Bigger boom cylinder

[radman1]

Radman, Why would you want to even consider this when you have a A300. That is the big dog!

90% of the time, they are in different locations, 90 miles apart. In the past, I have had to load the S300 and haul it for heavy lifting. My brother has withdrawl symptons every time I take it for a few days - even though I know he doesn't need it. The 2 main uses would be storage of seed corn (pallets about 2200-2400 lbs) and using tree spade. The S300 can be a little damaging to grass/lawns and the TC is more turf freindly. If doing digging or dirt work, I would just haul the S300. I have a job coming up this spring to move 25-35 trees and shrubs. I need to transplant them 50-75 away and them put them back in the fall. City is rebuilding the road and needs to lower the grade and then I will transport them back.

I am not concerned about blowing out a shock or spring. The rubber mount isolators will bottom out before the shock or spring would be overloaded. I could see suspension issues on the non-D series units.

 

[speedy67]

Maybe you could 'tweak' the hydraulic pressure a little bit to give you the lift you need, instead to going to the trouble of changing the cylinder. I have done that in the past with a Caterpillar wheel loader. But then I found that the boom would put overpower the bucket curl and I had to tweak that as well. Another thing, once you start going over-spec then you start finding other weak links. Usually hydraulic lines and pins and bosses. If you do either, you will want to be cautious that you don't corner load the bucket and twist the boom.

 

[SP6x6]

My mason traded his SS IN on a AWS MODEL because of the turf issue, having to work and cross lawns and such, skid steers do tear it up.

 

[radman1]

Maybe you could 'tweak' the hydraulic pressure a little bit to give you the lift you need, instead to going to the trouble of changing the cylinder. I have done that in the past with a Caterpillar wheel loader. But then I found that the boom would put overpower the bucket curl and I had to tweak that as well. Another thing, once you start going over-spec then you start finding other weak links. Usually hydraulic lines and pins and bosses. If you do either, you will want to be cautious that you don't corner load the bucket and twist the boom.

Tweaking the boom is one of my bigger concerns and I would need to be careful about lifting in the center. I though about increasing the psi to 3300 like most newer skid loader but the 10% increase in pressure won't quite get me where I want to be - 2500 lbs. 10% increase should get me about 2200 lbs lift (based on the TCs known ability to lift 2000 lbs). If I increase the pressure to 3500-3600 psi, then all my attachments and TC run at higher pressure and potentially more problems. How expensive can new front A arms cost?