greetings all,
I have a question about replacing my LA 524quick attach plate.
I have had the great misfortune to bend it 3 times and now have it repaired 3 times.
How can a person bend the device three times....?
1. Quick attach was knocked loose while using the grapple moving brush all day. Last load of the day it came off one side and then clearly wasn't right.
2. Picked up a log that was not centered off of a high point.
3. Picked up a log of the trailer and was testing for balance and I saw it twist.
The first 2 times that it was repaired by laying it flat, cutting the weld of the tube steel which spans the 2 brackets and then it was rewelded. Both times worked well. This most recent time the dealer heated the metal and let it slowly fall back to a flat plane. The attachment points are closer in plane with each other but not perfect as before. There is still a slight hassle factor with changing attachments and the bucket does not sit parallel to a perfectly horizontal surface (concrete pad). It is still usable but I was going to be getting a cutting edge for this to see if I could perform some more slightly precise skimming of the ground for upcoming projects. I don't think that the loader is tweaked.
I can use it like it is, but I'm wondering if I may have fatigued the metal and thus made it easier for it to twist with less provocation. That's sort of my thought on the last time it twisted as I was actually being mindful of it in trying to prevent a twist.
I appreciate your input.
I have a question about replacing my LA 524quick attach plate.
I have had the great misfortune to bend it 3 times and now have it repaired 3 times.
How can a person bend the device three times....?
1. Quick attach was knocked loose while using the grapple moving brush all day. Last load of the day it came off one side and then clearly wasn't right.
2. Picked up a log that was not centered off of a high point.
3. Picked up a log of the trailer and was testing for balance and I saw it twist.
The first 2 times that it was repaired by laying it flat, cutting the weld of the tube steel which spans the 2 brackets and then it was rewelded. Both times worked well. This most recent time the dealer heated the metal and let it slowly fall back to a flat plane. The attachment points are closer in plane with each other but not perfect as before. There is still a slight hassle factor with changing attachments and the bucket does not sit parallel to a perfectly horizontal surface (concrete pad). It is still usable but I was going to be getting a cutting edge for this to see if I could perform some more slightly precise skimming of the ground for upcoming projects. I don't think that the loader is tweaked.
I can use it like it is, but I'm wondering if I may have fatigued the metal and thus made it easier for it to twist with less provocation. That's sort of my thought on the last time it twisted as I was actually being mindful of it in trying to prevent a twist.
I appreciate your input.
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