kylemorley
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Any thoughts on how much weight I can hang on a 4-bar bumper
before it starts to bend or sag or otherwise misbehave?
before it starts to bend or sag or otherwise misbehave?
00-500# ok, don't know upper limit?(reply to post at 12:40:49 01/24/13)
400-500# ok, don't know upper limit?
(quoted from post at 13:25:58 01/24/13) I expect it to be more....I used 400-500 because I have many times pulled loaded trailers around with mine & probably have almost that much tongue weight empty. If a fellow really wants to know, just load it until it breaks! :lol:
ront tires support the 800# front weight of the 8N tractor & my other tractor's FEL will lift my 8N by that OEM bumper. ....and I do not wish to argue up vs down.(quoted from post at 19:11:16 01/24/13) if it was a HD bumper you might get a few hundrd pounds. a nice oe rivited bumper.. i think I'd stop at 150 or so.. just so I didn't kill it.
static load it would LIKLEY take the 4-5 00 jmor said. a good pothole might deflect it though.
ell, there is certainly no question as to whether static or shock load will do the most harm. Loosely chain 500 # on it and hop a few ditches/furrows/etc. and analysis would show many times the actual 500# weight. Probably the case with the fellow and big flywheel tied on it.(quoted from post at 22:20:49 01/24/13) i'd call that a static load though. and a low duty cycle load at that.
Ie.. temp lifting or dragging by the bumper, vs a 'forever' weight hanging on it.
i know when i strap tie my 850 to my trailer I can actually make the bumper deflect downwards due to lever action on the front tounge.
again.. I have loaders on most of mine.. so have no shortage of front weight. my non loader units have chains usually wrapped around the bumper.. probably in the 100# range. i do know I have stood many times on my bumpers to reach things.
may be a good subject f a stress test for someone with a damaged oe bumper.. one that has no collector value.
laod it statically and then make that a dynamic load and drop the frotn tire into a bunch of gopher holes I bet the spindles sure wouldn't like it though..
i'm not arguing with ya either way.. just guestimating.. I've never put it to a test.
(quoted from post at 17:40:49 01/24/13) Any thoughts on how much weight I can hang on a 4-bar bumper
before it starts to bend or sag or otherwise misbehave?
reg, hang that out thee a few more feet & you can either break the bumper or lift rear wheels off the ground! :lol:(quoted from post at 02:15:28 01/25/13)(quoted from post at 17:40:49 01/24/13) Any thoughts on how much weight I can hang on a 4-bar bumper
before it starts to bend or sag or otherwise misbehave?
I am pushing it with 180 lb (140 lb JD wheel wt + 40 lb mount plate).
My property is soft sand so shock loads are small.
Greg
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