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Read articles →Prompted by a tractor-forum debate over whether the RK24's rated 947-lb lift capacity (at the pivot pin) is realistic, the owner loads the bucket with 2A limestone, works out the math using the stone's known weight per cubic yard and the bucket's 5.3-cubic-foot capacity, and lifts a heaped bucket on camera to show real-world performance. A practical, numbers-driven test, most useful to subcompact shoppers wondering how this machine handles genuinely heavy bulk material.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions from their own property, with no apparent dealership affiliation.
The owner estimates he lifted around 950 to 1000 pounds based on a heaped bucket of 2A limestone, close to or exceeding the 947-pound rated capacity at the pivot pin.
A struck 5.3 cubic foot bucket of 2A limestone weighs about 668 pounds, plus the bucket's own weight of about 132 pounds, totaling roughly 800 pounds.
The RK24 in this test had unfilled rear tires but had a backhoe attached for counterweight; without a backhoe, filled tires or a box blade are recommended for heavy stone work.
