Never mind the cluttered garage (a man will resort to all kinds of things to make a new toy fit and nearly take a cussing from the wife explaining why room wasn't made for her car). Anyway, I decided to take the FEL for two reasons, 1. to learn how and 2. make things easier while mowing. It was pretty simple to do. Followed the instructions but didn't really lift the front wheels, or at least it didn't appear to . After lowering the stands, I lowered bucket and rolled it slightly keeping pressure off stands. The right side pin pulled out easily. The left pin was a little stiff so I bumped the control lever a second time and it too slid out with no effort. Then rolled the bucket back slightly and it lifted out perfectly. This is a lot simpler than it appeared to me.
Removed the FEL
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Congrats...You can appreciate the effort that went into making it that easy.
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Amazing piece of engineering, aint it! A few more times and it'll be like second nature. Just remember to rotate the joy stick in all directions to equalize the pressure in the hoses before you unhook it. If there's too much pressure in one of the hoses, it can be a real "beach" to get it plugged back in.
Tell your wife her car will depreciate much faster than your tractor, so putting that in the garage is the smart move financially, :laughing:
Tell your wife her car will depreciate much faster than your tractor, so putting that in the garage is the smart move financially, :laughing:
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Congratulations! :thumbsup: now for the fun part, reinstalling it.
KnuckleDragger
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I have come this close -><- to removing mine for the very same 2 reasons. Thanks for the info. I have also been considering just removing the bucket while mowing. That thing is a fence snagger.
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They have surely come along ways removing fel since old days..mins compare to hours.
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I have done/do both and while removing just the bucket helps, removing the whole unit works better especially in regards to visibility at least on my tractor.
That being said, as easy as it is to remove the FEL, it is even "easier" to drop the bucket with QA, so I guess it just depends on what works for each person/application.
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You guys need to try the Deere for quick and easy remove and install of the FEL
No pins to line up. Drop the FEL without getting out of the seat until disconnecting the four hyd. hoses. That is what is "easy".
(Now, if there was a way to make quicker/easier hyd. hose connectors )
Sorry for infiltrating the thread with green.
No pins to line up. Drop the FEL without getting out of the seat until disconnecting the four hyd. hoses. That is what is "easy".
(Now, if there was a way to make quicker/easier hyd. hose connectors
)Sorry for infiltrating the thread with green.
