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Read articles →A brief real-world lift test using a heavy, wet red oak log (roughly 29-32 inches in diameter, 8.5 feet long) as an improvised load. The owner runs the loader at 1,800 RPM, notes the tractor squatted slightly but handled the log without rear-end bounce, and references the 2,400-lb lift rating as his purchase motivator. Short and unpolished, but useful for sawmill operators weighing whether this tractor can handle large logs.
Posted by the TC Sawmills channel, which appears to be an owner-operator sharing practical impressions from their own sawmill property.
Yes, it lifted and curled an 8.5 foot red oak log measuring 29.5 to 32 inches in diameter with ease, no bouncing on the rear end, though it squatted slightly.
The owner ran it at 1,800 RPM, saying he wanted to be just above idle and not too loud for the video.
He bought it mainly because of its lift capacity rated at near 2,400 pounds, which the log test demonstrated with ease.
