Loader Tines that Increase Weight Carrying Capacity? Don't Think So!

[TBDonnelly]

I don't believe it! Here's the advertising claim: Loader Debris Forks that actually increase the weight carrying capacity of a Front End Loader.

Here's how the advertisement reads:

"Clamp on Debris Forks in 52, 60 and 72-inch length makes cleaning up debris from storms or just general clean up a breeze, by adding additional loader capacity on any size machine. Debris weighs a lot less than solids, so your machine will be able to lift much more. 52" adds 26" and 800 lb lift capacity , 60" adds 32" and 1500 lb lift capacity, and 72" adds 38" of work area and 2500 lb lift capacity to your bucket."

One pound of brush weighs the same as one pound of gravel. The volumes might be different but one pound is one pound. The farther you move out from the loader pins the LESS WEIGHT the loader will lift.

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Don

 

[carpenter383]

I don't believe it! Here's the advertising claim: Loader Debris Forks that actually increase the weight carrying capacity of a Front End Loader.

Here's how the advertisement reads:

"Clamp on Debris Forks in 52, 60 and 72-inch length makes cleaning up debris from storms or just general clean up a breeze, by adding additional loader capacity on any size machine. Debris weighs a lot less than solids, so your machine will be able to lift much more. 52" adds 26" and 800 lb lift capacity , 60" adds 32" and 1500 lb lift capacity, and 72" adds 38" of work area and 2500 lb lift capacity to your bucket."

One pound of brush weighs the same as one pound of gravel. The volumes might be different but one pound is one pound. The farther you move out from the loader pins the LESS WEIGHT the loader will lift.

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Don

He did use a confusing choice of words, but I think what he's trying to say is you can get more material in the bucket with the tines. The derbis he's refering to would normally be bulky but not real heavy, so a typical fel would have much more lifting capacity than needed for lifting what will fit into the bucket. Add the tines and you can lift more debrie at once.
But you are absolutely correct the further out the load, the less the fel will lift

 

[marksmu]

I read it to mean that you get more debris, and less dirt. I am assuming that he means you can get more debris picked up b/c the dirt falls free from the debris, and the tractor is only lifting the weight of the debris and not also the earth around and under it.