Good test! A couple things to keep in mind, and you may already know.. 1. The rated lift capacity is at the pins, in other words.. if a loader is rated to lift 1,000 lbs, that would be if you took the forks off, and actually fastened a 1,000 lb weight onto the pin crossmember. When you put the weight out on the forks forward of the pins, it makes it harder to lift. The weight you are lifting in the video is about a foot forward of the pins. 2. You have to also factor in the weight of your pallet forks. If I had to guess, yours probably weigh around 250 lbs. So whatever weight you are lifting in concrete, you can add 250 lbs to the total. Impressive!
Correct! Thats why i wanted to show a practical application with forks on and the weight out a little because in reality no one is using straps to lift right off the pins haha i was pretty impressed at the max lift on this thing, but i would not drive around with the full weight, felt pretty sketchy. But i hear alot of people complain they cant lift to the specs (mostly because the weight is too far forward) so i wanted to test what it really can do.
Pretty impressive for its size class of tractor. Dont think id even want to increase hydraulic pressure on that one. Already pushing the limits compared to some other tractors.
Totally agree, i thought it would top out at 1200lbs for sure and i thought about bumping up the hydraulics on it but after doing the test and using the tractor over the last year i think it has plenty enough power to make it feel sketchy enough
Good test! A couple things to keep in mind, and you may already know.. 1. The rated lift capacity is at the pins, in other words.. if a loader is rated to lift 1,000 lbs, that would be if you took the forks off, and actually fastened a 1,000 lb weight onto the pin crossmember. When you put the weight out on the forks forward of the pins, it makes it harder to lift. The weight you are lifting in the video is about a foot forward of the pins. 2. You have to also factor in the weight of your pallet forks. If I had to guess, yours probably weigh around 250 lbs. So whatever weight you are lifting in concrete, you can add 250 lbs to the total. Impressive!
Correct! Thats why i wanted to show a practical application with forks on and the weight out a little because in reality no one is using straps to lift right off the pins haha i was pretty impressed at the max lift on this thing, but i would not drive around with the full weight, felt pretty sketchy. But i hear alot of people complain they cant lift to the specs (mostly because the weight is too far forward) so i wanted to test what it really can do.
@@Ryans_Rural_Living Right on!! I have an LS MT357 Cab tractor. Love it!
Awesome test man. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Pretty impressive for its size class of tractor. Dont think id even want to increase hydraulic pressure on that one. Already pushing the limits compared to some other tractors.
Totally agree, i thought it would top out at 1200lbs for sure and i thought about bumping up the hydraulics on it but after doing the test and using the tractor over the last year i think it has plenty enough power to make it feel sketchy enough
Is that a mechanical fuel pump engine or does it have a ECU common rail?
Its mechanical, it runs the 3TNV80F yanmar motor