Notforhire
Veteran Member
I just brought home my BT1000B backhoe and I'm getting ready to install it on my L47.
Looking through the owners manual that came with the backhoe, I discovered this ballast warning.
"While BT1000B backhoe is installed on the tractor, liquid ballast in the rear tires should be removed."
My first thought was that Kubota was worried that the weight of the backhoe would damage the wheel/tire because of the reduced air cushion.
However if that's the case, wouldn't the same condition exist if the backhoe was off and I picked up an equally heavy object with the 3 point hitch?
The backhoe weighs approximately 1,700 lbs.
The 3 point hitch capacity is 3,860 lbs.
The only other mention of not having liquid ballast I could find, was in the loader section, (where they were recommending rear ballast). There was a note that read;
"When mounting a heavy rear implement, liquid in the tires may not be required."
I can understand why I probably don't need liquid ballast with the backhoe mounted.
But I can't understand what the downside is to leaving the tires loaded. :confused2:
Thoughts?
Looking through the owners manual that came with the backhoe, I discovered this ballast warning.
"While BT1000B backhoe is installed on the tractor, liquid ballast in the rear tires should be removed."
My first thought was that Kubota was worried that the weight of the backhoe would damage the wheel/tire because of the reduced air cushion.
However if that's the case, wouldn't the same condition exist if the backhoe was off and I picked up an equally heavy object with the 3 point hitch?
The backhoe weighs approximately 1,700 lbs.
The 3 point hitch capacity is 3,860 lbs.
The only other mention of not having liquid ballast I could find, was in the loader section, (where they were recommending rear ballast). There was a note that read;
"When mounting a heavy rear implement, liquid in the tires may not be required."
I can understand why I probably don't need liquid ballast with the backhoe mounted.
But I can't understand what the downside is to leaving the tires loaded. :confused2:
Thoughts?