[mikgran]

At 1450 psi an X748 w/ 45 loader can lift about 850 lbs about a foot off the ground. On a 2wd unit I doubt you could get enough traction.

Any thoughts on renting a skid steer or a CUT for 4 hrs?

A Buford Bucket is capable of lifting 500 lbs. Forks out in front would cut the lifting capabilities significantly. And you risk bending the bucket.

Not to get too far away from Jim’s question, but here is a pic I saved from a few years back. That is a lot of strain on the front axle!

 

[Sergeant]

At 1450 psi an X748 w/ 45 loader can lift about 850 lbs about a foot off the ground. On a 2wd unit I doubt you could get enough traction.

Any thoughts on renting a skid steer or a CUT for 4 hrs?

If Ballasted and shimmed a 2WD could also lift that Much weight any X700 sized Tractor But I would agree a Buford is Not really Up to the Task at Hand especially if it Laying flat I used a 45 Loader to remove a Large Hot Tub at My Current House off a 2 Foot High deck Just so we could cut it up better as the deck was Being replaced and Have No Need Of a Hot Tub Now Have a Nice screened In Gazebo there Instead of that tub

 

[TUDOR]

To move a load that physically large and heavy with a Buford bucket with forks - not a chance. With a regular full size GT FEL with 2" lift cylinders - no problem, but as a suspended load, not on top of the forks.

Since you don't have a full size FEL available, go with the tractor's design strength - pushing and pulling. Get 4 2x4x10' (or longer) pieces of lumber, lay then on the ground and skid the pallet into place with the tractor. That may require a little more ballast for traction.

Getting the skids and pallet from under the tub is a separate engineering exercise that maybe the Buford Bucket can help with.

 

[Rarefish383]

I kind of skipped ahead so I might have missed it. Is the hot tub still packed in pieces on a pallet? It's not one big piece like the spot it's going? Anyway, I lifted a 740 pound rock hanging off the lip of my bucket on my China Tractor. If I touched the brakes, going up hill, the rear tires would come off the ground. My bucket is rated at 980 pounds. I just put forks on the bucket, basically for moving big piles of brush, I'd never put more than a few hundred pounds on them, with all that leverage.

 

[SVTADAM]

Several schedule 40 pvc pipes and roll the tub. With a couple people should be fine. Keep the tractor out of the equation.

 

[Jimbochap]

If you had a cart with wheels that would roll in the stone and support one end of it you might be able to pick up the other end with the loader and move it in place

Those stones you saw in my pictures are just the base for the concrete slab which will be there after they pour the concrete for me. I'm hoping when the guy takes it off, maybe he has a pallet jack and could just roll it down the back house down to near the spot I need it at, the yard is really hard here in Virginia, it's surprising how nice the grass is.

 

[Jimbochap]

At 1450 psi an X748 w/ 45 loader can lift about 850 lbs about a foot off the ground. On a 2wd unit I doubt you could get enough traction.

Any thoughts on renting a skid steer or a CUT for 4 hrs?

I'm to cheap for that, rather use my head to try to do it myself. lol

 

[Jimbochap]

Change order to a smaller hot tub.......

That would be to easy, I would like to have something bigger then a bath tub, maybe that's fine in Maryland, but in Virginia that would be silly !! LOL

 

[Jimbochap]

Get something like this:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/groundwork-1-400-lb-capacity-heavy-duty-steel-utility-cart

Then pull/hold it back with the tractor. You might be able to lift one end high enough to put it on the cart. Strap it to the cart.

Thought of somehow lifting the tub on that cart and then riding down the hill and then slightly turning right toward the bottom of the hill really scares me !!!

 

[Jimbochap]

I'm liking the combination of using the schedule 40 pipe, tractor and I also have a heavy duty dolly. I have a floor jack, for helping once I get near the concrete slab.

 

[KWDAILYD]

Some enginuity and a little help and I'm sure you'll get it done. I assume you are installing this yourself.

 

[RedOctobyr]

If you have an electric winch, and something to anchor it to at the top of the hill, you could get the hot tub onto a cart, pipes, etc, and then use the winch to safely lower it down the hill. I think that's safer, more-controlled, and potentially less-expensive than trying to use the tractor. If it gets away from you, if you lose traction, etc, you could suddenly be on a dangerous and expensive ride down the hill.

 

[Jimbochap]

The hill really isn't super steep, so I think I can safely get it down and around to the spot, if I just take my time and think things out and not rush it.

 

[mopar65pa]

What the heck have them drop it on the trailer and back it right in. Empty they only weight 400#

 

[turboaudi80]

Might consider buying a used pallet jack and a couple sheets of plywood. Roll it on the plywood so it won’t damage the lawn. Then use the tractor to push/pull.


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[mopar65pa]

I still say load it on the trailer pull it around and slide it off the trailer to where you want it.

 

[RedOctobyr]

Might consider buying a used pallet jack and a couple sheets of plywood. Roll it on the plywood so it won’t damage the lawn. Then use the tractor to push/pull.

Renting some heavy equipment for a day would be cheaper at the moment than buying a few sheets of plywood

 

[Jimbochap]

All good ideas, because of the wheel wells on the trailer I only have room for a 7' wide by 5' of space on the back end of trailer, I guess it wouldn't hurt to hang over the back end as long as get enough of the tub on the trailer to keep it from tipping off.
Once I get near the concrete pad I could use a floor jack under the floor of the trailer to keep it level after I take the tractor off the hitch of trailer.........then go around the other side of the current patio that is there and strap from the tractor to the hot tub and pull it off..............lowering the floor jack a little at a time tipping the trailer(with tub) toward the new concrete pad for placement.

All this is depending if the freight company can get the tub on my trailer.........no idea what kind of equipment they will have with them for getting the hot tub off their truck.

 

[Jimbochap]

I just got some shipping details:
Crated Shipping Dimensions: 94"L x 40"W x 96"H
Crated Shipping Weight: 1020 lbs.

So the hot tub willl be on it's side, that might be more then I can handle without damaging it.

Someone posted above the hot tub only weighs 400 lbs.............it's alot heavier then that.......

Here are specs for the tub, dry and wet

• Seats 5-6 People
• Dimensions: 90" x 90" x 36"
• Dry Weight: 800 lbs
• Filled Weight: 4,560 lbs
• Water Capacity: 450 US Gallons (Average)
• 240Volt, 60amp Electrical Standard

 

[dave_r]

Unless it's fully assembled, the tub itself will weigh a bunch less. You can remove the parts for assembly from the pallet before it makes it's journey across your yard.