I honestly never used ballast on my JD 5420 with a 541 NSL loader. I have around 3960 Hours on her and never used ballast. Whats the point I really dont know why we need ballast. I did lots of loader work about maybe 1000 hours of it.
If you have wheel weights and/or fluid-filled tires, you ARE ballasted. And given the tire size on a 5540, a wheel weight/fluid combo may actually be sufficient for whatever it is you shift with your front loader. Others need additional weight behind the tractor - over and above what's actually on the rear axel - to compensate for heavier loads in front of the tractor.I honestly never used ballast on my JD 5420 with a 541 NSL loader.
It also helps relieve some of the strain on the front axle by shifting weight to the rear.
If you have wheel weights and/or fluid-filled tires, you ARE ballasted. And given the tire size on a 5540, a wheel weight/fluid combo may actually be sufficient for whatever it is you shift with your front loader. Others need additional weight behind the tractor - over and above what's actually on the rear axel - to compensate for heavier loads in front of the tractor.
x2 on relieving front axle/front drive stress as well.
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I honestly never used ballast on my JD 5420 with a 541 NSL loader. I have around 3960 Hours on her and never used ballast. Whats the point I really dont know why we need ballast. I did lots of loader work about maybe 1000 hours of it.
Whats the point I really dont know why we need ballast.
Sorry, it's not that simple at all. In fact the 5420 owner's manual contains quite an extensive section on ballasting. Click here, and scroll to section 70.
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Did you lift mulch all day on perfectly level ground? First load of clay dirt that went in my bucket lifted the rear wheels off the ground. Had to slap on a box blade, and a pallet of stone lifted that up, so jad to use a 1000lb sand box to keep it down.