32 meter and tb130.  Posting from my phone so forgive any operator error!!

Wow.. That left front outrigger of the telebelt on the 2nd picture

I can see how its not a big problem in this situation since his 'boom' is mounted on the back of the truck and he is booming to the right but if that was a pump or if he would swing the boom to the left then that is NOT a safe setup..

But nice pics anyway

I agree dipstick.  We tried several different options to get the reach but did the best we could without short rigging.  Basically needed to make sure I didn't swing left of the form for safety's sake.

Looks safe enough to me.  I would be more worried about the legs being up on the feeder when doing rock.  I've been told that this is a no no.  Would love to hear whole9yards opinion.  Maybe the hopper is never full?  Just asking.  Looks like a cool job though.

Mike,

We're actually placing roller compacted concrete RCC.  Lands about a 0 on a slump, so would remind you a whole lot of pug or something.  It's sticky enough that I can't let the hopper get full, so we just set belt speeds on Gomaco unloader so that he's not feeding me enough to fill it.  Probably still not the best thing, because it don't take much to bend the legs.  But it sure helps volume a lot to get it elevated.  I also trimmed the rubber skirting on bottom of skidsteer hopper to expose more belt width, and that's picked up the pace quite a bit.  I'm a little more timid about putting the legs down when feeding with a bobcat, because it tends to get slammed into the hopper!

Cool!

Second guessing is easy, but there are always options. 

I would have looked at backing in.  That would get the turntable a half truck length farther back, with more room for the back outriggers.  Only drawback would be if there is enough room, next to the cab, for the feeder.

The folding hopper legs will support the front-end loader hopper just fine.  The trick, with any material, is to load the hopper in the center.  If you pile RCC on one side of the hopper, you stand a good chance of twisting the feeder.  This can happen even if the feeder is on the ground.

I always use the legs whenever possible.  Sometimes operators of small loaders complain about not being able to see into the hopper.  I've loaded dump trucks with big loaders and can't see in either.  No big deal.  When you see the pile, above the hopper edge, it's full.

I don’t like to fold the legs, because if the loader spills a lot it can pack the tail pulley and stall the belt.  If I do fold them, I still set the hopper on 6x6’s to prevent fouling the tail pulley.