removing 7308 problem

[RCannon]

Have had the tractor a little over a year and never taken the loader off. Decided this is the day....wrong!
After scalping the back of my hand twice and pinching my finger removing the pins, I got on the tractor to "lift and back away".
Except one thing...no lift!
I tried up, down , sideway front ways and back ways but the arms wouldn't come off the tractor.
a little help please?
thanks
Russ

 

[pekabu]

Did you try curling the bucket. I don't take my loader off much and it always takes a bit of figuring out.

 

[erosol]

Pull the pins out on the side, release the levers on both sides and slide the hold down clamps under the lever off. Lift the loader off the arms and back-up slow untill it's off and sitting on the ground. Stop the tractor, release the pressure in the lines with the joystick, and remove the hoses. Easy job, I do it offten. When you hook it up again, clean the hose fitting so you don't get dirt in the oil.

Good luck.

 

[SteveInMD]

You have to release the levers (the ones down by your feet) and make sure that the metal plates swing down away from mounting brackets. You may have to tap on them with a hammer lightly to get them to swing down.

 

[RCannon]

I did release the levers and the little arms did swing down. I followed the instructions in the book and the problem is when I go to raise the arms to disconnect from the tractor. The arms are not lifting off of the tractor.

 

[erosol]

Check the front bracket on the loader by the tractor bumper, it might be binding on it. I hit a tree stump once and it pushed the bracket close to the bumper and made it hard to come off. Try lifting the bucket a few inches off the ground and jump on the bucket to loosen it from its support.

 

[RCannon]

thanks..I'll give it a try tonight when I get home.
Anybody else?

 

[RCannon]

thank you erosol, a little jump on the bucket and down it came! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

now my tractor looks funny and needs fenders /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif