knute_m
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- Tractor
- Down to my lovable little red Mahindra with FEL, and backhoe.
This may seem like a silly question. But, I've got some rather long, heavy, and very awkward things I'd like to move with my FEL. Because they are in a loft in an old shed, they are about 6-7 feet off the ground. I know I'll need a lot of counter-balancing (I've got loaded rear tires) on the tractor. I've picked up and moved some that were already on the ground, and I believe they weigh close to the lifting/curling capacity of my FEL. I used my brush hog mower as my counterweight without any real issues.
Trying to grab them at their center of gravity is also not going to be easy due to their location, plus their height above ground, means I'm going to need several hundred more pounds of counterweight. I don't trust the roof, so a chain hoist isn't a good alternative.
Once I get them to the ground, I don't have a problem. I have an excavator. But I can't get the excavator, or it's arm, in the building.
So, if I have a heavy counterweight on my 3-point hitch that is not resting on the ground, does that weight reduce the hydraulic lift/hold capacity of my FEL? And vice versa, if I've got a near-capacity weight load in the FEL that is several inches off the ground, does it affect how much I can lift with the 3-pt hitch?
What I don't know is how the original owner got them where they are!
Thanks,
Knute
Trying to grab them at their center of gravity is also not going to be easy due to their location, plus their height above ground, means I'm going to need several hundred more pounds of counterweight. I don't trust the roof, so a chain hoist isn't a good alternative.
Once I get them to the ground, I don't have a problem. I have an excavator. But I can't get the excavator, or it's arm, in the building.
So, if I have a heavy counterweight on my 3-point hitch that is not resting on the ground, does that weight reduce the hydraulic lift/hold capacity of my FEL? And vice versa, if I've got a near-capacity weight load in the FEL that is several inches off the ground, does it affect how much I can lift with the 3-pt hitch?
What I don't know is how the original owner got them where they are!
Thanks,
Knute