I would have done around 30 loading shovel splits in my days so I have worked out the best way to do the job by myself, you often need to get inside the front plate under the loader frame for wires pipes and so on, this is best done with the bucket off and arms about 4-5 ft off the ground, the back section of the loader is pure weight and needs leaving blocked up and stood firm, the front section can then be rolled forward very easy as it usually only has a slight bit of weight thrown back towards the centre pin, I can easily pull the front section forward, my advice is to never move the rear section in any way and leave Blocked,Chocked and well alone as the back bit is DANGER. this is my view only and we all do things our own way, study my pictures as all you need is a bit of timber a length of H beam and a bottle jack, it works the same through near all loading shovels regardless of make or size.
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