Why are my loader cylinders out of sync?

[ericm979]

Is there a tube between the two sides of the SSQA?

 

[Xfaxman]

plowhog, It is easy to see that your cross tube is twisted:

 

[DK35vince]

Your loader arms are fine, that torque tube is twisted.
It's an easy cheap fix.

 

[52wej]

Yes twisted torque tube. As others said, cut it and reweld. I had that happen on a Kubota MX 5200, welded and reinforced it with angle iron. Works fine now. W. Jones

 

[loggin]

I actually don't see a torque tube for the QA in the OP's photo. Hard to tell from the angle of the pic if there is a frame between the two sides of the QA or if they are independent. A beeter angle might tell a different story? Also wondering if those are aftermarket cylinders?

Perhaps The OP can supply us with additional pics.

 

[loggin]

I checked the loader arms, torque tube, etc. I cannot find anything that looks bent or twisted. I'm not sure what exactly to look for other than general alignment. I did put a straight edge along the torque tube, on top and also on the side. It was plumb and not bent. Are there better ways to check for a bent loader arm?

Here is a pix of the two SSQA plates that are misaligned. btw, I measured the "chrome" part of the cylinder that is showing when this pix was taken. It's 2 7/8" of chrome on one side, and 3 1/2" of chrome on the other side. I kind of suspect that is where the problem is, but I don't really know. Seems one cylinder is extending more than the other.

Again, at full travel, both cylinders retract fully, and at full extension, one extends 1/4" longer than the other. So at max travel I have only 1/4" difference, but in this photo, with only partial travel, I have 5/8" difference.

???

I actually don't see a torque tube for the QA in the OP's photo. Hard to tell from the angle of the pic if there is a frame between the two sides of the QA or if they are independent. A beeter angle might tell a different story? Also wondering if those are aftermarket cylinders?

Perhaps The OP can supply us with additional pics.

 

[TMGT]

I actually don't see a torque tube for the QA in the OP's photo. Hard to tell from the angle of the pic if there is a frame between the two sides of the QA or if they are independent. A beeter angle might tell a different story? Also wondering if those are aftermarket cylinders?

Perhaps The OP can supply us with additional pics.

The torque bar is just below the pins on the QA, appears to be a solid bar.

With only that much bend it shouldn't be an issue to bend it back, no cutting necessary hopefully.
My skid steer has a bolt on tube, real easy to fix if it gets out of sync!

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[Fladogman]

Sounds like the cross member between the lift arms at the quick connect have twisted. It happened to me once when my grapple came loose from one side. I cut the bent tubing out and replaced it with a solid steel bar.
Fladogman

nice job on that. the only caveat might be that should the same scenario happen again, under full load, the arms themselves could be at risk for being bent rather than the tube. structurally, if the solid bar were the best design, K would have designed it that way? just a thought, again, good weld up job

I had the option of making it weaker by adding a smaller diameter tube or making it stronger by going solid steel, I chose the latter. Mine twisted right at the end so trying to weld on to it was questionable. So far it's been good, time will tell. Worse case scenario I have to replace the ssqa.

 

[Fladogman]

I like the bright "don't forgetem" paint on the quick attach levers.

Thanks, a limb had come through the grapple and pushed the lever up. I didn't notice it until it was too late. Now I can't miss them lol.

 

[Fladogman]

plowhog, It is easy to see that your cross tube is twisted:

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I agree. It doesn't take much of a twist to get it out of alignment. Mine was six inches out and you had to look close to see it.