Lifting JD Ballast Box By Top Link Pin

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KennK

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NE Wisconsin
Tractor
John Deere 3320
If I have a JD ballast box filled with cement and try lifting it with a chain attached to the the top link pin ... will it support the weight?
 
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Yes, you can.
 

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Runner
Any weight in that ballast box ? :)

Could add chain support to the lower lift pins if worried about the top link pin (I wouldn't, but additional support, including a chain wrap around the entire box).
 
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"Runner
Any weight in that ballast box ?"

In the configuration you see in the previous picture, it weighs 473 lbs. With (8) 42 lb weights, it weighs 809 lbs.
 

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Runner
Nice rig :)
 
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Not always....:D

Sometimes.....
 

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