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Tex - Driftwood

10-27-2007 08:09:15




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i've got some big ol limestone rocks that i need to move on my property...that weigh a lot (im guessing around 300-500 lbs). each one is about as big as a front end loader scoop. How much weight can the hydraulics and 3pt hitch handle?

I've got a little doo-hickey thats basically an old front end loader scoop converted to mount to the 3-point hitch with a manual lever so that you can dump it. I was going to try and load these rocks up in it and move em today. can i mess up anything trying to lift the things? will it just not lift if they are too heavy, will it bend the lift arms or, will i experience some sort of Homer Simpson catastrophy and the the whole thing will just tip over on me or explode???

i guess my other option would be to just tie some chains around them and pull them to where i want?

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Tex - Driftwood

10-28-2007 19:30:10




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
chains it is!
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I couldnt figure out a good way to load the rocks into the scoop.....tried using a steel pole to leverage them in, but that didnt work, so gonna have to come up with some sort of boat or sled to put the things on and then drag the things with chains.

I could probably just drag the rocks themselves by rapping a chain around em, but i dont want to tear up the grass if i dont have to.

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Tex - Driftwood

10-27-2007 19:12:44




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
i got distracted and started mowing.....ended up putting an hour and half seat time in. gonna wake up in the morning and try to move some of them rocks.



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Sean (TX)

10-27-2007 16:34:56




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to ZANE, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
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Tex - Driftwood

10-27-2007 14:31:41




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
Dell, i like your idea...gonna try the loader first if that dont work, i'll use the chains.

I'll post back with how it goes.



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Dell (WA)

10-27-2007 12:50:03




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
Tex..... ....yer makin' it too difficult. While the rear 3-point hitch is self-limited to about 800# by the tractors short wheelbase, so enny rear "scoop" device will lift yer front wheels off'n the ground before the 1200# hydraulics will quit.

What you need is a "stone-boat", to chain-drag yer stone blocks to where ever you need them. A wrecked auto/pickup "HOOD" dragged by a chain will move THOUSANDS of pounds of ROCK. (throw-away when done) That is how they "cleared" land in the long-ago with horses or oxen. STONE-BOATS; low flatbed runnered carryalls. Simple, eh? ..... ...Dell

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soundguy

10-27-2007 12:42:19




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
As the others said .. if you try to lift too much the front end will either ome up, or the hyds will refuse to lift by opening the relief. having the relief open won't hurt it unless you run it in relief for long periods of time..

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Sean (TX)

10-27-2007 10:21:41




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to GB in MT., 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
I seen those rocks. Might be easier to drag them. Just wrap a chain around your box blade and drag them with that.



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Ross Pugh(NC)

10-27-2007 08:52:55




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
I think a rock the size of a loader bucket would weigh more than 1,000 pounds around here. That sounds like it would be a lightweight rock to me.



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old

10-27-2007 08:16:43




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
The 3 point will or should lift enough to be able to stand the tractor up on its butt, not a good idea by the way because it might be the last thing you do. Safely it can lift around 800lbs so you would need to figure out how much the bucket weights and then figure if the rock and bucket are to much. Adding some weight up front will also help. If the front end has enough weight on it the 3 point will lift are 1200lbs before the relief valve opens in the hyd system

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Hank AB AB

10-27-2007 08:13:00




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Tex - Driftwood, 10-27-2007 08:09:15  
300 to 500 pounds? It should lift them with no problem - maybe a light front end though.



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JMOR

10-27-2007 12:56:30




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 Re: 3pt weight limit? in reply to Hank AB AB, 10-27-2007 08:13:00  
In my experience, 1000 directly over the draw bar won't lighten the front end significantly, however once you attach the implement, the weight is centered further rearward and then it becomes much easier to get the front wheels off the ground. This is the main problem in trying to move large round bales with an 8N, since with the spike or fork attached, the center of mass is now ~ 3 feet further rearward. Not to mention the bale weight may sometimes be greater than 1000.
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