Alö Quicke Quicke / Alö front loaders service schedule

Front loaders · Q330 instruction book 96 12 01; QD series operator's manual (current Alö design)

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Every maker's service job for the Alö Quicke Quicke / Alö front loaders, counted in hours, with the oils, filters and parts each one needs. Add your implement to Farmyard Workshop and it works out what's due from your hours and dates, and keeps the service history.

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Service intervals

Job	When
Grease every pivot pin (both sides)	every 10 hours
Check the subframe and loader screws	every 50 hours
Check hoses, cylinders and the tractor hydraulic oil	every year

Service jobs and parts

Grease every pivot pin (both sides)

Loader · every 10 hours

The QD handbook says every 10 operating hours. The older Q330 handbook says at least weekly in regular use.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Grease	1	EP2 grease (Energrease LS-EP2 or equivalent). Aztec Oils match: VOLCATEC LITHIUM EP 2	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Lower the loader to the ground before you grease it because the loader may fall.
Grease the nipples on every pivot pin on both sides of the loader, and the implement carrier and cylinders.
In storage, put a thin layer of grease on the visible piston rods.

Tools: Grease gun, Rag

Check the subframe and loader screws

Mounting · every 50 hours

QD handbook: check the screws are at the specified torque after the first 10 hours and then every 50 hours. The Q330 book says to check after some days of use and then at tractor service time, especially the subframes.

Step-by-step

Check all subframe and loader screws and fasteners to the torque table in your handbook.
The torques are for clean dry threads. Oiled threads can overtighten.

Tools: Torque wrench

Check hoses, cylinders and the tractor hydraulic oil

Hydraulics · every year

Both handbooks say check hoses and connections regularly and the tractor oil level with the loader lowered. No fixed interval is given, so a yearly prompt is used.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Hydraulic oil	1	As the tractor handbook says	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Look over hoses and connections for wear, rubbing and leaks. Never use your hand to look for a leak.
Check the tractor hydraulic oil level with the loader on the ground. Change oil and filters as the tractor handbook says.
Put the dust caps on the quick couplings whenever the loader is disconnected.

Tools: Cardboard (to find leaks), Safety glasses

Oils, fluids and capacities

System	Oil or spec	Capacity
Grease	EP2 grease (Q330 handbook: lubricating grease type BP Energrease LS-EP2 or equivalent). QD handbook: universal grease	As needed
Control cables	Thin oil; a de-icer (50% water / glycol) in winter, Q330 handbook	As needed
Hydraulic oil	Use the oil in the tractor handbook. The loader runs off the tractor hydraulics	—

Specifications


QD screw check	After 10 hours, then every 50 hours
Q330 greasing	At least once a week when in regular use

Known problems

Do not stand between the tractor and the loader cross tube

Both handbooks warn about crushing. Lower the loader before greasing.

Repair guides

Greasing, subframe screw checks and torque table (Quicke QD series loader) (Easy, 30 to 45 minutes): Creaking pivot pins, loader play, or the 10 and 50 hour screw checks are due. Loose subframe screws can damage the loader and the tractor.
Slow, weak or jerky loader: hydraulic checks (Quicke QD series loader) (Moderate, 1 hour): Loader slow or weak, cylinders not working, jerky movement, foaming oil, or oil leaking at hoses or couplings.

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Sources

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