Weight box wheels

[Couple of Achers]

Theres been a lot of talk about weight boxes here lately so I though why not add to it. Has any one else added wheels to their weight box? A local fabricator makes these weight boxes. I asked him if he would make me one but add a piece of pipe on each corner and drill them so I could insert and pin a set of my scaffolding wheels. I learned from my smaller weight box on my BX, that you pretty much have to set it where you want it when it is off the tractor. You can use a furniture dolly but not for these bigger boxes. These bigger boxes are capable of holding 1,000 lbs so moving it around is problematic. By adding the scaffolding wheels, now I can drop it anywhere in the shop (cement floor) and push it off into the corner. Another added benefit to them is if you ever forget to pick it up before you start moving. Not that that is ever happened!

 

[beenthere]

Might be handy, and I hope they last a long time for you. Don't think they would for me.

 

[bota jim]

nice idea. probably makes it easier to attach to the 3pt also

 

[Couple of Achers]

Might be handy, and I hope they last a long time for you. Don't think they would for me.

My curiousity makes me ask. Why wouldn't they last you very long? Is it the weight of your weight box maybe? Is there something I should be watching for?

 

[beenthere]

I do a lot of work in the woods, and think I would have them ripped off, or bent badly. Either/or would be a pain then to work with the box. Also, often enough the ballast box hits the ground, when into an embankment or through a ditch. The wheels would be a frustration to me, I think. Hope yours work good for the way you use your ballast box.

Mine isn't a bother without the wheels, as I have the iMatch with hyd. top arm.

 

[Couple of Achers]

I do a lot of work in the woods, and think I would have them ripped off, or bent badly. Either/or would be a pain then to work with the box. Also, often enough the ballast box hits the ground, when into an embankment or through a ditch. The wheels would be a frustration to me, I think. Hope yours work good for the way you use your ballast box.

Mine isn't a bother without the wheels, as I have the iMatch with hyd. top arm.

Got it. Thanks.

 

[Deadman]

I drag mine also, I would need much smaller wheels, but they likely couldn't handle the weight.
Looks handy tho for sure.

 

[JB4310]

That is a huge box, plenty of room for ballast and extra storage

I don't see the wheels as a problem, when on the tractor, first off if those are scaffold wheels they are very tough but if they did get in the way just pull the pins and take them off. Nice.

 

[Couple of Achers]

That is a huge box, plenty of room for ballast and extra storage

I don't see the wheels as a problem, when on the tractor, first off if those are scaffold wheels they are very tough but if they did get in the way just pull the pins and take them off. Nice.

Thanks JB. I picked scaffolding wheels since they are each rated to carry 500lbs. and they are large enough where they roll easily with the weight on them, plus I already had them. Most of the time they just lay around the shop, so I thought I would put them to work. Plus if I do need them for their original intended purpose, I can just un-pin them. The box is capable of holding 1,000lbs. So no problem over loading them. I usually carry around 750lbs. This leaves room for my chain saw and a recycle bin full of everything you need for a chain saw and ropes and chains. It works like a trunk to carry stuff to the woods. I have had no problem with the wheels hanging up or catching on anything. With the box fully raise they are a long ways off the ground. I cant back up to where I store this, so even a quick hitch wouldn't work for me. I can drop it anywhere in the shed and roll it over in the corner out of the way. They have been on there for 3 years now with out incident. The local fabricator who made this originally for me, now offers the wheels as an option.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Why couldn't one make the wheels removable.??

In other words, you could "pin" them on and when you pick the box up the wheels just drop out.

 

[Bedlam]

I believe acres is pined in as the picture shows.I thought they were'borrowed' from his staging?

 

[dcyrilc]

Why couldn't one make the wheels removable.??

In other words, you could "pin" them on and when you pick the box up the wheels just drop out.

If you look at the pic, they are pinned and removable.

 

[JB4310]

Might be a good idea if you were to take the wheels off for some rough work, make some solid blank inserts so you didn't damage the open tubes if you hit something like a big rock etc. preventing you from sliding the wheels in after.

 

[Couple of Achers]

Why couldn't one make the wheels removable.??

In other words, you could "pin" them on and when you pick the box up the wheels just drop out.

Look closely. They are pinned for that very reason. I may need them again someday to put under my scaffolding.

 

[yankeerider]

I guess it depends on where you want to roll it, but I think any project to add wheels to a weight box is time that could be spent more productively on a different project. I unhook my weight box onto a $15 or so Harbor Freight dolly, and I can then move it wherever I want inside my shop/storage building. The wheels make it much easier to line up to the 3 pt. hitch.

 

[Couple of Achers]

I guess it depends on where you want to roll it, but I think any project to add wheels to a weight box is time that could be spent more productively on a different project. I unhook my weight box onto a $15 or so Harbor Freight dolly, and I can then move it wherever I want inside my shop/storage building. The wheels make it much easier to line up to the 3 pt. hitch.

Didn't cost me any time. The box was manufactured for me by a local fabricator. I just used what I already had. I didn't have to buy anything. So I didn't waste any time or money.

 

[Couple of Achers]

Might be a good idea if you were to take the wheels off for some rough work, make some solid blank inserts so you didn't damage the open tubes if you hit something like a big rock etc. preventing you from sliding the wheels in after.

Good idea. I wonder if they would need to be solid or if a thick walled pipe would work as well. You''ve got me thinking now. If a guy just picked up some galvenized nipples from the plumbing department at the local store and cut them to length. That might be enough to keep from damaging the tubes.

 

[JB4310]

Good idea. I wonder if they would need to be solid or if a thick walled pipe would work as well. You''ve got me thinking now. If a guy just picked up some galvenized nipples from the plumbing department at the local store and cut them to length. That might be enough to keep from damaging the tubes.

Probably be ok as long as it was snug, was even thinking wood dowels. But if you wanted it to be bomb proof, get some old wheels and cut those solid shanks off, already has the pin holes.

But you said you don't take them off anyway so maybe we're going over board

 

[Diamondpilot]

I for one love it. Too many haters on here. Nice design feature. It must be a good idea if the manufacture is now offering them. I use wheels and dollys for all my equipment. I got smart and got tired of fighting getting the tractor lined up and now just roll the equipment to the tractor.

Chris

 

[beenthere]

Hopefully not classed as a hater. I really think it is a clever idea that works well for the inventor.
I just thought the wheels would be in the way, and/or the brackets, for my nickel.

For hooking up to my weight box, I wouldn't be without the quickhitch. And the hyd. top arm. Takes all the guess work and fiddling around and even getting off the tractor.

But the ballast box is almost always on the tractor, and seldom off for any length of time.

In the winter, with the snow plow on the front, either the ballast box or the forks are on the iMatch. The forks only on long enough to drop a pallet of firewood in the garage, then back to the ballast box.