Riddler
Gold Member
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2004
- Messages
- 262
- Location
- Sonoma County, CA
- Tractor
- New Holland TN75VA, New Holland TC45DA, New Holland TC18
If I had any experience with FELs I could easily answer this on my own, but I would like to factor the relevant information into my buying decision. On the bigger FELs, total bucket movement seems to be in the 85 to 88 degree range. How they're split between roll back and dump functions, however, varies noticeably. Kubota's 723 and 853 loaders provide 40 degree dump and 45 degree roll back angles. By contrast, NH's 16LA provides a 58 degree dump angle and a 30 degree roll back angle.
I have assumed for sometime that a higher roll back angle was desirable for those occasions when the loader and bucket might be cradling something long or oversized while traveling across uneven terrain. I haven't a clue regarding advantages or disadvantages of a 58 degree v. 45 degree dump angle. I have tested the 723 and 853 FELs and they seem to dump perfectly fine. Hence, I'm thinking that the Kubota's higher roll back angle may be a small plus over time. Does anyone's experience bear this out, or is this just another useless hair I've been splitting?
I have assumed for sometime that a higher roll back angle was desirable for those occasions when the loader and bucket might be cradling something long or oversized while traveling across uneven terrain. I haven't a clue regarding advantages or disadvantages of a 58 degree v. 45 degree dump angle. I have tested the 723 and 853 FELs and they seem to dump perfectly fine. Hence, I'm thinking that the Kubota's higher roll back angle may be a small plus over time. Does anyone's experience bear this out, or is this just another useless hair I've been splitting?