JohnIII,
Quitchercryin! Darn it, I'm tryin' to "whack" gently./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
As I said, I think the confusion (at every level, corporate/sales/whatever... they're all just people) arises from the two specs. being given in various pamphlets, etc. One time the "pivot-pin" spec... another the "V" spec., but they're both called simply "max lift", with only one shown, and no mention of the "pivot-pin"/"V" distinction. That gives the reader an impression that the "max lift" is 2325 or 1705 lbs., depending on which pamphlet he is looking at.
I don't imagine whoever is putting together the sales literature gave up a job in rocket science to do it. So I'm putting my confidence in the tech-manual writer who knows that bum dope can result in broken equipment/injured operators...both of which translate into liability lawsuits. Bottom line...it could cost the company MONEY,(and his bosses won't like that).
I appreciate your posts. I added mine in the interest of accuracy... not a war!
/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Larry