I think that's a winner. It handled a full bucket at full height off to the side very well. Now, if you drive up on uneven ground with a load on the low side, it tips over. But, who cares? You use the side-boom loader to push yourself back upright and keep going.:thumbsup: The balancing act is just fluff, but the productivity of dumping and working side loads is terrific. I even like the closely spaced tines inside the bucket. Unless you are working with dry sand, that bucket is great and you can look right through the tines for a perfect view of your front lip. Technically, I wonder if the hydralic hoses twist or if they have rotating fittings for the hydraulics? My money is on hose twisting like backhoes. There seems to be plenty of room for that inside the turret. I also wonder if the turret is driven by hydraulic rams or a geared hydraulic motor/bullgear arrangement? Lots of interesting technology in that machine.