weight lift on ym2000

careyo63 · Oct 2, 2014

Lifting the 611 Lbs. for me isn't a problem at all or has any Hyd.noise. What got my Attn. was the front wheels coming off the ground.

clemsonfor · Oct 2, 2014

I dont really get wheelies so to say just really light up front. A huge bump fast will maybe get a wheelie. I can stand on the 700lb mower in the air and front does not come off ground. And I am just over 200lb myself. Not sure if it could lift me cause I can't reach the lever !! Haha

The 4.5 foot disk I have with a few hundred pounds up front will give wheelies and before I put about 100 pound or so upfront I would pretty much steer with brakes when it was lifted :-0

winston1 · Oct 2, 2014

For what it is worth the 2000 parts manual gives the same maximum weight capactiy. The location of the weight is very important. A 6 foot rotary mower hanging back there is a lot different that a heavy box blade right up close to the lift eyes.

winston1 · Oct 2, 2014

gwood2000 said:
no i am thinking about a wood chipper it weighs 1000lbs

Mind sharing your chipper make and model. I see lots of chippers way lighter than 1000 lbs. And they set right up next to the lift pins.

tman1020 · Oct 5, 2014

I ran a farm pro chipper on the back of a 1702 with no problems it probably weighs around 7-800#. Had a front loader though.

normde2001 · Oct 5, 2014

tman1020 said:
I ran a farm pro chipper on the back of a 1702 with no problems it probably weighs around 7-800#. Had a front loader though.

You mention the words "ran" and "had" in the past tense. Is the tractor still in 1 piece?

tman1020 · Oct 5, 2014

Yes as far as I know I sold the tractor. But it did a fine job with the chipper. Never had any problems with the tractor it was fantastic. Cleared quite a bit a property with it. It was an incredible work horse for its size. Hated to sell itbut it just wasn't getting any use anymore after I got my newer bobcat tractor. Bigger platform and hydrostat it's hard to beat.

jb92563 · Oct 13, 2014

I was reading my manual for the YM 240 (Domestic version of the 2000) and it says ~1430 lbs is the lifting limit of the hydraulics.

Whether your front wheels will stay on the ground at that weight is another story, and it seems like ~600 lbs was the limit without some major counter weight up front.

clemsonfor · Oct 14, 2014

Thats probably at the lift arms, the weight weigh out back gives leverage and is a problem to try and pick up. think about it this way, a 2x4 thats 8 foot long is probably not very hard for you to pick up grabbing it in the middle or close to it...now try and pick that same board out with you hand on the last foot of the board. That weight hanging weigh out from your lift point makes it almost impossible unless you have heman grip and strength, assuming your trying to hold it perpendicular or pick it up off the ground.

So that finish mower that i lift that weights 700pounds or so is alot since the back of it is close to 3 feet from the lift eyes maybe more. I can stand on it and it still hold it up and it will lift me but i have to be on the front edge of the mower or else i cant reach the lever

careyo63 · Oct 14, 2014

I had the 2000 out this weekend. When I backed it off the Trailer the FM. was lifted and all 4 Tractor Tires was still on the deck. When the FM. is just off the deck is when I have to set it down on the Ramp or it's Wheelie time!! from the angle. I remembered this Thread and to check how easily it would be to lift the front wheels. I pushed down fairly easily on the back of the FM. furthest away and It bottomed out on the Gate.

It was so easy I just had to run out and measure the Length off my Lower Arms and there 31" Pin to Pin. I measured my front Mower Lift arm and they extend another 8-10" when they all the way up/out to lift. So I'm 3.5'. With 100lbs. Fr. counter weight. Without a doubt if anything weighs over 600Lbs. I'm adding more Front weight to make sure the front stays on the ground. I'm glad I only have a 4'BH. Older and well built and it seems to be the same weight.