Ballast ballast

[Anonymous Poster]

hi, i am about to purchase a new a tc27d and was wondering how much front ballast i should ad, i am going to use it for pulling a 1000lb flat roller and any extra trction would be an advantage, but i dont want to go to far.

 

[TomG]

I imagine that some ballast is a good idea for carrying the roller on the 3ph, but probably isn't needed when the roller is on the ground. What I do rather than wonder how much ballast to use is to get my load on the 3ph and put some heavy things in the loader. Then, while still stopped, I try the steering. I figure that the ballast is wrong if the steering is either very light or very heavy.

 

[marty]

Bob,
I would guess 230 - 300 pounds even though this is above the recommendation in the owners manual

 

[borris]

Well Bob, you need to remember that if your tractor is only 2wd it means the front axle wont be as stong and therefore less weight should be added to the front and more to the back, I would also take into consideration what ground surfaces you are dealing with and how often wheelslip occures, if you add to much weight to the front (particually with supersteer) the tyres will tend to scrub up the land and also cause excessive tyre wear resulting in more $$$$$$$ !!! My advice to you is to ask the dealer to add ballast and then add more if need be. Another option is to use a ' pick-up-hitch' instead of the drawbar as this will put the weight of the implement further over the back- axle and increase traction. Choose your tyres carefully, I recomend tyres with a curved groove ( agricultural) as it is well proven that these provide more grip over tyres with a straight groove. HAVE FUN.