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Shawn T. W.
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- Jul 14, 2025
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- SW Missouri Ozarks
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- Massey Ferguson GC 1725 MB - Kubota L5030 - John Deere Z960M
Actually the part I was showing goes on the back ...
Looks like this mounted ...
And on my other tractor ... These are called "Quick Hitches".
Now this next picture is after I took the bucket off, and is the tractor side of the Skid Steer Quick Attach (SSQA) I'm sure it doesn't really weigh a lot, but I'd need to pull the pins to weigh it ... The black frame with the yellow handles ...
While the SSQA frame does add some extra weight to the loader side, and more to the back of the bucket, it probably isn't more than 50 Lbs, but without another pin on only loader and bucket to weigh, it's only a guess ... What I believe is the biggest reason the SSQA limits the lift capacity is because it pushes the load/weight out farther from the pins ... That's why with the above ballast box I needed to remove the bucket to be able to lift it, as not only was the weight of the bucket removed, but my attachment to lift was moved rearward, while I probably could have picked it up with the bucket, but just not high enough for the chain and scale to be used ... As I had moved it from where I built it to the barn, with the much heavier forks, but just barely off the ground ... 374.4Lbs +707.0 Lbs = 1081.4 Lbs ...
A 900 Lb stove has got to be a monster ... My gun safe is according to the manufacturer 1050 Lbs ... It is roughly 25" X 25" X 50" tall ... It is made out of solid 1/2" thick steel, with the door a solid 1" thick steel!
As a truck driver I see all kinds of bizarre weights listed, I don't trust them, that why I like my own scale ... I've had Bill of ladings state that it's 40,000 Lbs, but when I leave with my truck and trailer that empty is about 34,000 Lbs, it doesn't feel that heavy, so I weigh it on a Certified CAT Scale, and is barely 50,000 Lbs gross, also goes the other way too! Had a Bill of lading recently stated 812 Lbs AND only 3 Items ... Felt very HEAVY ... CAT Scale said I was 78,000+ Lbs! Does this look like 3 items? Or 812 Lbs? (They are semi-truck wheels!)
While I agree you need adequate rear ballast to lift safely with the front loader, I don't agree with that formula ... Lots of variables are at play, first would be where is the pivot point, both the front and the rear axles can't be the pivot point at the same time, since the loader is lifting on the front, the front axle is the pivot point and the one in danger of being overloaded, which is long before the rear tires are in the air. Also the hydraulics come into play in lifting capacity, not just how much weight you can stack on the back ...
Here I have liquid filled rear tires, along with 3" rear spacer which add about 75 Lbs per tire, then I have 75 Lb steel wheel weights, plus I have 275 Lbs of steel weight lifting plates on the BH frame, in addition to the 707 Lb rear Ballast Box, and who knows how much tongue weight from the trailer, which will vary as I drop from 150 gallons down to empty (150 X 8 = 1200) plus the 134 Lb tote, and the trailer itself ... Even with all that weight on it, I still can't lift any more weight in the front tote, (50 gallons = 400 Lbs) then when I only had the filled tires and Ballast Box on ...
Since I got my scale, I've noticed that the manufacturers weights are all over the place, and shipping weights are usually higher than just the item, and sometimes they are shipped two items at a time, so each item weight is really half the listed shipping weight ... That's why I listed the model numbers along with the weights ... Is it possible that my little chinese scale is inaccurate? Sure! Only thing I checked it against was the 22 Lb bag of cat food, maybe at 500 Lbs it would be off more ... I'm not home now, but I do have lots of bags of wood pellets I can stack up to get additional confirmation ...
