B2320 I want to increase the lift capability

[dickfoster]

The overriding concern is the weight capacity of the loader frame along with the tractor etc. It's not a pump problem, as stated that is more a function of how fast you can pump at pressure, not how much. It really boils down to the ability of the loader etc. to handle more weight. It might also be tough trying to fit larger diameter cylinders into the loader frame. Then there is how much weight you can put on the loader without tipping a lighter tractor over. You're not going to get very far with your rear wheels up in the air.

 

[TerryMcQ]

The FEL is rated for 660 lbs max but I know I've lifted over a 1,000 lbs of thick concrete slabs about 3 foot by 3 foot by 12 inches thick at 150 lbs per cubic foot. So I think the pump is ok. Even though it lifted that, it barely got it off the ground and didn't blow and seals when I drove the loads about 70 yards. I just want to be able to lift that and maybe 2-4 hundred pound more when needed like for trees on my property if I cut them or they fall down. I don't foresee being able to afford a new beefier tractor any time soon so I want to maximize what this one can do.

 

[TerryMcQ]

I can counter weight the 3-point but I've already had more than a 1,000 lbs on it and the wheels stayed on the ground. I just want a few hundred pounds熔r more if possibleé*�dditional lift. I think the frames are built to take a lot more than stated spec but the government probably makes them build that in as a safety factor for people like me who will test the limits to "giterdun." Just like American ships have to have double hulls since I think the Titanic kissed an iceberg but 999 times out of 1,000 they don't need it.

 

[TerryMcQ]

My steering was fine when I drove 1,350 lb concrete slabs 70 yards

 

[TerryMcQ]

OK, where?

 

[GPintheMitten]

Let me get this straight. Your loader is rated at 660 and you want to lift more, you have lifted 1000, and you aren't satisfied. You want to lift a few hundred pounds more.? So that would be about double what it is rated.

No wonder your dealer told you you might tear things up.

There are limits to machinery. After you push the hydraulic pump limit up a little, live with what you got or trade it in.

You might try skidding logs rather than lifting
Or try lifting with the 3 pt. Or cut the log in half if you are not making lumber out of them.

 

[newbury]

Sometime it's as easy as using a #10 washer and increase the pressure off the pump. Check the pressures first to see if it is even up to spec

Brett

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Check your hydraulics. Kubota is well known on TBN for setting the pressure low from the dealer. Bxpanded sells a "kit" to check your pressure. You probably can put together a cheaper one.

The other EASY solution (but more expensive) is to buy a SECOND bigger tractor! I did both

 

[Leejohn]

There is no D=== way a 1" cyl is going to lift over a 1000lbs. Your cyls are more like 1 3/4". I wouldn't say you lifted that much when you curled it enough just so you could move it. When you can put it up in a truck or trailer that is lifting it. You should set your relief pressure and then leave well enough alone. By all the stuff you are saying you are going to get hurt. I hate to sound like a a== but a guy up the road got killed when one of the loader pins broke. Now I don't how it happened I was just told one of the pins broke, and I don't want to know.

 

[rswyan]

Pin failures, weld failures, tire failures, tipping ... they can all happen ... but having it occur when one is exceeding the capacity of the FEL or tractor sure ain't when ya want to have it happen ... if ever.


Having said that, the relief max pressure on our B2910 is 1992 psi and I have it set at around 2200 - 2300 psi. Very noticeable difference. To the OP ...

Not be a total Internet dikwad, but you think you can jack up the capacity of your loader to essentially double ... and operate it safely ... and you don't even know how to check your hydraulic pressure ... Are you frickin' serious?

 

[s219]

I think you're a bit too optimistic to think this little tractor could/should lift 1400# -- it's just not feasible or safe, and I am surprised your dealer didn't try to talk some sense into you. Maybe he did and you weren't paying attention.

I had a larger B, the B2920, and lifted an 800# generator on a pallet with clamp-on forks to move around, just using curl (lift wasn't strong enough). But it was obvious that was way more than the tractor could feasibly and safely move around, and the experience led me to upgrade to a larger tractor. Steering became difficult and even with a lot of rear ballast it was dicey. My newer larger L can lift quite a bit more, and knowing how that behaves and feels, I know for sure it wouldn't have been feasible with the B2920. Your B2320 is even smaller, with smaller tires. It's just not a good idea.