site. Cheers!

Safety is a primary concern. As others have said, one usually does not want to park FEL's, backhoes or implements in a raised position because a child might climb aboard and work the controls. You're propping the FEL bucket on some kind of beam in a weak old shed, I guess because the tractor is too long to fit with the bucket on the ground - is that right?

Be aware the raised FEL will put either a downward or a sideways force on that beam (or both) as it leaks down. Some problems with that. Could cause tractor to roll backwards, for example. Be sure to lock brakes, at least. Just how wobbly is that shed anyways? Enough that a 300-500 lbs weight leaning against it 6 ft up from the floor might eventually push something out of place or break something? How many times do you figure you'll be able to drive in and park before you smack the beam or don't park in exactly the right spot?

Sounds like you really don't have a good long term storage location yet. Suggest you be working on an alternate plan (another location, a "bump-out" addition, or ??).

 

[jrepp44]

I have the same situation, I went for the good old redneck solution and cut a nice big hole in the back of my shed for the bucket. One concern with leaving the bucket up is that your chrome cylinders are extended and left exposed to the elements.

 

[grsthegreat]

I have the same situation, I went for the good old redneck solution and cut a nice big hole in the back of my shed for the bucket. One concern with leaving the bucket up is that your chrome cylinders are extended and left exposed to the elements.

the picture in my head reminds me of my old neighbor while growing up...his boat trailer was too large for his garage, so he cut a hole in the garage door and left the hitch stick out in front of the closed door......now i can see he was a red neck LOL:laughing:

 

[Short Game]

Rednecks have an amazing power to adapt. This guy hit the Lotto.

 

[grsthegreat]

Rednecks have an amazing power to adapt. This guy hit the Lotto.

hehe....now thats funny

 

[DeeDubya]

That's what I would do. Only I don't think a JD 6R would fit under the carport.
Which is what I would buy if I won the lotto.

 

[Grandad4]

Rednecks have an amazing power to adapt. This guy hit the Lotto.

What's wrong with that? Looks fine to me.

 

[JoeL4330]

they also sell c channel steel pieces that you can insert over the cyllinder ram then lower the bucket. This prevents the loader from dropping period. you have to raise the bucket to remove the thing. Its also great for working on the tractor with the loader instaled.

angle or C, either works ...in either case bucket-lowering demands a gentle touch. Advantage of this approach is that if installed before/as you pull in, your bucket is always at just the desired height.