Middle mount weights?

[kennyd]

The only major problem I foresee is trying to lift it to get it mounted...

 

[LBrown59]

it's funny you say that, my brother weighs about 100 pounds more than me, and it actually makes a noticeable difference.

I'm glad i don't weigh 100 pounds more than me.

 

[radman1]

Are you guys serious? Adding mid mount weight seems like a lot of work for little gain, unless you need more overall weight for 4WD traction. Otherwise, hang it in the front or back where it is needed. Use cement? 36"x18x6" slab of cement for 300 lbs. Love to see that hanging from the bottom of my tractor.

 

[art]

On a subcompact it could be benificial as a belly pan to keep sticks out of the fan!

 

[Gary Fowler]

Are you guys serious? Adding mid mount weight seems like a lot of work for little gain, unless you need more overall weight for 4WD traction. Otherwise, hang it in the front or back where it is needed. Use cement? 36"x18x6" slab of cement for 300 lbs. Love to see that hanging from the bottom of my tractor.

You must realize that we are talking about a 13.5 PTO hp tractor. I couldnt find any weight stats on this tractor but from photos I would say that is likely 20-30% or the weight of this tractor. So that 300# would be more in line with hanging 2000 lbs from your 5530 which would be a substantial amount. We were after all looking at cheap ways to increase tractior and stability for this little workhorse machine.
IF money is not an object, build a steel billet box and pour it full of lead. That would be as compact as you can get without putting in tungsten or GOLD if you are really loaded with bucks. How about spent uranium. Even heavier than lead but maybe a little harder to come by, but heck money is not a problem right.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Actually Art, I think midmount weight would be ideal for this tractor rather than front or rear. Middle weighting would allow the weight to be used effectively by both the front and rear tires. Just advise to watch out and not overload the frame for this little SCUT.

 

[jwstewar]

Actually as weird as it seems, if I'm doing something where I think it could be iffy as far as stability goes, I like to leave the MMM on. That gives me 450#s of weight down low. Makes a world of difference in the stability of my New Holland. Plus the 450#s gives extra traction as well. As long as clearance isn't an issue, I'll leave it on.

 

[RobJ]

has anyone made their own weights that are mounted underneath the tractor where the mower would go. How much would a guy be able to add, my Kubota BX 1830 came with all the mounting brackets, for MMM. I don't want to add them to the front, because I don't want to make the machine any longer. I don't have an MMM, but I would like to be able to detach it like a mower.

You guys with the BX tractors just need to get a bigger tractor, stop trying to weight down the little ones!!