Tractor Sizing How Much Can A Sub Compact Tractor lift?

[crashz]

For a data point, my 770 with model 70 loader is rated somewhere around 700 lbs lift. The lift and curl is not very strong, and I bet after all of theses years, being heavily used for plowing and probably set weak at the factory, it probably in the 500 lb range now. It will move a bucket full of gravel though.

My SS has a larger bucket on it, and it struggles with a bucket full of soil. The lift is much stronger than tilt, and therefore right when the bucket is full of soil and the tilt is slow, that is all it will take safely. Unfortunately the lift arms are very strong and will tip the machine easily if lifted too quickly (which is easy to do). I wish it were the other way around, but I have no doubt the loader arms will pick the rated 1300 lbs. I need to pony up and fix my smaller bucket for general use and save the bigger one for snow.

LD - I like your analogies.

 

[LD1]

Don't have much ss experience. But I believe the curl issue you describe is due to the design of the buckets. They are really long and flat bottomed. Gives alot of leverage working against the curl cylinders. The lift arms and cylinder mounting locations seem relatively short in comparison to a tractor. Good for power

 

[CDennyRun]

It's also kind of funny to sit back and watch the posts you've responded to, and the ones you've seemed to ignore....very telling.

Good point!

Axle, could you please respond to post #202 on page 21? I never heard back from you...

Chris

 

[ErikVann]

I can't believe that people's feelings get hurt because their scut tractor are likened to large lawn mowers. Isn't that the origin of the class? They exist because there is a great demand for that specific class of machine. Why would someone have hurt feelings about an honest comparison of their capabilities and origins?

 

[CDennyRun]

I can't believe that people's feelings get hurt because their scut tractor are likened to large lawn mowers. Isn't that the origin of the class? They exist because there is a great demand for that specific class of machine. Why would someone have hurt feelings about an honest comparison of their capabilities and origins?

I agree about peoples feelings. The new scuts are so similar to the looks of a mower, that in pictures, or sometimes in person people don't see much of a difference if they don't know what to look for.

On the contrary; to my understanding scuts made their debut as mini ag tractors, introduce by Kubota to the US in the mid 70's. They had sturdy frames, lots of torque, and catered to berry farmers, small dairies, and hobby farmers of all sorts. Ag tires were standard, had cast iron axles (unlike todays scuts), and a 17HP could pull a single bottom plow for the most part with no problem. Much has changed since then.. They are built with lighter materials, yet have significantly stronger loaders. The demand for large belly mowers and turf tires came a little later, which resulted in what you see now (a overgrown lawn tractor with FEL) And for the records, the machines today are great workhorses too. Our old scut changed our lives!

Chris

 

[MF283]

& winter hasn't got here yet

 

[94BULLITT]

Are SCUTs over grown law mowers or CUTs that are not fully grown?

 

[gladehound]

A statement repeated in several of those contacts I received is . . how can someone not know that calling a scut an oversized lawn mower is hurtful?
Axlehub

Don't worry. You're in good company. Here is another oversized lawn mower...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPWO_C1rT34

 

[gladehound]

Are SCUTs over grown law mowers or CUTs that are not fully grown?

I guess that means a CUT is an overgrown SCUT. Darn... I just offended myself! :banghead:

 

[4570Man]

I guess that means a CUT is an overgrown SCUT. Darn... I just offended myself! :banghead:

What does that make a large farm tractor?