Around here a lot of folks move round bales with a skid loader that way - lift the bale way up high to see under the bale.... Sure makes a top heavy rig, and easy to tip.
I sure understand getting by with what one has.
Is there a way to make the loader bucket curl back more, shorter ram or something, so you don't need to lift the load so high? It just seems there is something not right there, you should be able to scoop into the dirt and curl the bucket back to get a load in the back of the bucket, not need to lift it so high.
Aside from the risk of rolling over, it would save a whole lot of wear and tear on the reactor and hydraulics, not needing to strain to lift so high. And you could make less trips. Typically a bucket can curl more weight than the arms can lift, so you end up with more dirt closer to the back of the bucket, lifted less high.
Safer, easier, cheaper, less time....
It may be worth looking into that, even on an extreme budget. A different length bucket cylinder might make things just so much better, if it can curl back more but still dump out.
I took a gravity wagon load of corn to the elevator last fall the bolt in the wagon tongue - wagon side of the hitch - broke, that was real exciting stopping and I was nearly stopped to beignet with making a turn, the different ways that could have gone wrong.... This stuff happens, don't take the negative comments too hard, most of those commenting have done as bad or worse themselves, I know I have. Kinda like a reformed drinker or smoker can get a little preachy, I think we can get preachy on this stuff if we live through enough issues ourselves. ;). Thanks for posting.
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