fishman
Veteran Member
Forgive my amateurish question.
I discovered that if I put the FEL bucket in the "dump" position, drive up to a stump or rock, then simultaneously lift and curl, I can apply a tremendous amount of force. Over 1.5 tons, according to the manual. Question: Will this hurt the FEL? The manual warns agains using the bucket at full dump for a "bulldozer" because it will put too much strain on the FEL. However, and somewhat contradictory, it also recommends agains curling and lifting at the same time because of "insufficient lift force". I am confused.
Using this method, 4" stumps are simply no match for the 402 loader. Only problem is a lack of traction which I intend to remedy by filling the tires or manufacturing a rear weight to replace the box blade.
I love my 2910! It appears unstoppable. I'm trying to go easy on it at first to break it (and myself) in, but can hardly wait to try some bigger stuff.
I discovered that if I put the FEL bucket in the "dump" position, drive up to a stump or rock, then simultaneously lift and curl, I can apply a tremendous amount of force. Over 1.5 tons, according to the manual. Question: Will this hurt the FEL? The manual warns agains using the bucket at full dump for a "bulldozer" because it will put too much strain on the FEL. However, and somewhat contradictory, it also recommends agains curling and lifting at the same time because of "insufficient lift force". I am confused.
Using this method, 4" stumps are simply no match for the 402 loader. Only problem is a lack of traction which I intend to remedy by filling the tires or manufacturing a rear weight to replace the box blade.
I love my 2910! It appears unstoppable. I'm trying to go easy on it at first to break it (and myself) in, but can hardly wait to try some bigger stuff.