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 | willisjw
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3 Frederick, Md 
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2006-01-23 123288
Forgive the newbie question but I am reading the manual for my "new" (20 year-old) Kubota L2850 and it says to put the bucket lift control in the float position for working on a hard surface. The manual illustration seems to show some position that is ultra forward for the lift control (further "down" than "down"). Can this be possible? Wouldn't that just be driving the bucket further into the ground? I'm imagining that for snow plowing you do want the bucket to float on the ground, right?
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 | MacDaddy
Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 95 Western NY
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2006-01-23 123292
The "float" position will not drive the bucket further into the ground. The stick is pushed forward beyond the bucket lowering position which allows it to operate independantly. ....
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 | ncrunch32
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 762 Kingston, NY 
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2006-01-23 123298
You need to practice a couple of times over some soft ground. With the bucket about 6 inches off the ground quickly "jamb" the stick through the forward position and into float position. If you do it slowly you WILL force the bucket down. ....
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| willisjw
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3 Frederick, Md
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2006-01-23 123299
Ok, terrific. Thanks for the quick feedback. I will practice on some soft ground I don't care about. This is going to be very useful. ....
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 | kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon 
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2006-01-23 123308
Don't raise the bucket too high when you do that. It will drop in a hurry. ....
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| simonmeridew
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5 Northern Vermont
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2006-01-23 123311
Once you have the bucket "floating" then you need to adjust the tilt angle up or down so that you just scrape the top surface, whether it's snow or gravel material. This tilt angle will vary depending on several factors which you will learn with practice.
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| RRagent
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56 North carolina
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2006-01-23 123325
Well this newbe learned something too, I had never thought of using tilt with bucket in Float. I'll have to pratice some to. ....
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| duke8444
Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 71 Bowling Green, KY 42103
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2006-01-25 123471
I have had my L2850 for a year now and never realy understood the the float position and now I do. Thanks, guys. ....
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 | dfkrug
Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 171 NorCal
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2006-01-25 123475
I have had several L2550s, which are the same as the
L2850s, except for the engine. I noticed that all of the
units that I acquired (used and abused) had worn off
loader joystick labels, which show how to use FLOAT. Also,
you could tell no one used the FLOAT position as the
joystick (though sloppy from wear) was resistent to getting
into the FLOAT position. ....
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| outlook
Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1 N.H.
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2006-02-03 123993
My B2410(FEL LA352) float control works if I hold it manaully in float but I thought it used to stay in float(as if it had a detent). The memory is a terrible thing to go waste but it had been a while since I had used the float. Am I remembering it correctly? ....
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 | DRankin
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 5116 Northern Nevada
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2006-02-03 123997
Yes............it should click into a detent and stay there until you pull it out. ....
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 | shortmagnum
Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Wisconsin
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2006-02-03 124001
"My B2410(FEL LA352) float control works if I hold it manaully in float but I thought it used to stay in float(as if it had a detent)."
It should have a detent to hold it in float. Mine broke in its first winter of use and it's been "manual" ever since. It sounds like a common thing that will just happen again if I fixed it.
Dave ....
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| 203005215
Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 10 Windsor, MA
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2006-02-03 124002
Based on my reading these comments earlier I used the float on my 2410 and it worked great, and I did not have to hold it in place. Thanks everyone for helping me understand how this works ....
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 | Kendews
Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 48 New England
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2006-02-11 124398
Yup, my float control detent stopped holding shortly after I got my tractor. Every time I take it in for something I have them adjust it so it will hold but then it just goes manual again. ....
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 | Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York
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2006-02-13 124450
There is no adjustment to this. We normally fill the end with grease at this point and never seem to have them back for the problem. ....
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| Kendews
Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 48 New England
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2006-02-13 124452
Well if I lived closer to you I could bring my tractor in and you could fill my end with grease. As it is they do something that temporarily fixes it. Maybe I should take it apart to see whats going on in there. ....
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| charlieK
Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 137 kentucky
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2006-02-14 124465
kendews, yer float detent ball brg. is falling out of it's original position. get a new valve; but it should be fixable. mine was fixable. good luck! ....
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| Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York
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2006-02-14 124468
Only a screw or two depending on type of the valvewill get you there, what happens they catch all the condensation from the heat of the oil going thru the valve and cause moisture build up in the bottom area of the valve. To fill the end caps with grease during assembly has seemed to slow the process as we haven't had any comebacks on this practice. We currently have been doing it for about four or five years on all makes with good success. I would recommend fixing the valve first and there is a kit for it which would give you the new parts that are causing the problem. It's about one hour bench time to dissassemble clean and assemble. ....
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