Buying Advice Bobcat CT 225

[arnoldziffel]

Last year I found new ballast boxes on Craigs for about $180.

Locate something similar in your neighborhood and fill it with sand. That will get you started.

 

[k0ua]

I find my ballast barrel very handy with the handle tool holders, and the chains storage places, as well as a place to put my chain saw. If you build one, you can make it any way you want to do what you want. I have about $100 in mine and with the 2 inch receiver in the rear I can "stick on" other items like my sprayer.

 

[arnoldziffel]

Agreed. If you have the time you can make your own ballast box. You're only limited by your imagination.

 

[MESSMAKER]

I always use a box blade but a carry all with blocks,concrete or sand works well and is cheaper. Rear 3 pt forks make putting weight on as simple as picking up a pallet or anything heavy that you can get the forks under.

 

[MoPops]

Got one (ballast box). It wasn't too expensive, but of course, now I've got to buy 800 lbs of sand.
I was going to pile cinder blocks on the box blade, but then I thought this would be easier.
Thx