[Toehead]

My 420 loader is quite wiggly, with about a quarter of inch in lateral wiggle in the mounting masts.

I was looking at the way it mounts and it seems the claws on the loader have worn. Is the accepted fix for this shimming up the mount point?

 

[jthibodeau89]

Deere makes a shim kit for that, or you can build up with weld and machine or grind flat. I have the same issue with my 430 loader.

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[Kennyd]

The JD "shim" kit was just different thicknesses of plates to tack weld on, you can make your own.

 

[Toehead]

Ok, makes sense.

I'm thinking about running a tubular support between the tops of the masts after I stiffen them up. (Unless there is a reason not to. )

I think that would help prevent this sort of issue in the future.

 

[Kennyd]

It wouldn't hurt, that's for sure.

 

[patchnball]

shims work, also, the dealer showed me that loosening the bracket mounts on the tractor and rotating them a bit also takes up part of the slop. When I say rotate, only talking with in the bolt hole distance.