Nearly went over.

bunyip · Feb 15, 2021

Got a 915kg bag of horsefeed on the float, called a bulker, big heavy woven poly bag with 4 loops on the top corners, bucket off and hay spikes on, two loops on each spike and push to back of spikes, gently lift , no worries, easy then suddenly back wheels up in the air and we are tipping over sideways.
Got the FEL down faster than I thought possible, crash.... as it comes back on its wheels, smack my head on the ROPS.
Bugger, that was too close, find front left wheel is in a bit of a dip, back out, move float to level ground and go in again, lift gently and drive float out from under it, drop to ground, engage 4WD, lift about 2" off the ground, tippy toe bag of feed into shed on front wheels not taking hand off lever.
Two things as a result of this, all previous bags have been 750kg and no problems, that extra 160 kg is enough to make it nasty, also just bought a counterweight and picking it up tomorrow, 500kg, comes empty and just have to fill it with sand, hopefully this will fix the problem.
Back wheels are full of water for ballast too but just need that bit extra.
Be careful, this doesn't give you any warning, just happens.

user.69169 · Feb 15, 2021

You not de first. Don't fergit check air pressure in tires before pickin wid loader. Soft tire get you in trouble fast. Heavy lift like SuperSack dangerous, machine center of gravity too high.

Hand always on lever so you can get shed load fast and maybe save machine. Lot of forklift stay on wheels because load dump fast.

Aquamoose · Feb 15, 2021

(removed), is there a particular reason why you respond like that? No disrespect but it’s difficult to read your responses and I’ve seen you reply properly.

oosik · Feb 15, 2021

Yes, (removed). You could be making a good point but I've given up trying to translate. It's lost in the wind ................

Diggin It · Feb 15, 2021

bunyip said:
gently lift , no worries, easy then suddenly back wheels up in the air and we are tipping over sideways.

Did a thread like that not too long ago. Knew I was near limit, so was moving VERY carefully on the initial lift. Back wheels started to come up, but no side shift. Dropped the load (carefully since it was fragile and expensive) and went to add something to the behind before I tried it again.

bunyip · Feb 15, 2021

Language barrier again, supersack=bulker, used to be 750kg, I didn't look and found out later it was 915kg, picked them up before and wheeled around, tyre pressures good, just that bit of extra weight, about 365lbs in your money, can't go low with the loops on he top, maybe next time get it on a pallet and go under.
Changed underwear and cleaned tractor seat, all good now.

workinonit · Feb 15, 2021

Fred is proud of his Justin Wilson speak and his Cajun heritage and likes us to know. I find he is knowledgeable about welder topics and sometimes even fab and welding topics but I can't understand what he's trying to say half the time so I just skip his responses anymore and it's becoming increasingly obvious most everyone else does too. That schtick was funny the very first time I read it but not anymore.

Jstpssng · Feb 15, 2021

workinonit said:
Fred is proud of his Justin Wilson speak and his Cajun heritage and likes us to know. I find he is knowledgeable about welder topics and sometimes even fab and welding topics but I can't understand what he's trying to say half the time so I just skip his responses anymore and it's becoming increasingly obvious most everyone else does too. That schtick was funny the very first time I read it but not anymore.

Many have pointed it out to him yet he chooses to write this way. I've said it before; it's unfortunate because he obviously is pretty knowledgeable yet like many others I just skip over his comments. It's frustrating sometimes, especially when he's talking about welding; because that's an area where I will need all of the help I can get if I ever get my welder running again.

LittleBill21 · Feb 15, 2021

As far as I am concerned he should be banned from the forum, it's quite obvious he does it intentionally. His post are nothing but spam at this point as I don't read them either. I plan to start reporting them as well.