DavesTractor
Elite Member
If your pressures are to spec, you could have some bypass in the loader valve while the spool is in use, where some of the oil is going to tank. We had a similar issue on a different brand where pressures were proper to the valve but 100 psi short past the valve. Yet the loader did not leak down when the spool was centered. We changed valves and gained measured lift capacity. A rare thing, but a possibility. A 2500 lb capacity loader at the pins ought to lift close to a ton on a pallet if stacked compactly.
They rate at the pins because that is the biggest number and everyone does it. Their justification is partly that when you have a full bucket and curl it back and raise it a couple of feet, you essentially have the load centered over the pins. Therefor it is a real number. Sort of makes sense, but still optimistic. The spec ought to include the weight of the bucket. If a bucket weighs 200 lbs, it ought to still lift to spec with the standard bucket attached. But if the forks weigh 300 lbs, you would expect a 100 lb loss of capacity, plus the leverage issues which are substantial.
I tell people that a big tractor can lift about as much as a tiny forklift.
They rate at the pins because that is the biggest number and everyone does it. Their justification is partly that when you have a full bucket and curl it back and raise it a couple of feet, you essentially have the load centered over the pins. Therefor it is a real number. Sort of makes sense, but still optimistic. The spec ought to include the weight of the bucket. If a bucket weighs 200 lbs, it ought to still lift to spec with the standard bucket attached. But if the forks weigh 300 lbs, you would expect a 100 lb loss of capacity, plus the leverage issues which are substantial.
I tell people that a big tractor can lift about as much as a tiny forklift.
