Recent content by Jim Miller

OK - Problem solved. The Armstrong Ag dealer came out and saw what was happening. He said that there were already flow restrictors in both lines with 1/8" restrictor holes. He changed out the fittings to 1/16" restrictors and now the grapple moves smoothly. I haven't had a chance to use it in...

I've got a new (to me) S160 with 70hrs and I just bought a Armstrong Ag rock bucket grapple with single 2x4 cylinder. I got it connected with no problems - but it seems the grapple cylinder is really jerky. I can move the switch about half-way from center and the grapple jerks up or slams down...

SVOTurbo - I'm a new owner of a 2012 S160 and after filling tank and running at low speed for 4 to 5 hrs my guage is barely off the full mark. I re-filled it from a 5 gallon can and I guess it took about 3 gallons. I've put about 10hrs on it and still run at low speed. Still feel like a fool...

OM - Thanks for your response. I've never raised the cab - but I will this weekend and take a look and remove the pedal bolt to check for unrestricted movement.

I bought a used S160 (45hrs) last week and the left pedal is hard to push down to raise the lift arms. The pedal is fine when rotated forward to lower the arms. The right pedal works fine both ways. I checked to see if anything was restricting the pedal and didn't see anything. After a couple of...