FEL lifting capacity

[RWolf]

Patrick...You are correct. BTW; tractor is 4715# without loader. Current bales around 1200#.

 

[johnk]

I've pushed my little 254 jinma to the limit{NOT RECOMMENDED = DANGER}. I have carried loads{logs} that passed the limit of the loader. I have even had the tractor balancing on the front 2 wheels while moving a log{again NOT recommened}. When I did this it was one of those deals, tired and in a hurry{being stupid}. Like others have said either have weighted tires or have some type of weight to balance things out. If what you are wanting to move is to heavy then make more trips or get a bigger machine. I have been VERY lucky safety should come 1st.

If you're coming down a hill and you lift the back tires while carrying a load in the bucket and You're NOT in 4WD You'll have NO brakes...........Be Careful out there..

 

[newbury]

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There is just no guarantee that a soft spot after a rain or a critter dug obstacle will not be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Pat

And remember - critters dig holes under the earth, even though you can walk across a submerged ground hog tunnel it doesn't mean your tractor won't break thru.

 

[Baby Grand]

If you don't ballast adequately when using FEL at or near capacity you risk overloading your front axle. Don't do it!

Also, if you hit a soft section with an unballasted, heavy FEL load you risk dropping your skinny front wheels into the muck, right up to the front axle. Now your front end is stuck and your rear end is so light that you have squat for traction. You are stuck. Don't ask me how I know this. Don't ask me if my wife just shook her head and went indoors.

-Jim

 

[WH401]

My driveway has one rather large hill to it. If I am coming down the hill with the loader just empty, no ballast box on the back, I have to go down the hill in 4wd or I will slide the rear tires all the way down. I even have filled rear tires and I still experience this effect. If I have the ballast box on the back of the tractor than I have no problem in 2wd because of the extra traction. If you have the loader on the tractor at all than you should always have some kind of extra rear ballast, no matter what.

 

[SPYDERLK]

If you are going to move at all with a full capacity load you will need ballast.
larry

My driveway has one rather large hill to it. If I am coming down the hill with the loader just empty, no ballast box on the back, I have to go down the hill in 4wd or I will slide the rear tires all the way down. I even have filled rear tires and I still experience this effect. If I have the ballast box on the back of the tractor than I have no problem in 2wd because of the extra traction. If you have the loader on the tractor at all than you should always have some kind of extra rear ballast, no matter what.

Agreed! A possible exception would be if your land is all flat and you always keep your head about you. Not much room for error.
larry

 

[LBrown59]

If you don't ballast adequately when using FEL at or near capacity you risk overloading your front axle. Don't do it!

Also, if you hit a soft section with an unballasted, heavy FEL load you risk dropping your skinny front wheels into the muck, right up to the front axle. Now your front end is stuck and your rear end is so light that you have squat for traction. You are stuck. Don't ask me how I know this. Don't ask me if my wife just shook her head and went indoors.

-Jim

Did your wife walk into the house shaking her head?

 

[newbury]

Did your wife walk into the house shaking her head?

Did she come back out with a camera?

 

[neucam]

I like having the brush hog attached while using the loader. It has weight low and far back and it offloads the front end nicely. The only drawback is in tight places turning around. And 4wd is nice for braking. I have uneven ground and I have to be extra careful using any weight on the loader. Once you lift a rear tire it scares you to death.

 

[Leejohn]

My tractor is rear wheel drive with front wheel assist and I load the rear to keep it that way, not front wheel drive with big old rear wheels to help the little ones. Those big old rear wheels sure well push alot.