Compact ballast box

[BelarusBulldog]

I needed ballast for my tractor but didn't want a box that would stick out too far past my quick hitch. Also, I wanted it to be heavy without having to fill the inside space and needed it to give protection to the rear of the tractor. I used a couple of old forks, a section of track from a dozer and a curved peice of plate. It weighs 720lbs and has a different shape then most I have seen. :thumbsup:

 

[murphy1244]

I like it!

 

[kennyd]

Very nice! Great fab work.

 

[bcp]

If you had put the dozer track on the bottom, you could leave fake dozer tracks in interesting places.

But now you could build a fake tyrannosaur foot on the bottom.



Bruce

 

[Dan Hunter]

I just finished a ballast barrel that I'm quite happy with but I like your project better. If you don't care about the finish you can use it quite effectively as a bumper from Hades. When half your neck is fused and looking backward is a challenge, things like this matter. You made me feel like I've failed. Congrats, that's really nice.

 

[Sfrankland]

Add a piece of stretched steel to the bottom and you will have a great place to throw shovels, rakes and the like.

 

[GManBart]

I really like that...very cool!

 

[pwright]

That is so cool!

 

[BelarusBulldog]

Thanks everyone for the :thumbsup:

 

[GManBart]

Thanks everyone for the :thumbsup:

BTW, where did you get the track from?

 

[BelarusBulldog]

BTW, where did you get the track from?

Local farm had a scrapped/parts dozer. Tracks were cut into short pieces, free for the taking!

 

[GManBart]

Local farm had a scrapped/parts dozer. Tracks were cut into short pieces, free for the taking!

That's awesome! I think my neighbor may have a scrapped dozer now that I think about it!