Neat trick using loader as a box scraper!

[Duffster]

- a hyd cylinder has more power pulling in rather than pushing out.

Just the opposite

 

[have_blue]

I back bladded like crazy for 4 years with my Kubota BX. Often the front wheels were lifted off the ground and I'd be hitting hard bumps. Not a problem. I've never seen anything in my manual advising against it. Perhaps it is bad for the bigger machines because of their weight and power.

Definitely worse for bigger machines. Just the down force from occasional back blading is not a big problem. Hitting bumps is another matter. Forces can be multiplied 2x or 3x just by hitting a rock or root, and could bend something or stress the hydraulics. I imagine the smaller the tractor, the stronger the loader and hydraulics in relation to the weight.

 

[Willl]

Duffster, I think he meant like in a holding type force.

Like trying to push a rope.

 

[Duffster]

Duffster, I think he meant like in a holding type force.

Like trying to push a rope.

 

[Willl]

A rod/cylinder can handle much more force being 'pulled', as opposed to being 'pushed'.

Push it too hard and it bends.