Ballast Box Blade

[foggy1111]

Nice set up. :thumbsup:

Do you know what the original weight for the box blade is?

I'm not positive....but my guess is about 300 lbs. I have two more weights to add.....so I can get the total weight up to about 900 lbs. (and I do have a HD "basket" that can go in place of the receiver hitch. I guess I could use that for more weight...but I likely will haul some tools in it. I think it would add about 100 lbs empty.

 

[creekbend]

I had an old chunk of 1/4x 2 x 2" angle iron....about 18" long. I simply bought a 2" reciever at the farm store and welded it to this angle. Then I gusseted it to the inside to prevent bending. Drilled holes and bolted it on. Ir's kinda medium duty.....but it seems to do everything I need with it. I had the 6" drop hitch...and that seems to get me under most trailers pretty well.

Thank you so much for the info. :thumbsup:

 

[schmism]

youll find that if you use the box heavly, and fill it up, that youll push the weights out. (ask me how i know)

instead hang the weights outside the box to reduce the amount of area the dirt can push up against.

I put a 5' lenght of railroad rail on the back of mine. left about a 2" gap between it and the back wall so dirt could still spill out and i wouldnt pack it solid.

the RR rail weighs more than my BB. Id say my BB is only 200-250lbs while the rail is a good 300+

for the record, adding the weight made my box blade act ENTIRELY different. (for the better)

 

[Rackluster]

Love the box blade. Searching Craigslist for suitcase weights. Awesome idea.

 

[cartod]

Adding the imatch also extends the box blade back about 6" which acts as even more counter weight. For me it's the perfect ballast!

 

[NICKB304]

makes a huge difference having all that weight. we cut prototype muffler cores at work on our tube-laser. i saved up two 5 gallon buckets of the 3-4mm x 1mm thick 409 stainless slugs from cutting the perforated patterns and packed them into a 2.5" x 5" x 3/8" wall piece of scrap tubing 6ft long and welded that to the back of my box blade. digs good now

 

[JD 4520]

Has anyone attached a Ballast Box to a Box Blade for added weight? Would love to see a design or better yet a picture if one is available.

 

[npalen]

Has anyone attached a Ballast Box to a Box Blade for added weight? Would love to see a design or better yet a picture if one is available.

I agree! It would utilize the existing weight of the box blade in addition to providing a useful tool.

Edit: I realized after writing the above that this is what the entire discussion is about.

 

[Bob77064]

Looks good foggy, I now have 10 suit case weights on my BB. Only 6 in the picture, I also bolted two 60 lb pieces of one inch steel plate to the back.

 

[JD 4520]

I agree! It would utilize the existing weight of the box blade in addition to providing a useful tool.

Edit: I realized after writing the above that this is what the entire discussion is about.

I have a regular Ballast Box and I've been thinking about attaching it somehow to my Box Blade to add weight. I don't have separate weights so just trying to use what I do have.