How much ballast do you need?

[Shawn T. W.]

FEL 1500 lbs?

You may be interested in this thread too ... https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/how-much-does-it-weigh.638778/ just note that the majority of things I weighed were for a Sub-Compact Utility Tractor (SCUT) which without a loader or anything else on it only weighs about 1500 Lbs as a bare tractor .

There are other contributors in there too ...

Near the end I weigh my little loader with bucket at 453 Lbs, but that is just the part I can quickly detach, which leaves the frame bolted on the tractor, so I don't really have a good idea on how much your much larger loader would weigh ...

To get an idea of how much liquid you can fill your rear tires with, you can enter in the tire size and this calculator will tell you how many gallons, and weight (if you use there product) you can add ... Tire Fill Tools | Rim Guard

Depending on your winter temperature, you may get away with only water, which is less weight per gallon, but also much cheaper, and you can do it your self with a garden hose and $20 adapter!

I do water in my two machines that don't see winter activity here in Missouri where we occasionally see in the minus numbers ...

 

[jwoodr36]

You may be interested in this thread too ... https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/how-much-does-it-weigh.638778/ just note that the majority of things I weighed were for a Sub-Compact Utility Tractor (SCUT) which without a loader or anything else on it only weighs about 1500 Lbs as a bare tractor .

There are other contributors in there too ...

Near the end I weigh my little loader with bucket at 453 Lbs, but that is just the part I can quickly detach, which leaves the frame bolted on the tractor, so I don't really have a good idea on how much your much larger loader would weigh ...

To get an idea of how much liquid you can fill your rear tires with, you can enter in the tire size and this calculator will tell you how many gallons, and weight (if you use there product) you can add ... Tire Fill Tools | Rim Guard

Depending on your winter temperature, you may get away with only water, which is less weight per gallon, but also much cheaper, and you can do it your self with a garden hose and $20 adapter!

I do water in my two machines that don't see winter activity here in Missouri where we occasionally see in the minus numbers ...

Thanks, that was a great thread. Lots of good photos of implements and shop cats

 

[sandman2234]

Thanks, that was a great thread. Lots of good photos of implements and shop cats

Shawn T. W. does make a good post. I appreciate the time he takes to validate a post with examples which I know take time, something an over the road trucker has very little to spare while at home!
David from jax