Ballast Photos

[cartod]

Post a photo of your ballast. Im using a box blade with suitcase weights, and when I need to go big I put a slice of a millstone on.

 

[94BULLITT]

BX with a custom weight bracket and 5 weights.



L4240 with a Woods HBL84. I am going to make a 1000-1200lbs counterweight someday for it.

 

[k0ua]

Here is mine:

 

[Marveltone]

Another box blade/suitcase weight combo.

Joe

 

[grnspot110]

For my JD 790, I use a JD ballast box I got of CL, filled to 620 lbs. of scrap iron, including the RR rail runners & receiver tube bolted to the bottom. Chainsaw sleeve & tool holders added to the outside. ~~ grnspot

 

[oosik]

I use my back blade. Its a Land Pride 3596 - plenty heavy and doesn't extend out back too far.View attachment 342521

 

[Zdenek]

I use these old scrapped actuator end caps - my son welded couple of brackets for me and milled slots in the smaller end caps in the bottom to make it a nice package. I use it most of the summer months. Great for moving trailers and boats around, great visibility to the ball. Loader work made easy and with a small utility trailer, the perfect combination.

 

[k0ua]

I use these old scrapped actuator end caps - my son welded couple of brackets for me and milled slots in the smaller end caps in the bottom to make it a nice package. I use it most of the summer months. Great for moving trailers and boats around, great visibility to the ball. Loader work made easy and with a small utility trailer, the perfect combination.View attachment 342591

Whoa! That is some serious metal!

 

[Zdenek]

1200 lbs. Just about right for the tractor.

 

[GManBart]

This is my creation....the chunk of steel weighed 1,300lbs before adding the draw bar, top link stock, and legs. I boxed in the front legs after this picture was taking...it has to be 1,350lbs now. I can finally max out my FEL without lifting the rear tires



Here's the thread on the build:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/279214-another-counterweight-idea-1300-lbs.html

 

[msb1766]

Here is mine:

 

[JerryK]

One ton fer me....

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/219062-one-ton-3pt-ballast.html

 

[PapaPerk]

Here's mine... Custom made skidder hitch with ballast plates.

 

[PapaPerk]

Great thread by the way!!

 

[PapaPerk]

Let's see some more ballast boxes!

 

[94BULLITT]

 

[gwdixon]

Choose one from column A and one from column B.

 

[cartod]

Some very nice ideas here!

 

[streamin]

Nice ideas here, I'm wondering how you determine how much weight you need for ballast. I am looking to buy a new box blade and I usually always have it on when using the loader. So that kinda makes me want to go with a heavier blade if that is enough. Seems like we should have at least half of the loader capacity, at 2700 lbs, the blade will be over 1000. that is a big box blade.

 

[k0ua]

Nice ideas here, I'm wondering how you determine how much weight you need for ballast. I am looking to buy a new box blade and I usually always have it on when using the loader. So that kinda makes me want to go with a heavier blade if that is enough. Seems like we should have at least half of the loader capacity, at 2700 lbs, the blade will be over 1000. that is a big box blade.

Normally your loader manual will give a figure to have for ballast. I my opinion the 1000 lbs or more for the box blade may be enough, especially if you have loaded tires or wheel weights. The loaded tires or weights will help you pull the box blade full of dirt too!. You need weight on the 3pt to help "unload" the front axle by using the rear axle as a fulcrum to "pry up" the front end and relieve stress on the smaller front axle. The fact that the box blade sticks out back some helps also vs a ballast box in closer to the axle fulcrum point. The down side to the box blade vs the ballast box is running/swinging it into things.

James K0UA