HOW MUCH WEIGHT

[rkidd]

Was the 750 lbs on a ballast box or did you have something attached further back on the 3pt?

If you are asking me, the 750lbs was the total weight of my ballast box.

 

[oosik]

I have 1550# of Rimguard in my rear tires and a Rhino 950 rear blade at 1050# on the three point. I can lift 2850# - I've carefully lifted 3100# but the grapple left drag marks in the dirt - I kept that load(large chunk of my Ponderosa pine) lower than a snakes belly. I have internet data that allowed me to develop two weight charts - one for large rocks and the other for large chunks of Ponderosa pine. Basically those are the only two items I lift that will approach the max capacity of the tractor. By simple measurement and reference to either weight chart - I've got a fairly accurate estimate of what the load will be.

 

[CHA111]

Rkidd, what sort of ballast box do you have? I'm asking because I know I'm going to be getting a b2650 and in the planning stages for items I'll need to go along with it...thanks.

 

[rkidd]

Rkidd, what sort of ballast box do you have? I'm asking because I know I'm going to be getting a b2650 and in the planning stages for items I'll need to go along with it...thanks.

My ballast box is home made. I welded up the frame and bought 10 pieces of rail road track that weigh a 100 lbs apiece at a good price and added the pieces till I had enough weight. That was the thing I found that any kind of hanging or stacking weight is a dollar a pound. Ouch. I found my weight for considerably cheaper.

 

[CHA111]

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to go the dollar a pound route as I haven't learned to weld yet.. it's on my bucket list though.

 

[wbuffetjr1]

I have 1550# of Rimguard in my rear tires and a Rhino 950 rear blade at 1050# on the three point. I can lift 2850# - I've carefully lifted 3100# but the grapple left drag marks in the dirt - I kept that load(large chunk of my Ponderosa pine) lower than a snakes belly. I have internet data that allowed me to develop two weight charts - one for large rocks and the other for large chunks of Ponderosa pine. Basically those are the only two items I lift that will approach the max capacity of the tractor. By simple measurement and reference to either weight chart - I've got a fairly accurate estimate of what the load will be.

Just curious. Are you saying you lifted 3100# plus the grapple or total was 3100# including the grapple? How much does your grapple weigh. Thanks.

 

[oosik]

wbuffetjr1 - My grapple - Land Pride SGC1560 is listed as weighing 820 pounds. From my lifting chart tables out of my front loader operators manual - I can lift 4300 pounds at a distance 12 inches forward of the FEL pivot pins. BTW - 12 inches forward of the FEL pivot pins is the physical center of the grapple.

So....... subtract 820 pounds from 4300 pounds equals 3480 pounds. I say 3100 pounds - just to be on the safe side.

I can vouch for the fact that a pine log weighing 2850# will NEVER get more than 6" off the ground if I'm operating the tractor. I moved a chunk that big last summer and it was not a lot of fun.

So - Yes - my lifting charts say I can lift the grapple @ 820# plus at least 3100#. Its never going to happen - I don't have the cojones plus, around here, there is never the need to go that heavy. That's why I have a log and rock weight chart - helps me stay out of trouble.