Mikeeemo
Silver Member
Man, that is some fine work! Thanks for posting.
Lifting from the center hook would not stress the lift arms beyond any weight greater than the hydraulics will limit. The problem would be lifting or pulling with one of the side mounted hooks, that would stress the arms unevenly and perhaps bend something. Using the hooks requires a little common sense. I have had hooks on my buckets for years and if i need to lift something that is heavy I use two chains and try to spread the load as even as possible. I don't tow or drag anything heavy using the side bucket hooks they are there for convenience lifting not heavy lifting.