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JOHN
10-11-1999 08:54:05
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Re: 8N and a pallet of bricks in reply to Joe, 10-10-1999 14:13:52
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Wow, that is a lot of posts!!
I have an 8 N with a set of pallet forks, which I use to move apple bins around. Now, an empty bin weighs ~150 lbs, and full can weigh as much as 1300 lbs total. I cannot move a really full aplple bin, but I can move one that is 3/4 full (barely). The main problem seems to be the front end coming off the ground, but even so, the already mentioned overly full bin will not be lifted a smidgen, even with the front end starting to float. My guess would be that the absolute max would be ~1000 lbs. It is a little hard to get a load on or off the bed of a pickup, because the 3 point hitch will not quite lift up enough to handle it. If you have a low spot to put your pickup in, then you can do it. There is another alternative (which I'm consiidering): get a conventiona fork lift mast and hydraulic system, and get the fork on the back end of the tractor with a two stage mast. Then add LOTS of weight on the front end, and never drive real fast (unless you like to replace spindles). I know this will work, because I know a guy that has one. This type of arrangement was made for tractors lifting pallates in the field, and is adaptable to just about any tractor, but the lower practical limit is probably the N series tractor. My wife's cousin Richard has a Ford 631 with this type of system and it has a capacity of about 2500 lbs., lifted to about 8-9 ft high.
Good luck :>)
JOHN
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