Hey all, wondering if any of this near the one pin looks problematic. The right side welded inner support is barely engaged by just the edge. I just noticed it today. When I put the bucket down and put downward pressure on the bucket, I can see the pins taking weight on them. The right side looks more centered and seems to have less gap. The bucket touches down on the right side before the left on slab concrete but doesn't seem to be too biased/crooked and sits pretty flat. This pin interface just looks off to me.
New L2502 loader bracket alignment
- Thread starter OrangeGee
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Looks just like the LA525 on my L. Those pieces welded in are just the stops/guides for mounting the loader frame.
GreensvilleJay
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be nice if someone can explain what those '1/2A' shaped welded pieces are there for.
as for the difference in the gaps... poor manufacturing or assembly. I'd expect equal gaps, shims would be nice too.
what I don't see is ANY grease at either pin/pivot location !!!!.
as for the difference in the gaps... poor manufacturing or assembly. I'd expect equal gaps, shims would be nice too.
what I don't see is ANY grease at either pin/pivot location !!!!.
Orange man
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Looks normal, it will float a little, if it was tight it would much harder to mount. Not a pivot point so no grease needed. I put a little oil on pin to keep from rusting.
GreensvilleJay
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not a pivot point ? isn't this the connection where the loader frame rotates on the vertical frame pieces ?
Orange man
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It's the mounting pin that hold loader upright to the loader brackets, nothing pivots at that point.
ken erickson
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Stock photo showing the tractor frame mounts. No rotation of the frame mount and the vertical mount sections of the loader. The bottom of the loader mount nestles into a saddle, then the pin above locks the two together.
Note: The frame mount in the picture should be on the right hand side, with bracket for loader valve but you get the idea.
Note: The frame mount in the picture should be on the right hand side, with bracket for loader valve but you get the idea.
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There's no rotation at this pin, just shearing force, I can see it floats around a bit when force is applied and removed, but it generally stays put.
These are the removable pins to take the loader off. Not a pivot point, as some have said, so don't need greasing.
They have a bit of play in them, and the loader will slide side to side a little in use. I recall one of the models the pins were a bit short and it was possible for the pin to slide slightly out of the housing, bending all sorts of stuff.
In short, I think it's within normal tolerance. If you took the loader off and put it back on, it might be aligned a bit differently. And you might be able to bend/tweak the arms a bit to make it more centred, I think they move around a reasonable amount under load.
It's not clear to me that the portion you describe as an "inner support" is load bearing, other than when you first put it on before sliding the pin through. The pin should be taking all the load once installed.
They have a bit of play in them, and the loader will slide side to side a little in use. I recall one of the models the pins were a bit short and it was possible for the pin to slide slightly out of the housing, bending all sorts of stuff.
In short, I think it's within normal tolerance. If you took the loader off and put it back on, it might be aligned a bit differently. And you might be able to bend/tweak the arms a bit to make it more centred, I think they move around a reasonable amount under load.
It's not clear to me that the portion you describe as an "inner support" is load bearing, other than when you first put it on before sliding the pin through. The pin should be taking all the load once installed.