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    Broken Welds on L344 loader

    I suspect that the issue started about 3 weeks ago when I was speeding along with the bucket curled down, and accidentally hit the drop lever, meaning the bucket lip hit the ground quite hard at speed. That would have bent the failure point in the opposite direction, but it could well have...
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    Broken Welds on L344 loader

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    Broken Welds on L344 loader

    Thank you all so much for the speedy responses. I did use the bucket a few weeks ago to dig and curl out some big Agapanthus clumps. And yes, I have used the edge of the bucket to back drag and pull my compost heap apart. Just looking at the images again, it has broken around the weld rather...
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    Broken Welds on L344 loader

    Just noticed this morning the welds mounting the central hydraulic ram on the back of my L344 Kubota loader bucket have broken around three sides of the mount. About 150 hours old. So, 1. what am i doing wrong, or is this a construction fault? 2 views from inside the bucket, 3rd pic is the...
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    Mower and 3PH counterweight won't stay up.

    While the fires have burned a huge chunk of SE Oz, round my way fire is very infrequent - the woodland just doesn't grow enough fuel to carry huge fires. Still, fire is an issue since I back on to a creekline with huge river red gums, which would carry a crown fire on a code red day. I water my...
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    Mower and 3PH counterweight won't stay up.

    spent a few hours yesterday chaining up the counterweight. I initially chained it at full height, only to find the mower deck then won't lower at all! Spent the afternooon and a couple more trips to the hardware store, getting rated shackles and various weights of chain to find the precise...
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    Mower and 3PH counterweight won't stay up.

    Thanks for all the helpful replies, most appreciated. Of course its not 600kg - only 170. Don't know how i typed that :( I'll blame the bushfire smoke. I've amended the original post. So if i pin up the 3ph and counterweight, I can then adjust the mower deck up and down as usual? seems useful...
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    Mower and 3PH counterweight won't stay up.

    I'm using my BX2380 loader a fair bit, with the MMmower and the 600kg [EDIT - 170KG] counterweight attached to the 3PH. Over a half hour or so, the counterweight and mower slowly drift lower and lower, adversely affecting clearance particularly over uneven ground. If I don't regulalry raise it...