Loader lift capacity and ballast

[Reg]

Almost an aside; Consider the load on your front tires and their rating, not just the axle.

For the arithmetic assume the weight of the bucket is out there at about its pivot, typically 4 ft or so and LEVERED on the front tires.
If you are into the "lift all you can and raise the rear tires off the ground" mind set you can assume that ALL the weight of the whole tractor, ballast and load is on those front tires.
Even if you are just a bit short of that think about carrying so much weight on the front TIRES and having one of them blow out.
Just ONE of them, say the one on the down slope.

 

[CincyFlyer]

Are you running at full throttle? Are the relief valves set correctly? :confused3:

I adjusted my new loader valve, it was bypassing at 1950 psi, now it's at 2250 psi, so more than 10% greater lift (2250 is what my dealer said it should be at.)

 

[mike69440]

I adjusted my new loader valve, it was bypassing at 1950 psi, now it's at 2250 psi, so more than 10% greater lift (2250 is what my dealer said it should be at.)

Considering it takes near 400 psi just to lift an empty bucket, you added another 20-25% to your lift capacity, not 10 %

PS
You can go another 5-10% on the pressure, (2,400 psi) just make sure you use a gauge and do not exceed the main pump relive pressure.
My loaders more than match the capacity of the tractors.