Loader Lift Capacity vs Curl Capacity

[Doug62]

The easiest answer to your question is that the spec of 2650 lbs is for the load to be where? At the pins? 500mm in front of the pins? But hey, a 10 foot rotary cutter is NO WHERE near the pins. It is stuck way the heck out there. The lever arm of the cutter has its weight stuck so far away from the pins I am very surprised you could even make it "light". Ask yourself this, If your 1700 lbs. was dangling under the pins, could you lift it? Most likely yes, Could you lift it at 500 mm in front of the pins? Most likely yes. Those are the two places measurements are commonly taken. Now put on a pole that sticks out 10 foot in front of your pins. Can you lift the 1700 lbs. now? Not likely, let alone what kind of weight you are going to need on the 3pt to keep the tractor from falling on its nose with the rears in the air. Now to absurdly illustrate my point, make the pole 100 foot long. Can you lift a feather on the end of the pole? No, you could not likely even lift the pole. So do you now see why you could not lift the cutter? It was too far out there and acting as a lever prying down on the loader.

My dealer made a good point about a similar topic. He said he didn't sell ballast boxes because they were too close to the back of the tractor to be a big help. He said I'd get much more effective use out of a couple of bags of sand placed on the back of my bush hog and he was right. The weight is so far back behind the tractor is applies far more force than 700 pounds in a box right at the 3 point.

 

[4570Man]

My dealer made a good point about a similar topic. He said he didn't sell ballast boxes because they were too close to the back of the tractor to be a big help. He said I'd get much more effective use out of a couple of bags of sand placed on the back of my bush hog and he was right. The weight is so far back behind the tractor is applies far more force than 700 pounds in a box right at the 3 point.

He’s not wrong but a cutter is far to bulky to keep on when you’re not cutting. I just use the box blade because it’s fairly compact and useful but it’s a little on the light side.

 

[Bearsixty7]

I figured with the bucket cylinder anchored to the PT's main frame rather than the typical mount on the loader boom it would have to self level to some degree. Pretty much the way many wheel loaders are set up. Oh well, wrong again.

I thought it would self level as well.