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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eric" data-source="post: 2957" data-attributes="member: 108">Also, dont forget about dynamic loading. This is why cranes sometimes fail with a load within its capabilities. Slack in the spool releases and the load drops when it takes up the slack. When this happens, the load on the crane is dramaticly increased and it sometimes will tip the crane over. Another example is, I can pick up and hold a 150 pound piece of steel in my arms, but if someone dropped it in my arms from just 12 or 18 inches Im pretty sure I cant catch it. I guess you can also apply this to the tipping load of a skidsteer. You could be well within its lift capacity but if you jerk the controls it will tip.My point is this, if you are near your attachments lift capacity and hit a bump in the road or accidently jerk the controls you will create a dynamic load on your boom.When you where picking up your S-10, did it fail when you picked it up or did dynamic loading take affect.</blockquote>