How to Use a Compact Tractor Front Loader: Tips and Demonstration

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How to use a compact tractor front loader. Kubota L3901 L2501 Tractor. E101
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@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

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@user-io3ft4pv5t Жыл бұрын

This is a very clear and well stated explanation of many loader functions. Exactly what I need as a beginner with a newly purchased expensive machine. Thank You!!! For the time and effort applied to this production.

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. We have lots of tractor work videos in this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLG5yS75HLzo3RVqEuA0f6IioXV6FtFhHW

@stevestock2439 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your dialog, you speak using good common sense.

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Got a lot of hours on these Kubotas so just trying to help others with our videos. Still learning though!

@AdamNeoDot 7 ай бұрын

The number one thing in front end loader safety (or - tractor safety in general) - keep the load as close to the ground as possible at all times and use counterweight! It should be in the first sentence of the film directed to new tractor users or new loader users. It is much more critical information than what does the joystick position do (you can try and see it in a matter of seconds, while "try and error" in safety can kill you in seconds, if you're unlucky).

@BelloBudo007 9 ай бұрын

Many thanks for the tips. I'm just about to take delivery of a Kubota with a front end loader & bucket, and while I have some experience with tractor & slasher, this is my first time with a front end loader. I have a friend with one & he's helping me feel comfortable with it, which is great. Also the dealer himself is all set to put me through the hoops, so to speak. As he knows that one of my greatest concerns is damaging the tractor & loader. So I appreciate your words of advice as I make my way though. this aspect of tractor work that is new to me. Cheers mate.

@PineyGroveHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. After owning a compact tractor for 15 years, I would say it's really hard to damage these machines. Here's our tractor playlist, you can see what we do with ours! kzfaq.info/sun/PLG5yS75HLzo3RVqEuA0f6IioXV6FtFhHW .

@bikesbullets9080 11 ай бұрын

LOVE this video! Excellent period of instruction. Thank you!

@PineyGroveHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Here's a playlist of our tractor videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PLG5yS75HLzo3RVqEuA0f6IioXV6FtFhHW

@popsdsr 9 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your video. I've made over 300 vids and you did a good job. Thanks

@PineyGroveHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Kellislawnservice Жыл бұрын

Great explanation, thanks.

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thank you.....FELs are so handy!

@ericmckenzie4045 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video well done.

@PineyGroveHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Here are some other tractor videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PLG5yS75HLzo3RVqEuA0f6IioXV6FtFhHW

@TF856 Жыл бұрын

I like the loader control lever better on the fender. It should be right next to you in a comfortable position. That way I don't have to keep reaching forward for it. The angle of that loader control lever is really bad! It should be sticking straight up, not sticking straight back toward you. That makes it harder to control. That's probably even more difficult than the twin lever controls on some tractors. The big Cat loaders and old Massey Fergusons used twin levers which were a real pain. It made me feel like I was running a case backhoe with piano keys. Lots of people hated those.

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

It's all I've ever had so it feels natural to me.

@JoeGlines-Automator 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JoeGlines-Automator 9 ай бұрын

Amazing job as always!

@PineyGroveHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thanks again! Glad it helped....even if just a little bit.

@user-zf6qh2eg1o 7 ай бұрын

Hello, useful explanations. Can you tell me what stroke of the hydraulic cylinder rod to turn the bucket or its technical characteristics. Thank you.

@PineyGroveHomestead 7 ай бұрын

Kubota has information here: www.kubotausa.com/docs/default-source/sales1source/l01-series-detailed-loader-specifications.pdf?sfvrsn=b83e81c_2

@rd431 3 ай бұрын

7:10 two words for you to think about Cat control vs John Deere control.

@harveyib114 23 күн бұрын

Will picking up the front tires with loader while you have a brush hog on damage the brush hog connection components on the tractor?

@PineyGroveHomestead 23 күн бұрын

I would lift the brush hog up so that's not a concern or issue, but if it flexes like I show in this video, then yes, you can do it.

@harveyib114 23 күн бұрын

@@PineyGroveHomestead I can do it as in its ok? or I can damage it.

@TF856 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I'm on a loader that has a heel on the bucket I use that for back dragging and that works really well with float, it works like a drag box/ grading box. I use the heal of the bucket for spreading. It works better than a bucket with a rounded bottom. I never back drag with the cutting edge of the bucket pointing downward. It does not smooth it out as well. I ran all kinds of loaders for over 30 years.

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

Many ways to grade dirt, for sure!

