jrdellaratta
Silver Member
If I am using the 430 FEL (or any FEL, for that matter) to push over small, 1"-4" saplings, is it harmful to use the top of the bucket (that is, with the FEL turned fully downward)?
I have tended to do the exact opposite, using the bucket fully curled upward. However, my dad was out at my farm this weekend and I discovered afterward (based on the sap and bark bits along the top of the bucket) that he had been using the bucket in the curled fully downward position to push these trees over. Is it harmful to the hydraulics, etc. to have this kind of pressure put on the top of the bucket?
I have tended to do the exact opposite, using the bucket fully curled upward. However, my dad was out at my farm this weekend and I discovered afterward (based on the sap and bark bits along the top of the bucket) that he had been using the bucket in the curled fully downward position to push these trees over. Is it harmful to the hydraulics, etc. to have this kind of pressure put on the top of the bucket?