L series wheel weight problem.

[JohnBuffaloMN]

This thread may help for ballast ideas When I need it I have about 900lbs I can add to the back side and I chose to keep it all modular rather than a concrete filled steel box I use granite I had. It's adjustable and allows me to better use that ballast box.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/388895-ballast-box.html

 

[mljenkins]

What issues you having? A 5' rotary cutter with a couple hundred lbs of crap 5-6' back on the tail could barely keep the back of my L3200 diwn. My new L4060 however is almost stable at max lift (pushing a ton) with almost nothing on the back. Any old impliment on there makes it rock solid. Both machines have/had loaded rears.

I've checked my hydraulic pressure & it's right. Loader is rated for 1,700lbs or so. My flail mower came on a pallet labeled 1,920. Add 200lbs for forks & some more for leverage with the load being a few feet out. I couldn't lift it mire than snow inch until I took off the PTO shaft & maybe 30lbs of stuff off the pallet. Felt rock solid stability wise with just my 5' LPGS on the back, maybe 700lbs.

My l6060hstc has always been with my 500# cutter on it. I only once had it try to tip a little sideways when lifting a longer log. I can’t believe you can lift that much with your 4060. It doesn’t seem like I can lift that much but I have never measured it.

For the OP, maybe get a three point ballast box with a trailer hitch. I thought I had seen ones with receiver mounts on them.

 

[Fallon]

275 gal ibc tote x 3/4 full x 8.34lbs/gal = about 1,700lbs. I could have filled it up a bit more & still lifted it but didnt want to push it as I bounced across the yard. Add in the 200lbs of forks & who knows what for hanging out a bit in front of the pins.

Feel free to check or question my math (I suck at it). But it's in the same ballpark of that pallet listed at 1,900lbs I couldn't quite lift.