Counterweight box

[sixdogs]

Years ago I had a counterweight barrel and filled it with old pieces of steel and bolts. I could add or subtract if the situation warranted and it worked great for me.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Your gonna love having the space on top to put stuff.

 

[check 6]

Have you weighed the box? I calculated the volume of that B8160 box and it would hold about 650# worth of concrete or 500# of sand (the 500# number is inline with Kubota's rating for sand). Then add another 100# for the weight of the box itself. So you'd be at 600# for sand or 750# for concrete, minus any loss due to your PVC tubes.

I am planning to weld a receiver too. Looking to do it internally to tie into the pins and top collar, and have the receiver poke out the back.

I have not weighed the box, but I put in only 400 lbs of concrete which when you add the aprox weight of the box would come out close to 500 lbs. Yes I do have weep holes in the bottom of the PVC and the box so if it does get wet water will drain out the bottom of the PVC

 

[aarolar]

Update hooked the tractor up to it for the first time and it picked it up no problem. I can deadlift the front end of the tractor and judging from what I can do in the gym I'm thinking I'm around 200lbs on the steering axle right now. I've got it in the shop ready to spray tomorrow and I have a piece of old 1/2 conveyor belt big enough to cover the concrete.

 

[ovrszd]

Update hooked the tractor up to it for the first time and it picked it up no problem. I can deadlift the front end of the tractor and judging from what I can do in the gym I'm thinking I'm around 200lbs on the steering axle right now. I've got it in the shop ready to spray tomorrow and I have a piece of old 1/2 conveyor belt big enough to cover the concrete.

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That'll all change when you bolt on the FEL.

Nice looking rig!!!!

 

[aarolar]

That'll all change when you bolt on the FEL.

Nice looking rig!!!!

Yep I'm pretty happy with it as is but I'm only around 1200 lbs far less than the 2000 I was aiming for. I'll have to see how it responds with the loader installed.

Moving this behemoth magnolia will be the first test.

 

[ovrszd]

I think you'll be able to add some more weight to the box. An FEL puts a LOT of weight on the front tires.

 

[aarolar]

Got the paint on it this AM had a heck of a time with my spray gun I thought I cleaned it real good last time I used it but apparently I was wrong.

 

[srs]

Have you weighed the box?

What would you use to weigh the box?

 

[aarolar]

Have you weighed the box?

What would you use to weigh the box?

Math is the only option I have