Loader Mishap

[fmscsm]

I have a L3901 w/ LA525 Loader on it, somehow I did not lock the left side down good and when I dumped the bucket it came out creating the bucket to pivot on the right side plate only.

I did manage to get it off of there, but this action did cause the bracket to bend, i did manage to bend the bracket back some but my main issue now is that the right cylinder extends 2"s out faster before the left cylinder moves which makes it impossible to try to mount it back to the bucket.

Any ideas?? Thanks

 

[Fordtech86]

Search on here for SSQA sync. Few threads on how to get it lined back up.

I don’t have ssqa loader so can’t offer any help

 

[Dave_eng]

I have a L3901 w/ LA525 Loader on it, somehow I did not lock the left side down good and when I dumped the bucket it came out creating the bucket to pivot on the right side plate only.

I did manage to get it off of there, but this action did cause the bracket to bend, i did manage to bend the bracket back some but my main issue now is that the right cylinder extends 2"s out faster before the left cylinder moves which makes it impossible to try to mount it back to the bucket.

Any ideas?? Thanks

Forum member Whitetiger, a Kubota tech, posted this info for another member with a similar problem:

Loader bucket area twisted.

I got my fel in a bind today with my pallet forks on. I think one fork pushed that sides hyd cylinder in putting it shorter by about 1 1/2 in. Is this possible or did I bend the rod. There is no binding , noise , etc extending/reversing .
How do I make sure no pressure in lines so I can remove the hoses & move the ram to line up with other side or have I bent something expenseive. I'll have time tomorrow to do some actual trouble shooting.

You have twisted the indexing bar between the two plates for your quick attach.
Set your attachment off, extend the cylinders a few inches, and put a block of wood in behind the pad and loader on the short side. Now move the joystick as if you were curling the bucket back. When the long side becomes equal to the short side, curl a little more. Move the lever to dump to release the pressure from the wood block and lay a straight edge across the quick attach pads and see how closely you have them aligned. A little tweaking at a time and you will get them back in alignment.

Dave

 

[Captain13]

Dave_eng is right. I just used this method on a friends L series who twisted his out of shape with pallet forks by only using one to try to lift a heavy log to cut with a chainsaw. Put it right back in line and all is well. There is a YouTube video of a guy showing how he did it. I used a 6x6 wood Block to do it and actually pulled out my laser level to line up the plates. It wasn’t necessary but it worked out great..

 

[ChazMan]

Dave_eng is right. I just used this method on a friends L series who twisted his out of shape with pallet forks by only using one to try to lift a heavy log to cut with a chainsaw. Put it right back in line and all is well. There is a YouTube video of a guy showing how he did it. I used a 6x6 wood Block to do it and actually pulled out my laser level to line up the plates. It wasn’t necessary but it worked out great..

Link to YouTube video?

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Link to YouTube video?

Here is one:

 

[ChazMan]

Here is one:

Thanks for the link. This guy acted really surprised it actually worked. I had the exact same issue in mine but KTAC insurance replaced it. $250 deductible wasn’t too bad.