Branson F47Chn ballast

[Malvern Michael]

I have a Branson F47Chn with a 4 in 1 front loader which is pretty heavy, can anyone give me an idea of what weight of ballast block should I put on my 3 point arms to counter my front loader please?
michael

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Many variables to that question. Are your rear tires filled with ballast? Are you going to run a grapple, or other heavy attachment on your FEL? Are you digging into hard dirt with the bucket, or just hauling loose gravel and sand?

I would run around half of your 3 point hitch lift rating in ballast on the rear, if it was me. If your rear tires are filled, then you could back that off and run a bit less weight. My thought is that within reason, you really can't have too much rear ballast when using the FEL.

 

[Reg]

Depends too on what you have for front tires.
Rear ballast (to some extent) unloads the front tires.

I prefer to have a useful implement on the back, rather than mere weight.