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You bet!

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I know what you are saying and honestly I just don't use the feature so it wasn't top of mind when I made this video. I really should make a video on the float feature. I don't use it, but it would help others.

@@danimalshouse I hear you and understand. Personally, I'm embarrassed to admit how long it took me to realize it was available and then how useful it is. Fast forward to now and it's an *essential* tool as much if not more than the basic up/down function. Whether it's gravel or crushed rock on the driveway / yard, scooping up black dirt from the field and bringing it to the garden, clearing, moving snow, picking up brush / branches with the grapple or digging with the HD stump bucket. The float is fantastic. Like everything else, a person has to play with it and experiment... I've got a JD 4105 and matched JD loader. For me? A perfect combination for my needs. "The little tractor that can!"

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Thanks. It takes practice plus knowing your machine. Glad it helped and good luck out there!

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Thanks for the awesome praise! It does take a long time to get good at operating machinery but basic tips can help speed it up. Good luck out there!

Great tip!

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Glad it was helpful and good luck out there.

Thank you kindly!

Well said. Thank for watching!

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I appreciate that

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You are so welcome!

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Glad it was helpful! Take care

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Enjoy and be patient with your skill level at first.

That's actually a great point. I bent a ram on my backhoe one time while it was fully extended like these would be in the backdrag position. The simple concept is that the rams are designed to provide more of a pulling force compared to being heavy compressed on the way they would be in the backdrag example. My thoughts are that if the bucket was not put into a pry position between two hard objects and was only used for pulling loose material backwards there would be little to no risk of bending two rams on the loader. You basically mentioned this. Thanks for watching and the compliment.

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If you know what you're doing there's no harm to be done... But that's the whole thing not too many people know what they're doing.. or talking about

That's because small tractors are built with cheap, low quality parts! Bigger/industrial tractors are built with multipliers on those tilt cylinders. So there's probably about three times as much pressure on them but they don't bend nearly as easy!!! Besides the engineers that design the small tractor think that people will not use them very hard! They know that lots of people buy those miniature tractors for image only and will never max out their capabilities!!! Industrial size tractors are designed from end-to-end from top to bottom so that they cannot damage themselves! Small tractors are not like that!!! Many people call those miniature tractors disposable tractors!!! It's also true that the bigger agricultural tractor loader attachments are not designed for commercial or industrial use. They are only designed for light duty farm use. My dad knew that when he bought a Massey Ferguson agricultural tractor to use out in commercial job sites loading trucks all day. He had his new Massey Ferguson equipped with an industrial loader! It looked a little bit odd because the loader was yellow and the rest of the tractor was red and gray. They also had to make a few modifications to the tractor to make it fit on there ! But the industrial loader had the multipliers on the tilting rams to give it faster action and more movement! I won't even go into mechanical parallel linkage on the small tractors although at some time in the past an aftermarket company made heavy-duty loader attachments available for small tractors. Parallel linkage kept the loader bucket at the constant level to the ground as it went up and down because the tilt cylinders were connected to the frame of the tractor, not to the boom of the loader! A perfect design if you use your loader as a forklift! Additionally it will not dump material over the back of the bucket onto the machine or the operator when the bucket is high up!!! The multipliers that I'm talking about are part of the linkage between the tilt cylinders and the bucket. They give that bucket about twice the travel angle and twice the speed with more strain on the cylinders! Bending a cylinder on an industrial tractor is very rare! But straightening hydraulic Rams is fairly simple! There are several videos showing how to it. They can be done with basic tools and a bottle jack.

Hydraulic Rams have more power to extend than they do to retract. There's more surface area should push on.

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Don't expect to be great at it right away but keep at it, YOU CAN DO IT! Good luck and thanks for watching!

Good luck.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

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You can do it!

If you're used to using a forklift you should check into getting a loader attachment with parallel linkage. Telehandlers use hydraulic parallel linkage since they use forklifts at high elevations. Parallel linkage loaders are very rare for small tractors. If you're handy with a welder you can modify your own. 😀😃 I am a very huge fan of parallel linkage on all loaders! I cannot stand the weird geometry on many large loaders!!! Tractors that are marketed as a material handler usually have the parallel linkage to make certain attachments work properly, like forks!!! I often wish that parallel linkage was available on backhoes and excavators!!!

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Good call! Thank you. I'm still waiting for removable snow near GB

Any time!

