Wow, I know every system has a weakest link, but I would not have guessed that the hyd ram was it. I assume the hyd cyl wasn't jammed preventing pivoting or restrained inadvertently in any way, when moving under this load? I guess an Alum SB is out of the question?
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
