Bent bolt

[HomePlate]

Found this after I got my brand new unit unloaded at the house. What would cause this? Im going to let the dealer know in the morning but hoping I can just put a replacement bolt in.

 

[lynnmor]

If you could back away and take a photo that shows more, maybe we could better find the root cause.

 

[HomePlate]

If you could back away and take a photo that shows more, maybe we could better find the root cause.

Thanks, the bar it’s holding up was actually hanging. I put another bolt in to hold it up but clearly it’s not strong enough. The first pics were of the bolt that was in from the factory

 

[PaulR]

6 beers deep and not my tractor and cannot recognize the bucket, tractor, or hydro lines, BUUUT, looks like something to do with the FEL quick stand. Can't say myself I havent tweaked those bolts trying to get the FEL off. hydro can tweak little bolts like that rea quick if your not careful.

 

[mikester]

Tell the dealer to fix it. Either something wasn't assembled correctly or operator error.

 

[HomePlate]

Thanks for the replies, wasn’t sure if it was something common. Going to get with the dealer. I went back and looked at a picture if taken after it was loaded just to confirm and the bar was hanging then too. The dealer loaded it so that was before I even touched the thing. I’m sure they’ll make it right.

 

[HomePlate]

So I got a new bolt put in. It lived about 45 seconds. Moved the bucket around to see which position was putting force on it. It’s when I I have the bucket itself completely upright it puts force down on the kickstand and bends the bolt, only on that one side. Is there something I could be missing as far as how it’s set up that would cause this? Trying to avoid having to actually take the unit back to the dealer if it’s something simple.

 

[xrocketengineer]

Something is not built or assembled right . Can you compare the two sides and look for any differences?

 

[Motronic]

Looks like an improperly installed bucket level indicator, but your pictures aren't good enough to tell.

 

[Motion]

Is there a similar bolt on the left side, if so is it also bending? Is the bolt a handle to release the FEL stand and facing the wrong way? It's odd that the metal isn't coated!

 

[Motronic]

Is there a similar bolt on the left side, if so is it also bending? Is the bolt a handle to release the FEL stand and facing the wrong way? It's odd that the metal isn't coated!

Ahhh, then not the bucket leveler. Again, your pictures aren't sufficient for anyone to be able to meaningfully help you. Probably doesn't matter because this is something the dealership should be addressing.