Ballast 6500 front weights

[Maine_Polack]

No problems with the front chains. I leave them on year round. The are the double ring type. I like them because they quickly shed caked on mud.

Bob

Good nuff' Bob! I am assuming that you do use the 4wd/front wheel assist. Am I correct?

 

[Tim_in_IA]

No problems with the front chains. I leave them on year round. The are the double ring type. I like them because they quickly shed caked on mud.

Bob

Bob where did you get those and what do they set you back $$$? I was sliding sideways on a muddy icy hill last week with a bale during some strange weather. I am sure chains would have kept me rock solid. We had a nasty bout of ice and then a bunch of snow that preserved the ice for a long time after. It's hard to get traction unless the snow hardens enough.

 

[Bobvt]

MP,

I use the front drive when I need it, which all the time in the winter and loader work in the summer.

Tim,

I think this is the place I bought them: tractor tire chains for farm tractors

I've been thinking about buying extra double link cross chains and adding them to my existing set. My current set are spaced every 4th link on the side chains. I'd like to space them every 2nd link.

Bob

 

[Maine_Polack]

I purchased my chains from BABAC Traction Products - Forestry & Heavy Equipment Tire Chains

I got the double diamond, rought cut stud. Mean looking critters.

 

[bindian]

Al,

I got one about the same time you did. Can't remember if it was 04 or 05. I kept the weights on and they've never been an issue. I think They just assume that the weight of the loader is enough. I didn't have my tires loaded so I kept them on. I am gonna load my tires with ww fluid this summer but I'll still keep the weights on.

Sometimes when I am "floating" the loader the front wants to come up. I would imagine this would happen much more often if the weights weren't there.

PS: if you decide to keep them off let me know and I'll give you my address to where you can ship them .

-Tim

Tim,
Glad to see you posting. It has been awhile. I thought the hogs might have ate you.

 

[Tim_in_IA]

Tim,
Glad to see you posting. It has been awhile. I thought the hogs might have ate you.

No hogs. Goats maybe but I got rid of the mean ones . I've just been super busy, but I suppose everyone can say that .

 

[rback33]

As seems to be the norm for me lately I am a little late to this party. I will venture to guess that the reason they said you could not use the weights with the loader was that they were used to saying that. The OLD GB and KMW ML264 loaders were wrap around subframe types and mounted where the weights would go. The old manuals stated that the weights could not be used.. I wonder if that was carried over by accident....

 

[Bobvt]

I have the GB 265 loader on my 6500. The front weights on not interfere at all with the loader.

Bob

 

[Bobvt]

Sorry, I should have stated I have the GB 264 loader.

Bob

 

[Maine_Polack]

Thanks all.

They do make a difference. I put them on, plus some old railroad iron on top of them. Also there is a grill protector that I made. That goes 100lbs +-.

Grill protector didn't protect! See the dark spot on the red paint under the black mesh. That is rust. It is wrinkled some. Will fixit soon...I hope.