Hey man, I noticed you like to shake your bucket when picking up a load too. Make sure you pay attention to any flop play you might develop in the loader valve stick. If it starts to get a little loose, take it apart and make sure those ball ends are still tight. I broke mine, and I do that same move a lot. Covered under warranty, but coulda been avoided had I realized the things worked loose the first time. Good looking tractor tho…. Corse I think all the blue ones look good. Are your rear tires loaded by chance? Seemed to handle the bucket load nicely.
Hey Rob, thanks for reaching out. I'll keep an eye on the loader valve, but for now everything seems to be tight. My tires are not loaded, though I have been looking at box blades as something that will provide counter weight and prolong my front axle seals. What model do you have?
@@zacharysandberg I have the 122. I bought a 4’ box blade for it right off the dealership lot, I leave it on 95% of the time. It weights something like 385 lbs I think. It’s one of the “bad boy” ones. The ls ones look to be made by the same company. It pulls the blade pretty good, but does start to loose traction once the blade starts to get closer to full. I usually work up some of whatever I’m trying to blade, and scoop it up with the bucket before I start pulling heavy for some front ballast. Makes a huge difference in pulling power. With the box blade, I am able to lift a 66x42 slab of cement high enough to get in on the trailer using the bucket, no forks. I’ve pulled a Jeep Wrangler cab, and put the cab back on the frame with mine, and I’d say the biggest move was a 10x12 shed, although I did cheat with a snowmobile trailer to move it, the ls did all the heavy lifting, all using the bucket. You’ll be very happy getting some ballast on there man. I’m actually going to add 10 gallons in each tire with beat juice this spring to help the ride quality out some, and for extra ballast as well.
