3 pt. Fork lift

Chris English · Mar 23, 2017

Can anyone offer a guess what the lift capacity of this fork lift might be?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1283986801650027&set=pcb.1220138821373790&type=3

kcm.MN · Mar 23, 2017

Sorry, I don't do Facebook. How many lifting cylinders, their piston area, and the pressure of your system will tell how much the attachment can lift. If you have an older tractor, you probably won't come near maxing it out (remember, I can't see the thing), but if you have newer high-pressure hydraulics, then you'll need to know the max. working pressure of the weakest part of the system, be it the hose(s), pump, or cylinders. Check the fittings as well just to make sure some yahoo didn't replace a fitting with a plumbing-type (black pipe or galv.) fitting as they are not rated for hydraulic pressures.

Cylinder Force (lbs.) = Piston Area (sq. inches) x System Pressure (PSI)

showcrop · Mar 23, 2017

The post doesn't come up.

Russ from MN · Mar 23, 2017

Whatever the capacity of the 3-point is should be close. The distance out doesn't make a lot of difference if it's set up right. Just keep the front end on the ground!

paul · Mar 23, 2017

Copy the pic and post it here. It won't open for me. Links. Facebook often don't work well, hardly worth the bother to try.....

Paul

Chris English · Mar 23, 2017

Hoping ive got it now

Dave8N in Pa · Mar 23, 2017

It will lift more but units like that one was meant to handle a ton or ton and a half.

JMOR · Mar 23, 2017

(quoted from post at 06:44:31 03/23/17) Sorry, I don't do Facebook. How many lifting cylinders, their piston area, and the pressure of your system will tell how much the attachment can lift. If you have an older tractor, you probably won't come near maxing it out (remember, I can't see the thing), but if you have newer high-pressure hydraulics, then you'll need to know the max. working pressure of the weakest part of the system, be it the hose(s), pump, or cylinders. Check the fittings as well just to make sure some yahoo didn't replace a fitting with a plumbing-type (black pipe or galv.) fitting as they are not rated for hydraulic pressures.

Cylinder Force (lbs.) = Piston Area (sq. inches) x System Pressure (PSI)

......divided by 2 due to that chain arrangement.

showcrop · Mar 23, 2017

(quoted from post at 14:24:55 03/23/17) Hoping ive got it now

That is a substantially lighter lift than my 4500# Yale. I agree with a ton or ton and a half.

kcm.MN · Mar 23, 2017

(quoted from post at 15:23:33 03/23/17)

(quoted from post at 06:44:31 03/23/17) Sorry, I don't do Facebook. How many lifting cylinders, their piston area, and the pressure of your system will tell how much the attachment can lift. If you have an older tractor, you probably won't come near maxing it out (remember, I can't see the thing), but if you have newer high-pressure hydraulics, then you'll need to know the max. working pressure of the weakest part of the system, be it the hose(s), pump, or cylinders. Check the fittings as well just to make sure some yahoo didn't replace a fitting with a plumbing-type (black pipe or galv.) fitting as they are not rated for hydraulic pressures.

Cylinder Force (lbs.) = Piston Area (sq. inches) x System Pressure (PSI)

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......divided by 2 due to that chain arrangement.

The chains don't provide any force, so can still only figure what your cylinder can lift.

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