Ballast Box Question

[VroomVroom]

Good point. But also the backhoe must weigh 900 to a 1000 lbs. that and the loader installed would be the limit including a driver

 

[ovrszd]

Been operating tractors 48 years. I've never saw a 3pt overloaded to the point of destruction. Lost track of how many times I've steered with the brakes while pulling/lifting loads with the 3pt, front tires off the ground. I don't worry about it at all. "User results may vary".

 

[mike69440]

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Little Mahindra Max28 with steel bar filled concrete 700Lbs Counter Weight on Special Quick Hitch, plus a Reinforced carry all with a few rock in it. About 1 ton total?

 

[k0ua]

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Little Mahindra Max28 with steel bar filled concrete 700Lbs Counter Weight on Special Quick Hitch, plus a Reinforced carry all with a few rock in it. About 1 ton total?

Tought little mules ain't they? Hey, can I have that FEL load of steel you have there?

 

[mike69440]

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Tought little mules ain't they? Hey, can I have that FEL load of steel you have there?

Took about 3 months to collect that.

 

[murphy1244]

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Took about 3 months to collect that.

Tell us more about that custom QH.

 

[mike69440]

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Tell us more about that custom QH.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/327912-custom-3-point-attachment-2-a.html?highlight=

The above was a real pain in the butt to make, the new simple QA/Quick hitch ought to be really easy, (See the build it yourself forum.)

 

[VroomVroom]

Mike, yeah it just struck me when glancing at the manual. Just the loader and backhoe must be 1500lbs at least. So throw it at the 2500lb tractor wouldn't allow you to lift much at all for the total. Most implements are a few hundred lbs