Soundguy
Old Timer
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
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- Central florida
- Tractor
- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
As the others said.. an implement on the rear is more handy than a weight box -if- you will use it, and if it won't get in the way.
The only loader tractors i have are antiques.. I have a weight box on back that is tucked in tight giving them not much rear footprint. i did this in leiu of a big box blade for 3 reasons.
1, I already have a box blade that while not heavy.. is good enough for what i do.
2, A nice heavy box blade for my setup would likely have stuck out farther than the tires.. and with this antique.. she's already abnormally long due to the laoder geomentry.. that makes her harder to maneuver as it is.. plus no power steering.. so i left her as narrow as possible.
3, I tend to be cheap (wink).. and a good heavy box blad is way more expensive than the 15$ I spend building my weight box.
Your situation is way different than mine wioth that new macine and all.
Thus i 2nd or thrid the reccomendation for a good box blade..
soundguy
The only loader tractors i have are antiques.. I have a weight box on back that is tucked in tight giving them not much rear footprint. i did this in leiu of a big box blade for 3 reasons.
1, I already have a box blade that while not heavy.. is good enough for what i do.
2, A nice heavy box blade for my setup would likely have stuck out farther than the tires.. and with this antique.. she's already abnormally long due to the laoder geomentry.. that makes her harder to maneuver as it is.. plus no power steering.. so i left her as narrow as possible.
3, I tend to be cheap (wink).. and a good heavy box blad is way more expensive than the 15$ I spend building my weight box.
Your situation is way different than mine wioth that new macine and all.
Thus i 2nd or thrid the reccomendation for a good box blade..
soundguy