Anyone think this is accurate?

[EddieWalker]

I was looking for some ballast and found this on FB marketplace. I believe it’s about 30” wide x 24” tall x 24” deep. They’re claiming 1540 lbs. That seems exaggerated to me.

I made my concrete rear ballast with a metal frame that I set in wood forms and poured the concrete around it. It looks very similar to the one in your picture.

It's 24x24x33. The metal frame weighed 104 pounds. I used 25 sacks of 60-pound concrete for a total of 1,500 pounds. The total weight of mine is 1,604 pounds.

I put it on my 70hp Massey Ferguson 4707. The difference is night and day better when loading and carrying a fill bucket of dirt!!!!

Compared to mine, I believe the weight is accurate for the one you pictured.

 

[5030]

Believe it or not, I made almost an exact copy of the one in the picture years ago. I had a lot of ready mix left over from when I had the base poured for my 2 GSI grain bins so I had the concrete truck pour the excess mix in a wooden box I made up real quick that sat on a 3 point material mover. Works well but I don't use it anymore and it just sits by the barn now. Don't require the rear ballast as both my M9's have cast rear centers. Maybe I should list it on FB marketplace and sell it.

 

[MossRoad]

I made my concrete rear ballast with a metal frame that I set in wood forms and poured the concrete around it. It looks very similar to the one in your picture.

It's 24x24x33. The metal frame weighed 104 pounds. I used 25 sacks of 60-pound concrete for a total of 1,500 pounds. The total weight of mine is 1,604 pounds.

I put it on my 70hp Massey Ferguson 4707. The difference is night and day better when loading and carrying a fill bucket of dirt!!!!

Compared to mine, I believe the weight is accurate for the one you pictured.

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Somewhere I have a picture of myself wearing a big straw hat using a cement mixer as well.

 

[CPTKILLER]

Going back to my forklift manufacturing, virtually every “standard forklift” has a large cast counterweight on the back. It obviously works on forklifts everyday, it makes a lot of sense for some tractor applications.

We users have to guesstimate the amount of weight needed as a counterweight through trial and error. As an example, I often used my rotary mower or shredder as a makeshift counterweight. I removed it when I mounted other implements or the shredder made maneuvering difficult.

 

[D&D]

Going back to my forklift manufacturing, virtually every “standard forklift” has a large cast counterweight on the back. It obviously works on forklifts everyday, it makes a lot of sense for some tractor applications.

We users have to guesstimate the amount of weight needed as a counterweight through trial and error. As an example, I often used my rotary mower or shredder as a makeshift counterweight. I removed it when I mounted other implements or the shredder made maneuvering difficult.

Isnt that similar (not same numbers by far) for using wheel weights/loaded tires? The cast counterweight is aways there to prevent tipping. A "farm tractor" doesn't really have an ideal location to mount a cast weight from to counter the loader and not interfere with the pto.

 

[5030]

With the larger Kubota's at least, you can order cast centers when you order a tractor. Same applies to buckets. Kubota mounts a light duty material bucket standard, but you can order the optional heavy duty excavation bucket with a replaceable cutting edge or a welded on edge, your preference. I happen to own both styles and the 'Excavation' bucket is extremely more robust.

 

[EddieWalker]

Somewhere I have a picture of myself wearing a big straw hat using a cement mixer as well.

That was a good one. They last for a year, and then I have to buy a new one once it warms up again. Usually, they are under $10. If I'm outside, I have it on my head!!!

 

[bdhsfz6]

With the larger Kubota's at least, you can order cast centers when you order a tractor. Same applies to buckets. Kubota mounts a light duty material bucket standard, but you can order the optional heavy duty excavation bucket with a replaceable cutting edge or a welded on edge, your preference. I happen to own both styles and the 'Excavation' bucket is extremely more robust.

I own both types as well. The heavy duty bucket is indeed more robust. The only problem is, it weighs more, which lessens the lifting capacity of the FEL.

 

[MossRoad]

That was a good one. They last for a year, and then I have to buy a new one once it warms up again. Usually, they are under $10. If I'm outside, I have it on my head!!!

I've got 3-4 of them in varying condition... the oldest one gets worn in the pool!

 

[jmc]

For the same money, you could get a 3pt to SSQA adapter. I use one with an old FEL bucket. I just back into a pile of gravel and scoop up a bucketful when I need ballast. Also comes in handy for using other FEL implements on the 3pt hitch.

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Also makes a great carry all with the right bucket:

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Plus left or right side tilt that you can't do with a loader mounted bucket.

Otherwise- are there lynch pin holes in the lower 3ph pins? Those would be a pain to drill at this point.