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11-17-2009, 10:01 AM #1Silver Member
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New Ballast "Box"
Here's what I did yesterday, it has over 800 lbs of concrete. There is also ALOT of rocks. my guess is it is at least 1000lbs.
MF 1652 Platform
DL 130 Loader
72" HD Bucket w/ Quick attach
Forks w/ Quick attach
woods LR 107 7' landscape rake
72" Harley Power Rake
72" inch Box rake
Woods 6' Brush Hog
Catapillar 301.5 Mini Excavator
and a lot of other mechanical crap, I need a bigger barn!
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11-17-2009, 10:50 AM #2Gold Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
Looks more like a ballast "barrel" to me.
Just kidding, looks very nice.
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11-17-2009, 12:45 PM #3Silver Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
What ore the pipes for?
Originally Posted by tractorski
Russ
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11-17-2009, 01:26 PM #4Gold Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
Russ -
I'm guessing tool storage. Drop in your shovel, rake, etc. handle first.
I like the idea, but I think the barrel is a LOT more weight than I'd need.
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11-17-2009, 06:13 PM #5Silver Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
geek is right, they are for tools. There are 2 2" pipes for shovels and rakes, and 1 4" pipe for my chainsaw( bar goes in the pipe).
MF 1652 Platform
DL 130 Loader
72" HD Bucket w/ Quick attach
Forks w/ Quick attach
woods LR 107 7' landscape rake
72" Harley Power Rake
72" inch Box rake
Woods 6' Brush Hog
Catapillar 301.5 Mini Excavator
and a lot of other mechanical crap, I need a bigger barn!
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11-19-2009, 12:38 PM #6Silver Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
Man that's a disappointment. I thought that they were for rocket launchers. Originally Posted by tractorski
MarsLast edited by mars1952; 11-19-2009 at 08:10 PM. Reason: spelling
John Deere 4300, 420 loader, model 47 Backhoe and many other attachments.
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Polaris Ranger XP 700
Millermatic 251 MIG welder
Miller Spectrum 625 Plasma cutter
Upgrading John Deere Loader Cylinders
John Deere 420 loader quick hitch rebuild
Semi-Metallic Emergency Brake Pads for the Polaris Ranger
Straightened, reinforced and added toothbar to FEL bucket
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11-19-2009, 01:50 PM #7Gold Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
Maybe bottle rockets. Originally Posted by mars1952
May that's a disappointment. I thought that they were for rocket launchers.
Mars
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11-19-2009, 07:01 PM #8Silver Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
well, they are the right size for 2" morters!
MF 1652 Platform
DL 130 Loader
72" HD Bucket w/ Quick attach
Forks w/ Quick attach
woods LR 107 7' landscape rake
72" Harley Power Rake
72" inch Box rake
Woods 6' Brush Hog
Catapillar 301.5 Mini Excavator
and a lot of other mechanical crap, I need a bigger barn!
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07-10-2012, 01:01 PM #9Veteran Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
I know this is an old thread, but I'm considering doing a similar build, and I'm wondering how you attached your lower link pins. Did you just stick them in and let the concrete set around them? How has that held up? Have they pulled out or anything like that? I have seen a lot of other folks stick a drawbar through the barrel. This solution seems neater and cheaper, but I'm wondering if it is sturdy enough.
Shoot, the OP appears to be gone. Dang it.
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07-10-2012, 01:46 PM #10Silver Member
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Re: New Ballast "Box"
The first picture shows a solid bar, but I'd use a drawbar, instead. It's a "known quantity". Originally Posted by joshuabardwell
I'm questioning the "1000 lbs" in a 30 gallon drum, though. Unless there's some collapsed star material included, I don't think it'd reach that weight.
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