Ballast Photos

[GManBart]

The down side to the box blade vs the ballast box is running/swinging it into things.

That's what really got to me....especially accidentally hooking it on something like a tree when working in the woods...a good way to tear stuff up.

 

[gwdixon]

I've said it before so here goes again.

You'll know you have enough ballast if your FEL goes into relief rather than your rear tires lifting.

Test: Chain the FEL to a big tree (or something solid) and try to lift it.

 

[k0ua]

I've said it before so here goes again.

You'll know you have enough ballast if your FEL goes into relief rather than your rear tires lifting.

Test: Chain the FEL to a big tree (or something solid) and try to lift it.

I have a rock ledge that has served for that purpose many times. It is on perfect level ground, and you can put your bucket under the ledge at ground level and attempt to lift.:thumbsup:

 

[streamin]

That's what really got to me....especially accidentally hooking it on something like a tree when working in the woods...a good way to tear stuff up.

That is a downside but so often in the past I use the box blade to work the dirt I just used the loader for. It is like they work as a team!

 

[andrehoude123]

One ton fer me.... http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/219062-one-ton-3pt-ballast.html

Your tractor looks like if it got really big tires!

 

[jaydee325]

As Larry The Cable Guy would say; I don't care who ya are, that's funny right thar!:laughing:

 

[JerryK]

Your tractor looks like if it got really big tires!

19.5LX24 rear, 14X17.5 fronts... that's one of the reasons I brought her home with me.... Besides the rear lifting when you try to work without enough ballast... you can also tell that you don't have enough when you tear up your front drivetrain from asking too much from it.

 

[PhysAssist]

Nice ideas here, I'm wondering how you determine how much weight you need for ballast. I am looking to buy a new box blade and I usually always have it on when using the loader. So that kinda makes me want to go with a heavier blade if that is enough. Seems like we should have at least half of the loader capacity, at 2700 lbs, the blade will be over 1000. that is a big box blade.

Well, on my little B2320, the ballast box that came with it said to fill it to #500, but when we had our approx. #500. ROBB on it, it still seemed a little too light in back, despite rimguard-filled rears, so we pumped up the weight in ours to about #650 (or maybe a bit more using old brake disks and scrap iron from an old farm disk, along with some 5 various sized bags of high strength concrete.

 

[cartod]

I wonder if anyone has figured out a way to rig up a small boulder as ballast. I think it would look cool.

 

[rekees4300]

Looks like wifey is being used as ballast preventing left front from falling!? :laughing: Her son's name is Invention ... get it? Necessity is the Mother of Invention