BX2680 lift capability... Normal?

[Jeff Poplar]

I just barely barely got a pallet weighing 452 lbs off a 5 ft high deck freight truck, even using the tilt-forward and raise technique described earlier. Forks are Land Pride PFL1242 at about 220 lbs. Weight was centered on a 36 inch pallet. Can anything be done to the BX2680 hydraulics to raise the lifting capacity?

 

[85Hokie]

Remember this, simple physics .......... the further from the pins, the less you can lift and less you can lift high.

Yes you can bump up the hydraulics about 10% - a couple of 59 cent washers will do the trick!


The pin distance is killing you
The forks being far away from the pins is hurting more
and lift from 5 feet makes it worse!!!


I once picked up a log about 47 long and about 30" in diameter, rolled into the bucket - bucket lifted it up about 6" and said ........ "I'm done"

 

[OrangeKrush]

I just barely barely got a pallet weighing 452 lbs off a 5 ft high deck freight truck, even using the tilt-forward and raise technique described earlier. Forks are Land Pride PFL1242 at about 220 lbs. Weight was centered on a 36 inch pallet. Can anything be done to the BX2680 hydraulics to raise the lifting capacity?

I think you were very lucky to lift that at 5' high! I'm very disappointed in the lifting capabilities of my 2680 but that's on me.. should have done more homework..