2002 Hi-Ranger 5FC-55 Not leveling

[mike515]

Post as many pics as you can. Try to get a pic of the end of that cable. I'm guessing it attaches to a rod and there might be a couple of large nuts right next to each other. One will be to adjust the cable. The other will be a lock nut to keep the first one in place. This is just a guess on my part though.

 

[lone wolf]

Ment to say diagram doesn't show the tensioners. I am having huge problems finding people that work on these because I Live along the Quebec border in Northern NY. Closest place is Dueco in Syracuse NY and that's a 3 hr drive one way. Dueco is the place that quoted the high amounts. I am not sure if all of these problems are the caused of the pulley.. but in order to change the pulley, the hold back cable needs to be loosen enough to be able to pull the pulley out and away from cable. The bucket is tilted like 30 degees down, that needs to be adjusted, which I hear the adjustment is at the bucket. I will post a picture of the pulley tonight.. You can see the cable grooves in the pulley, so its been frozen awhile, kind of looks like the cable might of stretched by looking at the grooves in the cable. I paid $19,000 for the truck. They wanted $23,000.00

Post up as many as you can I will look.

 

[arboristdean113]

Hey, I am back had issue with internet... I just created a youtube video of the sound the boom is making. Here is the link.

 

[Del_]

Sounds like a seized up bearing creaking. Not good at all and something is going to break probably soon.

 

[arboristdean113]

This is my truck so you have a vision of the kind of truck.

 

[arboristdean113]

 

[arboristdean113]

the last 4 pics are the pulley that is froze

 

[lone wolf]

Hey, I am back had issue with internet... I just created a youtube video of the sound the boom is making. Here is the link.

No doubt a seized bearing prob the one at the rear knuckle when folded .

 

[arboristdean113]

The outer cables are the leveling cables, as you can see 1 has like sliding wear on it, to me it doesn't look normal. the middle one is the lift cable.

 

[lone wolf]

View attachment 407130 The outer cables are the leveling cables, as you can see 1 has like sliding wear on it, to me it doesn't look normal. the middle one is the lift cable.

And that is the area I suspect the seizure.

 

[lone wolf]

Dude don't go up in that.

 

[arboristdean113]

In the first picture you can see how angled the basket is. I am unsure on how to adjust it, The 2nd to pictures are where I think the adjustment is but not sure. The last picture is I think the adjustment for the holdback cable which that frozen pulley goes around. My question is, if I loosen that can I then be able to remove that pulley?

 

[arboristdean113]

Y eah am not going up in it til I figure it out.

 

[arboristdean113]

Here are a few more.

 

[arboristdean113]

These are the rest I took. The cable with the ring stopper on it is, the holdback cable. its the cable that goes along the lower pulley that is froze.. the pulley that is next to stopper is fine, its free. I think as the upper boom goes up it also put tension on the pulley. I put a ton of grease in the lower pulley. At first it would not move at all, but after grease it moves a tiny bit, I mean like a 1/4 of a inch that's it. Just not sure how to loosen the cable to take pulley out. I also think the basket needs to be supported to take pressure off the cables.

 

[pro94lt]

It looks like someone has cut and put new brackets on previously where the adjustable nuts are? Do you see also where you're boom has took a beating by something? I'd have to have the cables replaced as well

 

[lone wolf]

View attachment 407161 View attachment 407162 View attachment 407163 View attachment 407164 View attachment 407165 View attachment 407166 View attachment 407167 These are the rest I took. The cable with the ring stopper on it is, the holdback cable. its the cable that goes along the lower pulley that is froze.. the pulley that is next to stopper is fine, its free. I think as the upper boom goes up it also put tension on the pulley. I put a ton of grease in the lower pulley. At first it would not move at all, but after grease it moves a tiny bit, I mean like a 1/4 of a inch that's it. Just not sure how to loosen the cable to take pulley out. I also think the basket needs to be supported to take pressure off the cables.

Use Crc too

 

[no tree to big]

That looks like one of the booms we have. the leveling control for ours is by the lower controls I have: bucket level, uper boom, lower boom, and rotate

 

[arboristdean113]

You know there is a extra lever there but is not labeled. I am going to try it tomorrow.. That would be awesome if it works.. Thanks for the info.. Now just need to work on the frozen pulley.

 

[arboristdean113]

Well that lever on mine is a flush lever to release any air in the system. I found to adjust my leveling is in the upper boom at the knuckle where the cable connects the to fiberglass rods.