Counterweight box

[aarolar]

Back up a second guys I have a 5' rotary mower I built out of 7ga top to bottom that I'm guessing weighs around 1200lbs and hangs back 7' behind my tractor that I lift with no problems seems that a counterweight not slung that far back would need to be heavy to achieve the same effect.

 

[Deere Dude]

Building this counterweight box for when the loader comes in should weigh right around 1 tonn hopefully. Should I paint it before or after I fill with concrete?

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I would weld a bar from the riser flats near the top but below the surface, to the flats going near the rear of the container. Either that or else weld a bar from the riser flats near the top to the rear a foot or so and cement it in. The way it is now I would think where the top link hooks up might tear loose with all that weight in it.. But that is just me.

 

[motownbrowne]

You could try sand instead of concrete. It's easier to adjust how much is in there.

I have a similar tractor to the OP's. I wouldn't mind trying 2,000# of counter weight. 1500 might be enough, but when I'm lifting pallets of wood or feed, the back gets pretty light with less than 1000#.

Of course, with 2000# back there, you would be pretty light up front if you don't have a load.

 

[aarolar]

I would weld a bar from the riser flats near the top but below the surface, to the flats going near the rear of the container. Either that or else weld a bar from the riser flats near the top to the rear a foot or so and cement it in. The way it is now I would think where the top link hooks up might tear loose with all that weight in it.. But that is just me.

It's gonna get more bracing before concrete but I don't want to add too much so as to make mixing the concrete difficult.

 

[aarolar]

You could try sand instead of concrete. It's easier to adjust how much is in there.

I have a similar tractor to the OP's. I wouldn't mind trying 2,000# of counter weight. 1500 might be enough, but when I'm lifting pallets of wood or feed, the back gets pretty light with less than 1000#.

Of course, with 2000# back there, you would be pretty light up front if you don't have a load.

Good to hear, the counterweight will be used for heavy lifting only I'm not going to keep it strapped on all the time. Mainly for moving large logs or pallets full of firewood.

 

[jimmysisson]

Also consider a chain or links so it doesn't weight the 3-point cylinder once you get it raised. No need to run it w the weight all on the hydraulics.
Jim

 

[Xfaxman]

Also put some PVC pipe in to haul shovels or other long handle tools.

 

[aarolar]

Also consider a chain or links so it doesn't weight the 3-point cylinder once you get it raised. No need to run it w the weight all on the hydraulics.
Jim

Nice thought I'll look into that.

 

[aarolar]

Bought 15 bags of 80lb quickcrete and a quart of Kubota Orange this morning going to start there and see how it ends.

 

[check 6]

My box, total weight including concrete is just approximately 500 lbs and balances nicely on my B series. Welded a receiver hitch at the bottom and as others have suggested mounted PVC for holstering rakes and or shovels