Captain13
Active member
Equipment
M7040 4WD ROPS, ZD28, Woods (84” box blade, 72” harrow, 48” pallet forks)
Had a problem on the FEL SSQA today and thought I would pass along the fis.
I was changing from pallet forks to the bucket when the right pin wouldn’t engage the slot. So I backed off the bucket and pulled in the shop To check everything. My first thought was that I had tweaked the SSQA plates. Using a magnetic angle indicator, both were exactly the same. I just greased the FEL two days ago and the pins had grease. However, with the bucket off, I feltresistance in the right handle when it was about half the way down.
After checking the bucket slot for damage, it was Ok.
So thinking about the right handle resistance (it wasn’t much, by the way), I used some Deep Creep and sprayed around the top nut so it would drain down the shaft, then sprayed the springs. Then I mated to the bucket and the latches worked easy and smooth.
i would have never thought that latching shaft resistance, as slight as it was, would have prevented me from being able to hook up to a SSQA implement. so, if you are having a problem latching implements on the SSQA, lube that shaft before you go through all the checks and aggregation I went through with mine today.
I was changing from pallet forks to the bucket when the right pin wouldn’t engage the slot. So I backed off the bucket and pulled in the shop To check everything. My first thought was that I had tweaked the SSQA plates. Using a magnetic angle indicator, both were exactly the same. I just greased the FEL two days ago and the pins had grease. However, with the bucket off, I feltresistance in the right handle when it was about half the way down.
After checking the bucket slot for damage, it was Ok.
So thinking about the right handle resistance (it wasn’t much, by the way), I used some Deep Creep and sprayed around the top nut so it would drain down the shaft, then sprayed the springs. Then I mated to the bucket and the latches worked easy and smooth.
i would have never thought that latching shaft resistance, as slight as it was, would have prevented me from being able to hook up to a SSQA implement. so, if you are having a problem latching implements on the SSQA, lube that shaft before you go through all the checks and aggregation I went through with mine today.
