FX28D draw bar max weight & UFO

[FX28D]

My FX has a Koyker 155 loader with the 2" cylinders. I'm making a 3 pt ballast box so I don't have to drag around my cutter when I'm lifting heavy stuff. I looked in the manual and it doesn't give a max weight for the draw arms. It just says not to over load them. Anyone have an idea what the max weight of the draw arms are? Or is it one of those "if it can lift it, it's not too much. If it can't lift it, it's too much?".

My dealer tells me my medium duty 5' cutter weights 517 lbs and I figured the center of that weight around 4' behind the attach points. If that's a comfortable weight for the load arms, I figure I'm probably good for at least 650 lbs for a ballast box.

Also, I was reading the manual about the UFO control. It says there's a joystick on the right fender. Anyone have this option on their FX, preferably their FX28D? Mine appears to have all the other options in the manual except this one.

Thanks

Jeff

 

[jhunt1x]

Also, I was reading the manual about the UFO control. It says there's a joystick on the right fender. Anyone have this option on their FX, preferably their FX28D? Mine appears to have all the other options in the manual except this one.

I have that joystick. It's the bees knees. It's electrical, and it controls a small cylinder attached to the right side lift arm. I don't know how I ever worked without one.

 

[runningbird]

I have had 2 different fx28d's. the first one had the ufo and the Gear splitter which I loved.
the one i have now has neither of those options and I miss them dearly. As far as lift capacity, how much do you really need? seems like 500 should be enough. I lifted a cummins motor on a platform with my first fx28, the cummins weighs about 1k.