SCUT FEL lifting force

[Alesandro]

Hey guys, just a quick question. For you guys with a SCUT and FEL, how much do you think you can lift? I'm estimating I should be able to lift 5-600#'s once I get my hydraulic issue fixed on my Mitsubishi MT 372 D. My FEL is 40" wide and I'm hoping I can lift a bucket full of dirt, safely of course, does that sound about right?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Xfaxman]

What make and model loader does it have on it?

 

[jeff9366]

Do you have ample Three Point Hitch counterbalance to the potential FEL load?

 

[man00]

Do you have ample Three Point Hitch counterbalance to the potential FEL load?

He said safely of course

 

[Alesandro]

I am not sure what model it is. It says Quick- On on one side then 72 on the other but I can't find anything online for it.

So I don't currently have an actual ballast but I use a 72" blade or a 40" tiller.

Does anyone have a 38" wide bucket or around that, if so how much approximately can you lift? Right now I have hydraulic issues and I'm trying to figure once I get it figured out what u should be able to do.

Thanks for the help

 

[Xfaxman]

What it will lift depends on the diameter of the cylinders and the pressure on them.

The limiting factor is the load rating of the front axle.

My Kwik-Way loader bucket is 42" wide, TORO front axle rating is 1800 pounds.

No problem lifting dry dirt:

640 ponds of concrete mix on the brush fork:

 

[Alesandro]

xfaxman;

Wow, I really need to figure out my hydraulic issue because I can't come close to that! I how do I find out what the spec on my front axle is? I've looked on-line for specs but that is one that doesn't pop up. It's a 4x4 so the housing is more substantial than just a spindle.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Xfaxman]

I how do I find out what the spec on my front axle is?

I don't know. The TORO uses a Spicer axle, the load rating was listed in the service manual or some other brochures that I have.

 

[Alesandro]

After looking at the axle it looks pretty beefy, I am pretty sure it wouldn't have a problem lift a bucket full of dirt or a shy of a bucket full or rocks. If I need to lift something flat like a pallet I would the 3point hitch.

I am pretty sure I have the bucket lift issue figured out so now I just need to fix it and start using the bucket more. Thanks for the help.

 

[jeff9366]

XFAXMAN: I enjoy your pictures of that thing, even if looking makes me temporarily cross-eyed. Reminds me tractors are a big world and to keep an open mind.

 

[Xfaxman]

After looking at the axle it looks pretty beefy, I am pretty sure it wouldn't have a problem lift a bucket full of dirt or a shy of a bucket full or rocks. If I need to lift something flat like a pallet I would the 3point hitch.

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The front axle should be rated to handle whatever the loader is able to lift.

 

[Xfaxman]

XFAXMAN: I enjoy your pictures of that thing, even if looking makes me temporarily cross-eyed. Reminds me tractors are a big world and to keep an open mind.

Thanks.

It has worked out better than I expected. Put it together in 2005. Here is a brush pile from June 2006, piled a little at a time, with the 2' long forks.

And the fireplace rake on the forks.

 

[Alesandro]

Holy smokes people, does this thing move some dirt now! Before I would only be able to sink my FEL in a couple inches then I wouldn't be able to lift my bucket. So I would only skim the top as best as I could until I hopefully got enough dirt worth while to move. And if I did get enough dirt worth while to move I wouldn't be able to lift it.

I still have to skim since I don't have a big tractor but I can skim deeper and lift my bucket when needed and get a bucket full of dirt. It's a lot easier to manipulate the bucket in the dirt when needed to get more dirt. I can lift the bucket full of dirt over the dirt pile now as well.

Thanks for all your help on the issue being "bypass"! I never knew what it was and I never would have suspected it either since my bucket lift pistons didn't leak.

You guys rock, I hope I can contribute to others as well.

 

[smokinmad]

My neighbor built his own loader that he put on an Old Bolens yard tractor...He has NO problems moving rock or what ever, it's a lil' working machine. It looks a lot like your machine....You will learn real fast what you Can and Can Not do, with it.

Smokin'