How much weight can a 782 snow plow lift?

[Rbertalotto]

Anyone know how much a 782 plow can lift? I want to rig up a trailer moving hitch on the front.....

And, if I install a sleeve hitch on the rear using the hydraulics to lift it, how much can this lift?

Thanks

 

[mgonitzke]

How much you could lift on the front depends on the geometry of the lift mechanism. I made this for moving a trailer...it does not lift, but it keeps the tongue weight of the trailer off the tractor and makes moving a trailer extremely easy:

Your tractor is a later version like mine, and the category 0 3 point hitch is the type of rear hitch it would have had. The lift spec for that is 450 lbs at 12" from the lower arm pivot. I have moved a trailer with my rear hitch on mine (~225 lb tongue weight) and that is about the max I can put on mine without the front end getting light.

 

[Rbertalotto]

Thank you

 

[Rbertalotto]

received this reply from Aaron at Xtreme Motorworks

Roy

The sleeve hitch will lift a good 250#, but is wobbly cause its only got a single attachment point at the end.

The cat 0 three point will lift a good 500# and can loft the front wheels off the ground. You get a lot better stability cause of the 3 points of attachment.

Aaron Schmidt
XTREME MOTORWORKS