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gptom posted:

I have filed the inside of each culvert. It appeared that some had done some grinding. Do I need to grind the weld on the inside? I still need to check the beam. Thanks for the help.

I think the drop micro switch has already been been moved to the outside

You don't want to file anything or grind.  That will make it worse.  You want to use very fine sandpaper to polish the edges smooth.  It should feel like a smooth rounded glass edge.  The edges are the only thing the claws touch.

On mine the mechanism dropping the culverts was hanging on to them too long because these sharp edges were snagging on the plastic claw.  After that mine all dropped perfectly.

I think the micro switch is a dead end.  Everyone seems to gravitate to that for some reason.  The release of the culvert is purely mechanical.  The switch just tells the loader the stop point and when to reverse.

Of course maybe we are not seeing In our minds what you are seeing in person.  A video would really help.

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