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Quick connect hook up for bucket and forks on FEL

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Captain B
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 53 West central New Hampshire
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2004-08-10          93166


I have a JD730 FEL on a JD990. I switch on the go alot between a bucket and forks. Sometimes the two attachment carriers (they are the points of attachment at the end of each loader mast--the top end of each attachment carrier slides into the hook or "ear" on the top of the bucket/forks and the bottom has a strap with a hole that goes over a pin on bottom of the bucket/forks). Anyway, when I disconnect say the bucket, sometimes one of the carrier attachment drops down lower than the other. As a result, when I go to pick up the forks, one side may mate with the "ear" but the other side is rolled more upright so that it won't catch its "ear." I have tried curling the loader ful up when I drop the bucket off to get both sides in sync. This doesn't work for reasons I don't understand. I know this is hard to visualize which is why I have waited a couple of years to post the question. The problem really slows me down. What's the fix?



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bmocad
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 52 Rosholt WI
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2004-08-11          93206


You have a sheared pin on the rod that goes across to the orther side loader arm. check the pins on both side of that rod. See if that your problem. ....


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DRankin
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 5116 Northern Nevada
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2004-08-11          93223


My 4115 does the same thing.

I use the dump circuit to lower/extend the arm when I disconnect so I end up with the tips that go into the top sockets really extended.

That seems to help on re-connect but sometimes I have to extend the arms even further and drive forward to get both to line up again. ....


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