The move couldn't have happened...

kennyd · Jan 31, 2011

Deadman said:
What Pallet Forks do you have?
The JD pallet Forks are stupid heavy, so if you have those, you won't be able to lift much at all. I bought a set of JD ones, and HATED them, the tractor was useless with them on because they maxed out the tractor empty.
Then I bought a set from Everything Attachments that were 200+ Lbs LIGHTER, and now my 2520 is an Animal with the Forks. I could not believe the JD forks limited it soooo much. If you have the JD forks, get rid of them, and try a lighter set and you will love your 2720 with the forks in comparison.

if you already have a lightweight set of forks, then you will likely need a larger tractor to lift more.

Chris Perry also makes some great forks that are designed for CUT's: Artillian Pallet Forks for John Deere Tractor Loaders There are a couple threads also on his setup.

Also, I would suggest that you may need more ballast North, the box-blade may not be enough weight.

Zebrafive · Jan 31, 2011

AKfish said:
The 245 loader is a monster! With enough ballast and your 60hp tractor - I'd bet you could wrestle 3,500lbs! (Maybe close to 4K, even.)

AKfish

It had 4 110lbs weights, 2 per side, and loaded tires. The tank did not even make the rear light.

I tried to lift a cherry log, 3 1/2' diameter and 10-12' long with my grapple. I got it up about 2-3' before the lift cylinders stopped lifting. The bucket cylinders were over whelmed and went to full extention. The rear was real light, too light to move, just spun. I wonder what it weighed?

Rob-D · Jan 31, 2011

North585 said:
without the 2720 helping out.

I had a 500 lb propane tank I wasn't using, and found someone who could, so it was time to move it today. As you can see, the tank was buried under a bit of snow. No problem for the 200CX to deal with that part of the move.

The tank was a bit frozen in so there was a bit of yanking to be done. Again, the 2720 was up to the task.

The only area that was challenging was to lift up the tank and block it so the car hauler could be moved into place. The tank was about 1/2 full. We then used the tractor to lift the rear end as the tank was being winched on.

The exercise was successful, however confirmed that I'll be purchaing a 3X20 (likely the 3320) in the next few months. The 2720 is excellent in so many ways however the lift capacity I need, especially with the pallet forks, is about 250 lbs short of what I need.

That's one of the reasons I went to the 3320 also.

Rob

North585 · Feb 5, 2011

Agree on the ballast comment kennyd. The rear end wan't feeling light (I've felt that before...not a great feeling!) however it may have helped squeeze out the last 2-3" that were needed.