What is the phenomenon called...

[Beaux Duke]

My FEL will easily lift the rear tires off the ground with BH on.

I can see that happen if there is something under the FEL but it would have to be pretty tall.

I took some video today piling up limbs the recent snow knocked down. I was tamping the limbs down to compress them and noticed in the video that had I raised the front end much higher I would have rocked back on the bottom of the BH which could lift the rear wheels by changing the pivot point from the axle to the BH. Not something I want to experience. I think I will stop compressing the burn pile quite so aggressively in the future.

I think it’s the same principle as drag cars using wheelie bars. Rock back on the rear bumper and the rear wheels will lift enough to lose contact with the ground

 

[4570Man]

My FEL will easily lift the rear tires off the ground with BH on.

Do you mean pushing down with the loader or lifting up and pivoting over the front axle?

 

[dragoneggs]

Do you mean pushing down with the loader or lifting up and pivoting over the front axle?

Pivoting over the front axle trying to lift something too heavy... did it a few times when my BX was new and I was trying to dislodge logs from a debris pile that was made by an excavator. I was facing downhill. On flat ground using my forks trying to lift too heavy a pallet, this doesn't happen... it limits out.

 

[4570Man]

Pivoting over the front axle trying to lift something too heavy... did it a few times when my BX was new and I was trying to dislodge logs from a debris pile that was made by an excavator. I was facing downhill. On flat ground using my forks trying to lift too heavy a pallet, this doesn't happen.

Could you lift both back wheels or just one?

 

[dragoneggs]

Well one completely and the other was very close. I didn't push it. :shocked:

 

[dragoneggs]

Well one completely and the other was very close. I didn't push it. :shocked:

I was on a pretty decent slope though.