Moving a dead TBL in confined space

chuckinnc

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I need to move a Ford 4500 TBL from a confined space, can't get the engine running and bucket-hoe are on the ground, I tried a comealong & MF35 with boom pole but it dosen't have to lift power to raise the hoe boom. TBL
worked when parked but that was 15yrs ago. Just need to get the hoe/loader arms up so it can be pulled out into the open space to clear up storage room. Any suggestions?
 
You might be able to use jacks to get them up and then either block them up or get something under them that will let them slide or roll. I've also used cables and pulleys to increase leverage in raising or pulling.
 
Needed to raise the loader on dead Case 455c loader to replace engine. Plumed in a couple of tees in the boom cylinder and ran hoses and quick couplers to tractor with remotes. Worked great. Don't see why you couldn't do the same with loader and the hoe boom.
 
Look on the boom where the lift cylinder is. There should be a bracket with 2 slots. On the end of the stabilizers look behind the pads for a hole with a slot and hole. When you get the boom up, put a chain in the slot on the boom and in the slot on the stay bar. Good luck.
 
A good chainhoist should do it, obviously you need to move the valve while lifting, or disconnect the hoses
 
jack up the tractor & put dollies under the wheels. Bucket & hoe should stay where they're at unless the controls are tied back.
 

Open the loader lift and hoe boom valves and jack or otherwise lift them up and close the valves. I would chain or block them as well, before removing the lift source, to eliminate any settling that might occur. You likely need a com-a-long or chain hoist having a capacity of more than a ton, or multiples, to lift the hoe boom.
 
Loader lifted ok, had to uncouple the boom cylinder to raise the hoe, the hoe part was outside the building, I am
guessing 15yrs of rain may have migrated into the cylinder, anyway it was stuck and had to unhook one end.
 

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