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Read articles →This video focuses specifically on real-world loader lift capacity, using a weighed skid of baler twine to test the Kubota L2501/LA526 loader against its published specs of 864 lb at 500mm forward. Neil demonstrates how load position, rollback angle, fork weight, ballast, and front tire pressure all affect what the tractor can actually lift in practice, consistently exceeding the rated number. Useful for buyers trying to understand what spec-sheet numbers really mean.
Posted by the Messick's Farm Equipment channel, a dealership that sells Kubota equipment, so the tone is knowledgeable but sales-oriented.
At 500 mm forward of the pivot pin it is rated at 864 lb, and closer to the pivot pin near the skid steer coupler it is rated at 1,144 lb, both to full height.
Yes, in the test it lifted a skid weighing over 1,100 lb even though the loader is rated at 864 lb, showing Kubota's spec sheets are conservative.
Pushing a loader near its upper capacity makes the back of the tractor very light and unsafe to travel, so rear ballast like a backhoe keeps it stable.
Yes, low tire pressure can let the front tire squat under heavy loader loads, risking a blowout that could push the tire off the rim and destabilize the tractor.
