Rear ballast

[k0ua]

I have a Kubota 3430, rear tires liquid filled. Is that enough rear ballast for general fel use?

In my opinion, No. Not even close. You need 3pt ballast as well as liquid ballast. I have liquid ballast and 750 lbs on my 3pt when I do FEL work, and sometimes I think more on the 3pt would be good.

 

[TripleR]

Nope, nope and nope, agree with Fallon, K0ua et. al, I've got fluid, weights and ballast. The question is often best phrased, should I do it, not can I?

 

[Deere Dude]

If all a guy does is grab a bucket of dirt or gravel, pick it up and go then it would probably be all right without a 3pt weight. The fronts are pretty strong.

But if you are digging such as pushing and lifting and straining to lift more such as in a dirt bank I would definitely put a weight on. Just my humble opinion.

 

[David_Kb7uns]

I have Rim Guard loaded tires and Bradco 408 hoe hanging off the back and I can still get the rear wheels off the ground with the LA723.

David

 

[LD1]

x5 or x6. Need weight on the 3ph.

Something in the 1200# range if its a short attachment, like a ballast box or weight barrel. (A 55 gallon drum filled with concrete is ~1200#)

IF its a longer implement, leverage can work to your advantage and can do the same amount of counterbalancing with less weight. IE a 800# 6' bushhog would gain you just about the same as a 1200# weight box.

 

[IgroRockwell]

I'm a firm believer in ballast too. I like my mx5100 but it is light for the amount of power it has. So I almost always have some ballast on the hitch just because the traction is so much improved. I do quite a bit of work in tight quarters, around trees, woodpiles, buildings, vehicles, etc, so I don't like keeping a bulky implement on it. My solution is this composite steel/concrete combination ballast box and tool rack. It weighs in at 600 pounds and it makes a big difference in rear wheel traction. Plus I can carry my chainsaw, gas and oil, a toolbox and a chain or two. It is slung low intentionally to keep center of mass low. These pics are before i had used it much.

When I am doing heavy dirt work I put my pallet forks on the 3 point hitch and put on about a quarter of a cord of 4 foot hardwood slung low. That holds me down no problem.

 

[k0ua]

I'm a firm believer in ballast too. I like my mx5100 but it is light for the amount of power it has. So I almost always have some ballast on the hitch just because the traction is so much improved. I do quite a bit of work in tight quarters, around trees, woodpiles, buildings, vehicles, etc, so I don't like keeping a bulky implement on it. My solution is this composite steel/concrete combination ballast box and tool rack. It weighs in at 600 pounds and it makes a big difference in rear wheel traction. Plus I can carry my chainsaw, gas and oil, a toolbox and a chain or two. It is slung low intentionally to keep center of mass low. These pics are before i had used it much.

When I am doing heavy dirt work I put my pallet forks on the 3 point hitch and put on about a quarter of a cord of 4 foot hardwood slung low. That holds me down no problem.View attachment 494345View attachment 494346View attachment 494347View attachment 494348

Keeping all of your tires on the ground at all times is a good thing!.