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Gordo83

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I have a 1977 Kubota L185DT tractor that has never disappointed me with anything I've asked it to do.
The only thing I wish was different is the bucket position. The bucket won't tip back like a scoop when using it to pick up piles. An example would be running it in to a pile of dirt. Hydraulics work great, but they won't let the bucket tip back enough to keep the dirt in the bucket. As soon as I back up, I lose half of what I picked up.
Other than changing the position of the piston bracket by moving it further up on the bucket frame, is there an easier fix for this machine? Shorter piston?
Any advice is appreciated.
 
Will the bucket tip further back if the cylinder were disconnected?

If so, any possibility it has the wrong cylinder?

Hard to say what could be done without seeing it, but probably would need a longer cylinder and move the cylinder mount further back.

Just have to work it out with some careful planning so nothing binds or interferes.
 
Next time you fill the bucket with dirt at a pile try lifting it before backing away may keep more in the bucket. Most will not hold all they may say they will. Also the moisture of the material and type will dictate how much will stay in the bucket. Like top soil or clay may pack/stick a bit to hold more in than like sand or gravel will slide off without packing/sticking as well.
 
That tractor was before KUBOTA was making their own loaders. Your loader is a Great Bend that was kind of made to fit. Yes the simple solution is move the cylinder mount but then you give up dump angle . You are not the first person that has ask me this question.
 
caterpillarguy has the answer, lift higher before backing away. Sometimes lift up and a couple small shakes of the bucket lever to jar the bucket will get more of the material to slid back into the bucket, then lower it to travel. The bucket roll back angle is one key difference between most Ag/Compact tractor loaders and true industrial loaders. You can look at moving the bucket cylinder connection points but there might not be a gain to be made. Study the entire bucket cycle, cylinders could be damaged if they bind or make contact with anything on the frame, anywhere in the cycle.
 
Extending the main lifting arm looks to be the best way to fix it, without a lot of cutting and welding.
Raising the loader to its highest point and shaking it is how I've been doing it since I've owned it. Just looking for a better solution. As far as changing the dumping position, that won't come in to play, as the thing goes way past vertical. I wish it curled back half as far as it curls forward.
 


Once you get the bucket so that it will tip back where you want it to, you will borrow a friends truck to haul a few loads and you will have to get up into the truck body and shovel the dirt out of the bucket.
 
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