Good tip. Thank you!

Thanks!

Most say it takes a lot of practice because it does. Good luck out there!

Well said, great points Kerry. Thank you!

Thank you too!

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Make your wife believe that she is your dream wife and before long the tractor will be yours!

@@danimalshouse I tried even tried a powerpoint with cute puppies. I am not giving up though.

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Thank you for the praise! I did not order wheel spacers. I have seen the concept but haven't had the need to this point in my tractor usage experience. Thanks for watching!

@@danimalshouse good to know! I would love to see another “getting started” video on the 3039 showing even the most basic features from starting the tractor to operating and even changing out implements.

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Me too. Rocks, boulders gravel, dirt, mulch, hay bales. After thirty years with same tractor it’s like an extension of your fingers and one gets to know exactly what’s where. But…then time for a newer tractor and loader and all the feel changes.

@@fland49 Makes you feel like a new operator all over again!

I agree. Good tip, I wish I would have added that. Take care!

It's one of the reasons I didn't order a cab.

Thank you for the feedback. I never understood the wheel spacers myself. To me, the biggest tipping risk is having a loaded bucket and not using a ballast box or other weight in the back of the tractor. The spacers never interested me. Thanks for watching!

Spacing the wheels out is for row crop work. The best way to keep your machine from tipping over is by keeping a very heavy implement on the back and keeping a heavy nonfreezing liquid in the back tires! Also adding very heavy wheel weights to the back axle of the tractor. Never carry a full bucket high up in the air when you're driving around! Always carry a full bucket low to the ground.

Good choice!

You can do it!

You are welcome. I don't like the constant HYPE either and try to keep it simple.

I see and that very well could be true, but I still notice every little bump that the front hits so I try to keep it as level as I can. May times I wish I had a grader but have to make the small tractor work.

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Agreed. Lugging the tractor at low RPM doesn't let hydralics or engine work at peak power.

Wow, let me know when you are having breakfast next so I return the favor and poop in your Cheerio's! I actually don't have any issue with your observation, it's just a bit unnecessary. What I did was about as easy as it gets but that's not the point, I was communicating concepts to and for new operators. This video is my most positively commented on video by far and often by new operators that don't work construction, didn't grow up on a farm, and don't have much experience. I assume you are experienced so to you this stuff is sandbox toy type stuff. Not a problem, it's just not for you. Good call, I forgot about the float feature. I wish I had referenced it. Either way, have a good day and thanks for watching.

I'm guessing that one of your hydraulic hoses is "almost in" but not all the way locked together. I'd turn the tractor off, move the joystick up down left right to take the pressure off, and try to get the hose to go all the way in. If that's the problem you should be golden. Good luck!

I may be misunderstanding what you mean but if you mean that while you are raising the boom you can tip the bucket, you actually can perform that action, its just not nearly as smooth as other loading machines like a skid loader, etc. The valve is very tight I would say and wants to select flow to one or the other and not both but there is a way to do it if the joystick is held just right.

@@danimalshouse yeah that's what I mean you can't run the loader and the bucket both at the same time.. where Kubota you can smooth as silk

Thanks for the compliment!

Good thought. I agree. Thanks!

It came with my loader stock when it was new. I would ask the dealer. Good luck!

I totally agree with you. To break things up you need either a sub-soil 3-pt hookup, a tiller, or some other option to reduce the forces on the bucket. The bucket teeth would be a great option like you described it was for you and the pond. Great tip! If I get an excuse to need/use the bucket teeth you can count on a video showing how great they are. Take care!

That's a good point in that having a front pivot reduces the effect of hitting a low spot by half but it still drops some. Basically if you go into a 3" hole with the front the machine would drop 1.5" whereas the same hole with the rear tires would have the full 3" effect. I would say that the pivot helps but does not eliminate the challenge of uneven terrain.

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ya, you'd be correct! WI actually.

It's a commitment for sure.

Great input! I would say the tractor can dig but it's really not great at it unless the soil is just right like soft or loose material. Hard clay and dry hard surfaces will show the limits of a utility(non specialty) machine like a tractor for digging, that's all I was trying to elude to. Machines like a dozer or skid loader or backhoe would handle digging much better in tough circumstances. I've heard people say the teeth are good but I also haven't ever found the need for it yet. I think it digs just fine for it's machine category. Thanks for watching!