Lift
Capacity
Capacity
Nicholas Hogan
Physics 212
Spring 2014
How much
can you lift?
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The amount of
weight that a skid steer loader can lift is determined
by the size or skid steer that you choose to buy. There
are many different sizes, each one can lift a different
amount. There are many different ways to look at how
much you can lift, each of which has different things to
account for. The best way is to look in the manual,
however that will have two numbers. One will be the
recommended maximum lift capacity, and the other will be
the tipping point.
If you ever wanted to be able to life more than that, there are other things that you can do in order to get the lift capacity of your skid steer loader up. An article on the Volvo Skid Steer webpage revealed that most skid steers are outfitted with pre-drilled holes that allow you to add extra counterweight to you machine, allowing you to lift more weight without losing control.
How does this help you might ask? Well, you have to offset the force that is being exerted downward on the bucket, so the downward force of the bucket must equal the downward force of the counterweight. The force on the buck times the sing of the angle measured from the vertical will give you the downward force, then you have to add on the distance from the counterweight to the arm.
Essentially, you need to make sure that when you add counterweights to the back of your skid steer loader that you know exactly how much extra weight you are now allowed to lift in the bucket.
If you ever wanted to be able to life more than that, there are other things that you can do in order to get the lift capacity of your skid steer loader up. An article on the Volvo Skid Steer webpage revealed that most skid steers are outfitted with pre-drilled holes that allow you to add extra counterweight to you machine, allowing you to lift more weight without losing control.
How does this help you might ask? Well, you have to offset the force that is being exerted downward on the bucket, so the downward force of the bucket must equal the downward force of the counterweight. The force on the buck times the sing of the angle measured from the vertical will give you the downward force, then you have to add on the distance from the counterweight to the arm.
Essentially, you need to make sure that when you add counterweights to the back of your skid steer loader that you know exactly how much extra weight you are now allowed to lift in the bucket.
Summary:
The lift capacity of a skid steer loader will be determined by how much weight that the loader can lift without tipping over or taking any damage.
The lift capacity of a skid steer loader will be determined by how much weight that the loader can lift without tipping over or taking any damage.