@TF856 Жыл бұрын

I have never seen a Kubota with the mechanical parallel linkage on the loader. Are they not available at all on Kubota tractors? If I was going to get a tractor that I was going to put forks on I would definitely do whatever it took to get the parallel linkage! It's also a lot safer when the bucket goes up high that the material in the bucket doesn't fall off the back of the bucket and land on the tractor or you! Some TLBs come with the parallel linkage if they are sold as material handlers. A hi-lift telehandlers come with hydraulic parallel linkage because of the forks. I think that all tractors that come with a loader should have parallel linkage. There used to be a aftermarket company that sold loader attachments for mini tractors that have parallel linkage, either hydraulic or mechanical.

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about those square arms hanging under the front boom? That's the kickstand for the loader when it's off.

@TF856 Жыл бұрын

@@PineyGroveHomestead No. I'm talking about the bucket curl cylinder extending back to the frame of the tractor, not stopping on the boom. This makes it extremely easy for the bucket to maintain the same angle to the ground as it goes up and down. Extremely helpful when using Forks. It also eliminates the possibility of dirt or Rock falling off the back of the bucket and landing on you or the tractor when it's all the way up. Some tractors have a very poor imitation of parallel linkage operation by tripping the bucket forward as a boom goes up to keep myself from falling off the back of the bucket. But it does not compensate for the boom going down because it does not roll the bucket back. I just starts dumping material on the ground. The biggest advantage to having parallel Lincoln's on the loader it's for using forks. Because no matter how high or how low the boom is the forks will stay at whatever position you put them in. For example, you can slide the forks into a pallet and lift it all the way up and it will stay at the same angle , even even when you put it all the way back down it will still stay at the same angle to the ground. This is a wonderful feature that is only on certain tractors. And like I mentioned earlier telehandlers that have the telescopic boom really need to have the parallel linkage but they have hydraulic parallel linkage not mechanical. Telehandlers have to maintain level when they're moving around on very rough ground and lifting a forklift load up to the 3rd or tth story of a building. The forks are kept level because of the hydraulic cylinder near the base of the boom. As the boom goes up at forces that cylinder one way in the hydraulic pressure is transferred to the curl cylinder up at the far end of the boom. The reverse happens when they lower the boom. As the boom is lowered, hydraulic pressure is transferred from the bottom cylinder to the too cylinder to keep the forks level. It really is an ingenious design! Mechanical parallel linkage is very similar on smaller tractors. I've noticed on some recent tractors they try to blend in that parallel Lincoln so it's hard to notice. For example, they designed it so the bucket linkage goes back to the boom and then follows it back to the frame of the tractor. A huge percentage of people don't even know about that unless they specifically ordered it that way. Or if they order a tractor with the material handling package on it. It cost a little more to building it that way but it's worth it . I will try to locate a picture to show you.

@TF856 Жыл бұрын

@@PineyGroveHomestead Here's a link to a diagram of mechanical parallel linkage. patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/df/ee/19/903836741e4ff7/imgaf001.png

@JanineMJoi 4 ай бұрын

ok, i'll go try again. I'm trying to move mud/grass and the pile is tipping over into my field

@PineyGroveHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like the pile pushes in front of you instead of scooping up in the bucket because you don't have anything to stop it. That's more challenging. Get your bucket level with ground and get some speed as you head towards your pile. You will end up pushing the whole pile...then stop, and shovel it into the bucket. It might make more sense in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pt56p8donriVfXU.html

@Pete.Ty1 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍..

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

@struckus 10 ай бұрын

they put the loader handle on the fender so you can get into the seat from that side..

@PineyGroveHomestead 10 ай бұрын

Some like it on the fender....I don't...it complicates the hydraulic system and they are prone to leak under the fender and you have to take the tire off to work on them.

@struckus 10 ай бұрын

@@PineyGroveHomestead pros and cons to both..and not a deal breaker either way..but access from that side is the reason they put them on the fender..I prefer it on the fender, but if it was on the loader arms I would have still bought my tractor.. treadle pedal is the deal breaker for me lol

@rbirring7439 Жыл бұрын

If you want to sell it bro do share more contact info

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

You mean the L3901? Definitely not for sale...new ones are expensive!

@jonesy4588 Жыл бұрын

why does no one put blades on their loaders , sure makes them work better loading or digging

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

what do you mean by blades?

@thinde88 Жыл бұрын

I think he means a bolt on blade to the lip of the bucket. It’s a sacrificial piece and I believe the new 02s actually have the holes already in the bucket to do this. @@PineyGroveHomestead

@PineyGroveHomestead Жыл бұрын

@@thinde88 My friend Brock did a comparison. The factory edge is best: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMxolbGY2Ju1g2Q.html

@markbruzek2350 8 ай бұрын

Hooks should be installed near the point of bucket attachment, 2 hooks. Those locations you use are the weakest and most likely to cause a bend of the bucket.

@PineyGroveHomestead 8 ай бұрын

We've owned 4 tractors like this and welded hooks in the same place every time. Never bent a bucket and we lift the rear tires off the ground pulling out posts.