OK y'all know the FEL is laying on the garage floor with the grapple attached. I figure the weighs about 300 pounds and getting it off is going to be fun, but I digress . Dose any one have an idea the weight of the FEl by it self. Cause I cant lift it but I figure I can use the rope hoist and get it up but Im wondering so I can get enough 2x4s across the truss so I can lift it Im thinking 3 on edge but I dont k now what the FEl on the B weighs.
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garage 'truss' will not support the weight !!! They're designed for ROOF load, not weight under them.
uses 6by6 posts with 3-2x6 as a 'beam'. You can use 2x4 to secure to the trusses.
FEL weight will be in the owner's manual 'somewhere'....
Would need to see a picture of the 'project' but removing grapple should be easy if SSQA.
uses 6by6 posts with 3-2x6 as a 'beam'. You can use 2x4 to secure to the trusses.
FEL weight will be in the owner's manual 'somewhere'....
Would need to see a picture of the 'project' but removing grapple should be easy if SSQA.
Do you have a floor jack or bottle jack? You could use one with blocks of wood and slowly work it up higher and then release the grapple.
Skeets, I built a frame out of power pole cross members I had when I was building mounting brackets to use a Massey loader on a L305 Kubota. Simple, sturdy, cheap. Do something similar with material you have, but make it sturdy and strong.
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Well that sounds like a kick in the sack…can you not get close enough to hook up the hoses and let hydraulics do the lifting?
What do you have on (or that you could use) with the 3pt that you might be able to use the 3pt to lift the loader up with and then block it up? (Might be able to do it with multiple lifts/blocking incrementally?)
got any snatch blocks and place to safely rig from behind the loader to lift it that way?
id say whatever you try, be mindful of stored energy and where any of your favorite bits/parts at ( toes and other things you like to keep)
do you have a helper or watcher in case things go south?
if can connect the hoses I’d try that first. Can you not drive up between the loader arms until tires in the way of the arms…hoses long enough to connect?
how about a farmer jack? I have two but won’t do you much good where there are at. Those have pretty good range for height. I’d try this solo until I could get the kickstand down. ….not a bad idea to have a helper or watcher…lots a stored energy there could hurt. (If the loader is really flat on ground, I would worry that it will slide/slip when start lifting…be careful and watch / find way to prevent that)
have a neighbor with a tractor / loader tha could help?
What do you have on (or that you could use) with the 3pt that you might be able to use the 3pt to lift the loader up with and then block it up? (Might be able to do it with multiple lifts/blocking incrementally?)
got any snatch blocks and place to safely rig from behind the loader to lift it that way?
id say whatever you try, be mindful of stored energy and where any of your favorite bits/parts at ( toes and other things you like to keep)
do you have a helper or watcher in case things go south?
if can connect the hoses I’d try that first. Can you not drive up between the loader arms until tires in the way of the arms…hoses long enough to connect?
how about a farmer jack? I have two but won’t do you much good where there are at. Those have pretty good range for height. I’d try this solo until I could get the kickstand down. ….not a bad idea to have a helper or watcher…lots a stored energy there could hurt. (If the loader is really flat on ground, I would worry that it will slide/slip when start lifting…be careful and watch / find way to prevent that)
have a neighbor with a tractor / loader tha could help?
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Skeets, have you got a local farmer friend that can give you a hand ? Sometimes having a second person helps a lot.