Tilt Cylinder

[DEWFPO]

I have a concern and just wanted to know if it's normal or not on the TC. When I am driving between snowblowing jobs I have to frequently (every couple minutes or so) tilt the snowblower back up. It only takes about 15 minutes for the snowblower to go from full tilt up to laying on the ground. It doesn't matter whether the engine is running or not. My concern is if I forget to keep pulling it up or if someone else drives this machine and they are tooling down the road, it can lay down and cause a serious accident. I've seen what can happen when a bucket edge hits the road as your driving down it. It's not a pretty sight.

With my the snowblower on my previous tractor, it didn't seem to drop much at all if the engine was running.

DEWFPO

 

[radman1]

I used my sweeper at lot this weekend. Weighs about 1000 lbs and hangs 3' out the front. My hydraulic drift seems to be much slower than yours and would probably take a hour or more to drift all the way to the ground with the sweeper. Since you are under warranty, have bobcat check it out but the answer will probably be "within acceptable range".
It is probably the valve and not the cylinder. You could add a piloted check valve to the hoses if you really need it. It would probably hold for days.

 

[DEWFPO]

Thanks Radman1,

When the mechanic was here last week I asked him about it and he thought there might be a problem but had to make his next appointment. He'll be back out.

DEWFPO

 

[J_J]

I have a concern and just wanted to know if it's normal or not on the TC. When I am driving between snowblowing jobs I have to frequently (every couple minutes or so) tilt the snowblower back up. It only takes about 15 minutes for the snowblower to go from full tilt up to laying on the ground. It doesn't matter whether the engine is running or not. My concern is if I forget to keep pulling it up or if someone else drives this machine and they are tooling down the road, it can lay down and cause a serious accident. I've seen what can happen when a bucket edge hits the road as your driving down it. It's not a pretty sight.

With my the snowblower on my previous tractor, it didn't seem to drop much at all if the engine was running.

DEWFPO

I think that either your cylinder is leaking internally, or your valve is leaking. I can put my lift arms all the way up, and come back the nest day, and the bucket is on the ground. It's not like you can stand there and watch it drop.

You can test the cylinder with a couple of fittings.