Do you keep your lift arms tight or loose

Reggie.

Difference of opinion here in the yard with the FIL. He maintains you should leave a little slack but I hate machines slapping around. I prefer to tighten up the arms with an implement on.

What's your preference

hopeso

Tight, obviously......But there will be a bit of slack naturally anyway, what with worn pins, and such...

_Brian

It depends.

For something like a yard scraper I’d leave some slack for manuvering in corners. Same with topper, let her move a bit.

For weight block fert spreader, tight as they go.

emaherx

_Brian wrote: »

It depends.

For something like a yard scraper I’d leave some slack for manuvering in corners. Same with topper, let her move a bit.

For weight block fert spreader, tight as they go.

Yea, I'd agree with Brian (maybe not quite as tight as she'll go) but the last thing you want is a heavy implement hopping side to side as you turn. But I'd also leave slack on the yard scrapper to allow it some give around walls etc.

K.G.

don t most modern side links push from the outside in and if you dont keep them tight youll wreck the clips holding in the pins.

9935452

I prefer tight but was always told for the likes of a bale handler to leave them a bit looser. It would allow the handler to move around a bale rather than ripping plastic

emaherx

9935452 wrote: »

I prefer tight but was always told for the likes of a bale handler to leave them a bit looser. It would allow the handler to move around a bale rather than ripping plastic

I'd find the opposite there, if it's loose it could move as you are reversing in and catch the front of the bale. Also don't want bale swinging over and back on the road, especially if it is a double lifter.