Will this ballast do any good?

[Rio_Grande]

Wondering if this is worth the trouble? I am guessing they weigh 80 each.

 

[Timber]

Better than nothing. I have different ballast wt for different jobs I am doing. Either way those suitcase wts are great to have around

this 1 is 800 pounds

 

[Mighty Dodge]

Plus having it further back behind the wheels adds leverage increasing the effectiveness.

M.D.

 

[Racer71]

Wondering if this is worth the trouble? I am guessing they weigh 80 each.

What are you trying to gain?

 

[Rio_Grande]

When Lifting heavy loads the rear gets light, Heck you can tell a diffrence just by connecting the pallet fork. The loader has plenty of umph, and I would like to be able to use it safely. I am contantaly getting stuck on soft ground just carrying a load, not doing anything special. The loader is repordedly rated at 3000lbs, I would be happy If I could pick up 1000 and move it around.

 

[Timber]

You can put a 1000 pounds of cement in a 55 gallon drum and I bet you could pick up 2000 pounds with you loader. add wheel wts and do even more

 

[AndyMA]

Plus having it further back behind the wheels adds leverage increasing the effectiveness.

M.D.

The standard rule fo thumb that Ford uses when calculating 3 pt hitch weight vrs wheel weight is that each pound of 3 pt hitch weight is equal to 1.5 pounds of wheel weight.

Andy

 

[Racer71]

When Lifting heavy loads the rear gets light, Heck you can tell a diffrence just by connecting the pallet fork. The loader has plenty of umph, and I would like to be able to use it safely. I am contantaly getting stuck on soft ground just carrying a load, not doing anything special. The loader is repordedly rated at 3000lbs, I would be happy If I could pick up 1000 and move it around.

Here is a picture of my 1,300 pound ballast. It plants the rear down hard. The tractor feels much safer with it installed. 500 pounds didn't get the job done as well.

 

[Racer71]

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