DIY 500 lb Ballast Box for $70.00 - out of concrete. (Video)

[charosenz]

Here is a video of a Ballast Box I made out of Concrete and a round bar.

Very simple, durable, and inexpensive.

DIY tractor ballast box of concrete part 1 - YouTube

I plan on getting Part 2 done soon.

Hope you enjoy it.

Charlie

 

[Woody65]

Nice video but you are teasing us with not having part 2 ready!!!!!!!

 

[rgr33]

A ballast box is on my project list too Charlie, interested to see how yours comes out. I am thinking about using a 25 gallon plastic drum filled with concrete, the shaft running through top and bottom, with barrel lying on it's side.

 

[charosenz]

The box did turn out real nice. Concrete is so much faster, cheaper, and weather proof compared to a steel box...

I was going to make part 2 today but I had to get the mower on the tractor and ran out of time. I want to have the box on the tractor for part 2...I will probably make part 2 next weekend.

One thing that was a problem for me was the box bulged out from the weight of the concrete and I had to trim it to fit inside the quick hitch. Fortunately I have a concrete saw so that was not a big deal.

RGR33 I like the idea of using a 25 gallon water drum as long as it calculates out for the right amount of weight.

 

[charosenz]

Here is the link to part 2.

YouTube


The part that I would do differently next time is to make sure that I built the box with more strength to prevent bulging. I had to trim off about 1/4" off each side around the rod with a diamond concrete saw because it bulged out. Other than that it works great.

You just cannot get a more durable, inexpensive ballast box than doing it this way.

Hope this helps someone.

Charlie

 

[PhysAssist]

Here is the link to part 2.

YouTube


The part that I would do differently next time is to make sure that I built the box with more strength to prevent bulging. I had to trim off about 1/4" off each side around the rod with a diamond concrete saw because it bulged out. Other than that it works great.

You just cannot get a more durable, inexpensive ballast box than doing it this way.

Hope this helps someone.

Charlie

...And we thought that the first video was a tease...

Your link sent me to a youtube page marked private.

 

[charosenz]

Sorry! It was labled public during the download. I will try to fix that when I get home tonight.

 

[charosenz]

Ok. I was able to check this on my phone. It says public on my end. But I did a reinstall, hopefully it will Play now.

 

[charosenz]

Try this link

DIY concrete tractor ballast box part 2 - YouTube

 

[Woody65]

Nice job!!!!!!! Now I have to just find time between the rest of my projects to do it.....