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<blockquote data-quote="NDbowman" data-source="post: 423679" data-attributes="member: 1525"><p>I have no experience with compact tractors but I do have experience with bigger tractors on our farm. I'm surprised by the 2300lb lift capacity of your loader. I know we have an old IH 5088 tractor with an eze on loader. The tractor itself must weigh 17000lbs. I believe the loader cuts out around 2750lbs. It handles heavy loads well but you know you have a load on it. I have a slightly smaller Case Ih 5240 with a miller loader. I'd guess it weighs around 15k lbs with fluid in its rear tires. It'll lift as much as the bigger 5088 with a loader if not a little more. Thats not to say it should because I've seen Dad lift a rear wheel off the ground on one side trying to lift a too heavy of load. My point is I can't imagine a compact tractor even managing to lift a 1000lb load safely. Just because it can doesn't mean it should. I highly doubt those loaders on those compact tractors are built anywhere near as heavy as the farm loaders we use on bigger tractors.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="NDbowman, post: 423679, member: 1525"] I have no experience with compact tractors but I do have experience with bigger tractors on our farm. I'm surprised by the 2300lb lift capacity of your loader. I know we have an old IH 5088 tractor with an eze on loader. The tractor itself must weigh 17000lbs. I believe the loader cuts out around 2750lbs. It handles heavy loads well but you know you have a load on it. I have a slightly smaller Case Ih 5240 with a miller loader. I'd guess it weighs around 15k lbs with fluid in its rear tires. It'll lift as much as the bigger 5088 with a loader if not a little more. Thats not to say it should because I've seen Dad lift a rear wheel off the ground on one side trying to lift a too heavy of load. My point is I can't imagine a compact tractor even managing to lift a 1000lb load safely. Just because it can doesn't mean it should. I highly doubt those loaders on those compact tractors are built anywhere near as heavy as the farm loaders we use on bigger tractors. [/QUOTE]

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