Piercedtiger, I'm wondering what a 300 PSI increase over factory settings means on your hydraulic lines, connectors, and piston seals. I followed a GC user who checked and boosted his paw. He was very thorough in his pictures and documentation. As I recall from the manufacturer recommendation, he moved his up almost 200 PS but that was a new tractor, new ones etc.. And his was a dl95 which is rated higher capacity anyway but same tractor psi.
In my particular case I kept my gc1715 as it was and did the following (note the dl95 pins are more than 1 inch):
1. Take off the 155 pound bucket.
2. Attach my quick attach - weight is 74 lbs including the built in 2 inch receiver
Then either re-Attach my bucket at 155 #
Or attach my full set forks - weight 112 lbs
Or attach a mini grapple at 77 lbs with a 28 inch jaws opening
3. My point is merely this . . . Given equal performance strength of implement items . . . a Sub-Compact tractor can do considerable lifting if the implement items are designed with a lower accessory weight ratio. In that way you still have the same axle engineered capacity and hydraulic line safety.
In my personal case, although I'm quite strong, I can't even lift an ssqa set of forks or even slide a 400 pound bucket. But I can easily lift my full set of forks or slide easily or carry with strain - my bucket. And I've had to do it numerous times for my positioning or storage desires. We all choose what we think is best and most beneficial
I have considerable hills and sidehills and then the flat areas. I know for me that I don't want lots of weight spread outside my tires (implement weight and payload weight) or extended any further forward than needed because that all reduces what I can carry safely. I designed a very unique rear adjustable weight setup also for that very purpose. My goal is to have those 25 horses run till I don't need them to anymore
