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Re: Weight Capacity of MF65 Hydraulics
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Posted by BLT on May 11, 1999 at 14:44:41:
In Reply to: Weight Capacity of MF65 Hydraulics posted by Sammy on May 11, 1999 at 13:07:17:
SHOULD LIFT 2000# AT THE 3pt.ARMS.GET SOME LIFT STABILIZERS.THEY ARE STRAPS OR CHAINS THAT CONNECT TO THE PINS ON THE BUSH HOG ON EITHER SIDE AND THEN TO THE TOP LINK MOUNTING PIN. RAISE OR LOWER TO ADJUST FOR HEIGHT OF CUT THEN ADJUST THE CHAINS TIGHT. THEY KEEP THE WEIGHT OF THE "HOG" OFF OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. MIGHT CONSIDER SOME FRONT END WEIGHTS:THIS PARTICULAR "HOG" IS HEAVY.(IF YOU LET OUT QUICKLY ON THE CLUTCH WITH THE"HOG" RAISED AND THE FRONT END COMES UP THEN YOU NEED FRONT WEIGHTS.)C&T FARM SUPPLY SELLS THESE;AND I'M SURE THAT OTHER FARM SUPPLY STORES SELL THEM TOO. ALSO A CHAIN TOP LINK WILL KEEP YOU FROM BENDING/BREAKING YOUR "HOG'S" TOP METAL WHEN GOING THROUGH GULLEYS,ETC. HOPE THIS HELPS.
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