First I picked up the light pallet with the lathe stand. That was nothing I could have carried those in by hand!! But the big box was a different matter--I do not know wha tthe max for the 3 pt on the 1510 D is (I did not want to know) but I thought that I would just give it a try.
Opps forgot the front weights. But the 3 weights were still not enough--I could bring the front down by sitting on the weights--Hmm another 100 kilo. I set and strapped on a 7
hp 3 phase motor, but that was not enough, but by sitting on the hood and facing the back I could get the front wheels on the ground. The pressure relief kept popping, but I go the thing off the ground--I did not need or want it too far off. It was a bit awkward pushing the clutch with the toe of my right foot and steering backwards, but slowly I got the thing in the garage.
I doubt that I will ever pick up anything heavier than that in the future so the forks have been trial tested at the max and nothing broke!!
That makes me very happy. Now in the future I can finish the forks as they should be finished and be confident that they are quite capable of picking some heavy loads. I know that I could have taken out the quick hitch and with the gain of a few inches maybe picked it easier, but I was in a hurry.
I also knew that I could open up the box and take out a few heavy items--four jaw chuck, back splash, tray, tool box, etc., But did I mention that I was in a hurry.
Nothing like a need to push a project to completion.
Mike