Arky217
Silver Member
Well, I seem to have found the limit of my tractor loaders curling ability.
The tractor is a Kubota L4200 with a LA680 loader. I have homemade 3' bucket forks for it.
When I went to unload a pallet of 12 bags of Quickcrete (total of 720#), the loader would lift it just fine but it wouldn't curl. In fact, when I would try to curl the bucket, it would go more to the dump position.
Of course, the forks are farther out, being bucket forks, and the center of the load was about 30" farther out than the bucket center, but I would think that the 680 loader should be able to curl that much weight.
I believe the LA680 loader is rated to lift about 1500# at the bucket center.
Does the inability to curl 720# at approximately 30" farther out than the bucket center seem par for this loader, or could there be a problem with the curl ?
Thanks,
The tractor is a Kubota L4200 with a LA680 loader. I have homemade 3' bucket forks for it.
When I went to unload a pallet of 12 bags of Quickcrete (total of 720#), the loader would lift it just fine but it wouldn't curl. In fact, when I would try to curl the bucket, it would go more to the dump position.
Of course, the forks are farther out, being bucket forks, and the center of the load was about 30" farther out than the bucket center, but I would think that the 680 loader should be able to curl that much weight.
I believe the LA680 loader is rated to lift about 1500# at the bucket center.
Does the inability to curl 720# at approximately 30" farther out than the bucket center seem par for this loader, or could there be a problem with the curl ?
Thanks,