Ballast 2x2x2 concrete weight box

[bcp]

Looks like the drawbar placement would be a problem with many tractors.

Here's a photo of a square ballast with the drawbar forward
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ballast-too-much-post4123841.html#post4123841

And here is a centered drawbar but the weight is tapered.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/yanmar/257768-tractor-wheel-weights-post3003289.html#post3003289

Bruce

 

[Jeff Lary]

DEERE DUDE
Ya that may be an issue I will have to make a dry run at it for sure good catch! It is 38* and rain today but if it ever warms up I will take the Farmi Winch off and try the box. It makes me glad I decided to post a photo of it. Otherwise I would not have thought about that. I just copied the width & height of the Farmi connections. Now I am itching to see what I will have to change to make it right.

Yes I placed some hand made letters on the back board so when finished the word Kubota will be embossed in the concrete. I used an old property for sale sign like a Century 21 or Re Max the material Is corrugated Plastic. I had my wife wrap the raw edges in painters tape so the concrete will not get into the corrugation voids. I will spray them down with some Fluid Film before I pour so they release good.

 

[Jeff Lary]

Up-date
You both were right the thing was about 10" from hooking up. Not even close. I just went out and tried it I took a photo of it the way I had it set up you can see it would never have hooked up. Then I moved the draw bar forward to a point that it would hook up easily and positioned the bar there in the box. I thought I took pictures after the draw bar move but I guess I did not. After I get it finished up I will then and post it.

 

[Deere Dude]

What are the weight ratings for those casters? I made a little cart for mine with four 300# approx ratings and my 7-800# box is a bear to push around. Unless it is on smooth concrete, forget it. But even if it can move a smidgen it might help hooking it up.

 

[Jeff Lary]

The casters,... well those my friend are harbor freight specials ha ha. The box with the steel weighs enough that I don't want to horse it around by man power alone , so I have it sitting on a small platform with four small casters just for moving it around. I will be just dropping it on the ground someplace when not in use I will not have a smooth enough place to use castors. If I had a concrete floor in a shop maybe I could then but I have no such luxury.

 

[Jeff Lary]

Don't they make some sort of gadgets that go on the end of the lift arms that give you a little extra reach for hooking up implements ?
My cousin has a new Massy 60 -70 hp cab radio heat air cond yada yada. On his lift arms there is some things at the end that you can move in and out about 3-4 inches so you can get close to the thing you want to hook up then make the small movements with these things?

 

[teg]

Don't they make some sort of gadgets that go on the end of the lift arms that give you a little extra reach for hooking up implements ?...

Telescoping lift arms??? I think that's what they are called... Otherwise, Pat's quick hitch gives few inches reach.

 

[Sysop]

They're great for getting things hooked up, but you wouldn't want to use them while extended. They would fail quickly.

 

[Jeff Lary]

thanks but I don't think that is what cousin has. His, " I think " will slide out like 4 inches so that if you get close the hitch will do the rest.

 

[Sysop]

If what you describe is what he has, yes, they are telescoping lower lift arms.



Still doesn't help OP's situation where his block interferes with hooking up.