An industrial spec tractor has much heavier and thick housings. Front and rear axles, front radius / trailing arms, etc.. The loader fabrication is much beefier too and often tie in with a backhoe frame.
The fellow above with the fork attachment. Keep in mind its an attachment. The weight of the item is not the issue BUT IS considering the enormous leverage hanging out there on the machine + hydraulics capacity. Doubt many operators realize it. Just sayin'.
Bent lift rams turned into horseshoes. Goes for both loader and the backhoe. Some guys were brutal. The ram would be bent and they'd continue using it, scrapeing the crap out of the piston, gland packings leaking like a sieve.
Sorry for babbling on, just be safe out there guys. Easy to get in trouble with these machines. Seen it all. Never trust those hydraulics, helper should always be off to the side (feet) arms away from pivot links, etc., etc. Helpers, young kids getting pinched in while trying to hook up a 3 point implement. Never hook a pull chain on the upper link point. Use a draw bar only and keep it below the rear axle height. You wouldn't believe it when you see a little 'toy' torque diesel pull its weight right over with the operator on it. Respect it and have fun.
