I just tried that this weekend with my bx-22 so I could repair the flat front tire, but my bx-22 FEL would not lift the front of the tractor off the ground. I even tried putting concrete blocks on the ground and resting the FEL on them to give hydraulic cylinders more distance to move, but no luck. It just groaned and sat there. I ended up using a floor jack to lift the front axle. Makes me wonder if my cylinders are weak. Did you have to do anything special to get the front end off the ground?