I have been moving about 130 yards of dirt over the past week with my 2015 L3901, and have been frustrated that when taking a scoop out of the pile of dirt I would have to back up just a bit so that the bucket would lift to pick up the dirt in the bucket. It appears that the ram or the pump is just big enough to lift the FEL full of dirt but not if there is extra pressure like being up against a dirt pile. Can either the RAMS or the pump be upgraded to provide more capability?
Rams or Hydraulic Pump
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Re: Rams or Hydrolic Pump
I would have the pressure setting checked,as per worshop service manual. As far as replacing cylinders with larger bore for more lift will slow down the movement of your loader.
i would suggest you try different methods before considering modifying your hydraulics.
Curl bucket up as you are loading it-this breaks the surface area you are trying to pull through
I would have the pressure setting checked,as per worshop service manual. As far as replacing cylinders with larger bore for more lift will slow down the movement of your loader.
i would suggest you try different methods before considering modifying your hydraulics.
Curl bucket up as you are loading it-this breaks the surface area you are trying to pull through
Re: Rams or Hydrolic Pump
I have not had the pressure checked I may have to do that.
I was curling the bucket and it seemed to work well enough. but would not break enough tension to allow the lift to do it's thing.
I have not had the pressure checked I may have to do that.
I was curling the bucket and it seemed to work well enough. but would not break enough tension to allow the lift to do it's thing.
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I can take my bobcat with twice the lift and curl force and stop it dead in it's tracks if I bury the bucket in a good pile of dirt.
It's all in the method of use.
It's all in the method of use.