New ( for me ) 1430 mod

[IrTxRx]

How many 30 hp tractors on the market can drive around with one of these one the front.

Plus new receivers for garden tools yet to be made

 

[IrTxRx]

Oops. Still figuring out smart phones. But i did get receivers welded on at an angle

 

[woodlandfarms]

That looks really heavy.. How much to those bales weigh? Nicely done.

 

[PTWannaHave]

That makes me feel good about owning a 1430!

A conventional 30hp ag tractor would probably be able to do this, but would require lots of additional weights in the rear and/or loaded rear tires. (Assuming the FEL is rated high enough.)

Don't forget to tell that goat that the FEL will leak down... ;-)

Nice to see you posting again IrTxRx!

 

[Raw Dodge]

I don't think those bails would make our old 32hp Ford 1910 even grunt, heck it could handle one on the 3ph and one on up front at the same time. .

 

[IrTxRx]

One thing the picture does not show is that i am on a fairly healthy slope
While i could lift the bale with FEL on CUT, there is no way i would traverse this hill. Even with the PT I carry it low and turn gentle. Bales weigh anywhere from 1000-1200 #'s depending on tightness amd moisture content.

I enjoyed having a little downtime to review some posts an see the amazing things you PT 'ingenious-eers' put together

 

[SpringHollow]

With a lift capacity at 1200 lbs, I suspect that bale is 1000 lbs or less given that the leverage would make it exceed the lift capacity otherwise. Or PT significantly underrates the lift capacity which would surprise me.

Ken

 

[SpringHollow]

And BTW, I lift a lot more with a PT rated at 1200 lbs than a CUT rated to 2500 lbs because the PT can do it on a slope where the CUT can not. No flatlanders where I live.

Ken

 

[woodlandfarms]

Yup. Nothing like having a huge bucket of rock lifted all the way up and being on a 30 degree slope sideways and not even thinking about it.

If I ever get a normal tractor I will be killed on it in the first 30 minutes for sure.

 

[SpringHollow]

I have to clean out the creek bed from shale etc that comes from further up the hill. Freaks people out when they see me do a necessary u-turn on the bank that slopes almost 30 degrees uphill and 30 degrees to the side, bucket spilling over with shale and water. And yep, never even worry about tipping. And that is running with singles. On my "flat" areas, I was always lifting up a rear wheel on the CUT. PT's, especially ours, really excel at slope work.

Ken

 

[joshlee]

I like that custom QA plate. Maybe one like that will be on my list of things to make. Thanks for the pictures.

Josh

Oops. Still figuring out smart phones. But i did get receivers welded on at an angle