3038e Ballast Block/Lights/Tool Box

   / 3038e Ballast Block/Lights/Tool Box #11  
I guess it's all what you use the tractor for. The loaded tires seem to work for everything I do. I cant imagine not having them loaded but they have been that way from the day I took delivery. I have loaded the FEL with gravel and dirt and never an issue. The only time the loader didn't do what I wanted is when I was trying to pick up a section of sidewalk. The loader just wouldn't lift it, the rear never came off the ground though. The fluid in the tires seems to add quite a bit of weight. I also think of JD thought the extra weight was needed it would be required to be sold with the tractor with the FEL. Dealer never mentioned needing a ballast box.
 
   / 3038e Ballast Block/Lights/Tool Box #12  
If i have a heaping bucket of soil in my 2720, my front tires get pretty flat looking. But if i use my 900 pound ballast box, the front tires look pretty good, and it is easier to steer.
 
   / 3038e Ballast Block/Lights/Tool Box #13  
Deere Dude

Think on it some more... you will figure it out.. ;)
 
   / 3038e Ballast Block/Lights/Tool Box #15  
Think Teeter-totter, and the big guy on one end... :D
 
   / 3038e Ballast Block/Lights/Tool Box #16  
Think Teeter-totter, and the big guy on one end... :D

Yes I understand the concept. but I forget the formula. If there was 1000# 4 feet from the back of the tractor and the front wheels are 8' from the back tires, then the cantilever effect would be like taking 250# off the front end tires, if I remember correctly. If the bucket is able to lift 1000# 4' in front of the axles, and the axles are more than capable for that load, I just can't see how 250# less will help much.
I do know without the FEL and with a weight box, the front seems definitely lighter from that effect. Time to hit the scale or find a formula book just to see.
 

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