Loader Anybody put a larger bucket on a 2538 / 2638

[Birdhunter1]

I have a 6' skidsteer short lip (still a longer lip than the factory Mahindra bucket, but not as long as a low profile long lip skid steer bucket) bucket with a spill guard on top that works well for cleaning out my barn lot of waste hay, manure, works good for snow and excellent for pushing bruch, put I wouldn't use it for lifting and carrying dirt or rock. I have used to to help grade rock as it is heavier.
Another tip to think about is the wider bucket can torque and twist the loader frame if it catches on something hard, proceed lightly.

I've also used an 8' snowpusher on mine, works great unless you are going uphill and it is loaded full. In my case my driveway is 1/4 mile long and I had just about pushed the entire way and then the hill at the end I lost traction going up. Easy enough I just pushed that pile to the side and continued on.

 

[not2old]

I always thought that it would be safe to lift as much as the hydraulics would allow. The most I've carried on my GC is about 900 lbs. I had to use the curl to get that into the air and then noticed that I could raise it more with lifting by letting it swing back and forward. While travelling with that I went cautiously over any bumps. Was I just lucky in not breaking anything?