Ballast Cheap'n'cheerful rear ballast

[chelydra]

I move a lot of wood chips with my CK20HST, and prefer to leave the KB2365 BH off to save ground damage. It also make close maneuvering easier, and reduces concerns about backing the hoe into things like the house. It's just about possible to drive safely with a full load of wet chips, but lifting them out of a pile is dicey.

I'm too cheap for a ballast box, so tried this quick fix. I figure the pine log weighs about 200 lbs wet, and it seems to work fine. (Might use a bigger piece of oak next time for more weight.) Clearance cuts are to ensure that it can never hit the capped rear hydraulics. Spikes were left by a mason.

This does leave the rear wheels a bit light, so I'm hoping there's enough ballast to let me plow snow with the BH off.

-Chelydra

 

[kentrodngun]

It's log!
It's log!
It's big, it's heavy, it's wood!
It's log!
It's log!
It's better than bad, it's good!

Love it!

 

[wallace]

Does he qualify for redneck award?

 

[kennyd]

Does he qualify for redneck award?

I second the nomination

 

[Willl]

This does leave the rear wheels a bit light

Carve out the insides and fill it with concrete.

 

[Steve_Miller]

I second the nomination

Redneck it is!

Steve

 

[IslandTractor]

Does he qualify for redneck award?

Strong contender for sure. He'd nail the award if he had a wife or other relative sitting on the stump to double the ballast.

 

[Bousez]

Hey guys .......
my english is not really good.......I am belgian and I have been raised in Quebec since i was 5 years old .....so french is my language
My vocabulary is very limited ..so certain expressions like ''redneck''
sound strange to me ...
What does it really mean ? some sort of cheap person ?

thanks for the help !

And once again ...sorry about my poor english

 

[HODAK]

Rent a Jeff Foxworthy video or buy a cd. That should explain it............

 

[Travelover]

Hey guys .......
my english is not really good.......I am belgian and I have been raised in Quebec since i was 5 years old .....so french is my language
My vocabulary is very limited ..so certain expressions like ''redneck''
sound strange to me ...
What does it really mean ? some sort of cheap person ?

thanks for the help !

And once again ...sorry about my poor english

Redneck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[groundcover]

That is classic! Non sparking,low impact,just gotta love it.

 

[BobRip]

Hey guys .......
my english is not really good.......I am belgian and I have been raised in Quebec since i was 5 years old .....so french is my language
My vocabulary is very limited ..so certain expressions like ''redneck''
sound strange to me ...
What does it really mean ? some sort of cheap person ?

thanks for the help !

And once again ...sorry about my poor english

I think everyone here admires your cheap, simple, and elegant solution. Great idea!!!

 

[Bousez]

Redneck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

thank you very much Travelover !

I have learned a few more words today

 

[Lloyd_E]

...and if you ever need a bit of firewood.. you know where it is!

I would saw a slot in it for the chainsaw and embed an axe in it for good measure...
redneck or sure!

Lloyd

 

[Ridgewalker]

Love it! Gonna get me one of those!

 

[m1greg]

Redneck Engineering or Yankee ingenuity? Different times, different expressions. Either way it adds up to more money in your pocket!

 

[IslandTractor]

Redneck Engineering or Yankee ingenuity? Different times, different expressions. Either way it adds up to more money in your pocket!

New England based Redneck = Swamp Yankee

 

[woodlandfarms]

It's log!
It's log!
It's big, it's heavy, it's wood!
It's log!
It's log!
It's better than bad, it's good!

Love it!

I soooo miss Ren and Stimpy. As well as Beavis and Butthead

 

[kentrodngun]

I soooo miss Ren and Stimpy. As well as Beavis and Butthead

Congratulations. I was disappointed no one picked up on it earlier. And as you know:
Everyone loves a log.
You're gonna love a log.

The perfect gift for this Christmas season.

 

[JC-jetro]

Hey guys .......
my english is not really good.......I am belgian and I have been raised in Quebec since i was 5 years old .....so french is my language
My vocabulary is very limited ..so certain expressions like ''redneck''
sound strange to me ...
What does it really mean ? some sort of cheap person ?

thanks for the help !

And once again ...sorry about my poor english

Howdy partner,

"Redneck" has many definitions due to it's enormous sophistication. one of which is, " a redneck is a person that mounts his deer head to a piece of 2x4 with a couple sheet rock screws in lieu of proper taxidermy ". I have earned the title from my esteemed colleagues at work on many occasions.

JC,

P.S By the way, My two thumbs up on "ballast design", quite utilitarian and perfectly "green". I'll probably work on the 3 .pt mount design to make it a bit beefier and interchangeable.