Cablefed
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No. I am going to assume any operation at this point. I went into the weekend knowing these cylinders are prone to bending and used as much caution as one could while not being to hard on the tractor and trying to use it for what it's made for. I didn't try any hero stuff or hey look what my tractor can do. It was simple loads lifting and dropping. No back dragging of any kind. It's kind of one of those things when you look at how you worked the tractor and what happened you say to yourself " This should not have bent for what little I put it through. I've been on tractors for over 20 years and feel I know how to operate one. At this point I think my old 2400H could have handled this past weekend just fine without issues. You shouldn't have to tip toe around using your FEL and worry about stuff like this when your just lifting and dropping. I may have side loaded a few times but even then the ground held some of the weight as I didn't lift anything until I felt it was evenly loaded in the grapple.