GR2100/w a Johnny Bucket???

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There was soemthing else I was thinking about too. Rockfist brought up the issue about the capicity of the front axle and the total weight of the bucket (loaded) is 275 and that was within the capicity of the axle rating. I am NOT a machinical engineer and I have only a limited understanding of weight transfer and moments of inertia and so on. However, has anyone else noticed how far out in front of the tractor once mounted, that the bucket is? It seems to me that once you load it up the applied force to the tractor's frame and axle might be more then 275 lbs? For example if you hold a 10 lbs weight close to you it is easier to hold then if you hold it an arms length. If I am incorrect in my assumptions, I would appreciate it if someone could set me strighten me out! Thanks guys.

He is right, when you hang weight out from the front of the tractor you are creating a moment about the front axle. An example is if you have ever used a 2wd loader, ever noticed how the rear end become light when you pick up a heavy load? All of that additional weight you just picked up and the weight that is no longer on the rear tires is now on the front tires. A moment is simply force X distance. The wheel base on the GR is about 4 feet, so if you pick up 300 lbs at 2 ft in front of the front axle, then you just took 150 lbs off of the back. That means you just put at least 450 lbs on the front axle. (It will actually vary depending upon where the center of weight of the tractor is).
An option is to hang weights off of the back of the tractor. The more you add and farther from the rear axle the less weight on the front axle. This is assuming the rear axle can take the extra weight.