A Complete Guide to Tractor Ballast - Including Cost Comparison
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- A Complete Guide to Tractor Ballast - Including Cost Comparison
Wheel weight, fluid filled tires, ballast boxes, weight brackets and 3 point implements are all options for adding ballast to your tractors. each of these options have pros and cons
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Don't forget the side-to-side pivot on the front axle. If the back wheels come off the ground, the tractor will tip to one side or the other. Hence, the reason for keeping your loader with its load close to the ground when moving. Should you start to tip, be ready to set the loader down to stabilize. Moving slowly increases your chance of recovering from this unfortunate circumstance. There is no reason at all that your back tires should ever leave the ground. A tractor can tip on perfectly level ground if the rear wheels come off the ground. Your tractor is evil and constantly looks for ways to kill you. Don't ever trust it. Don't be afraid but pay attention and don't ever trust it. Great video, Brock. We can never have too many safety reminders!
Thank you sir
I like my ballast box. Filled with gravel. It also has a receiver hitch. So, I can move a trailer if and when needed. It is much easier to maneuver the tractor with it rather than my finish mower or bush hog. I store the box on a furniture mover bought from harbor freight. Very easy on and off the tractor. And that is for me at 76 years old. And it has rollers. So, you can roll it fairly easy to wherever you need it. As always Thanks for the videos.
Sounds like a good solution. I’ve been considering doing a ballast box even though I already have other options.
As you mentioned it’s nice that it’s so compact to the back of the tractor
I hope I’m still able to work with my tractor at 76. My only neighbor is 78 and I marvel that he is still outside working ash much as he is
Thanks for watching
@@RockhillfarmYT My motto is use it or lose it. I had to give up golf due to arthritis in my wrist. Feels like someone stabbing my wrist when I swing. But I still try. I`m convinced I will be able to play again soon. In the meantime. The golf money I save. Goes toward tractor stuff.
I think you are exactly right. My observance from hard workers that I know is that you can still get out and work today because you got out and worked five years ago.
That’s what I’m trying to accomplish because I’m much too young to feel this old
@@RockhillfarmYT I at one time weighed 255. I had gained 60 lbs. after quitting smoking. I was fairly lazy then. Still worked just a lot slower. That was 32 years ago when I quit. I went on a low carb diet. Well I would rather call it a permanent change of eating habits. Got down to 178. I know weigh 180 and feel I am in better shape than in 1990 when I was so heavy. You still get around good it looks to me on the videos. If you feel you need to lose weight. dedicate as much effort as you do in all the work you do. That will guaranty your success. But just be you the way you are.
When I became self-employed I Had cut my weight from 250 down to 190. now five years later I am 260
I’m trying to work on it. Losing the weight makes you feel so much better
Nicely done Brock! Great explanations of all the options! And GREAT point about making sure you have enough trailer for your tractor as configured at home, and not how it came from the dealer.
I'm just finishing up documenting/filming my ballast box project and literally just filmed my clip about ballast last night. For the most part... the items I covered in my script are almost word for word identical to yours, so now I'm thinking I should re-shoot it... lol. I don't want people thinking I plagiarize those that are nice enough to share their experiences. Great minds think alike I reckon. 🤠
Let me know when you post it so I can check it out
Thanks for watching
💥 Ballast is an overlooked feature. Good information Brock.
*Keep on tractoring!*
Thanks
Great video.
Thanks
I hope you are doing well David
Good video Brock, I mow with my tractor so wheel weights and fluid would just make things difficult, I have the heavy hitch double weight bracket w/ 8- 70 lb. and 8 -40 lb. weights, works great for what I do.
So your heavy hitch bracket can have an upper row of weights and a lower row of weights?
I actually didn’t realize that and then I saw someone say it in a video the other day and had not checked mine
Thinking about giving the tractor a second chance as a mower this year
@@RockhillfarmYT yep I stagger 4-70 lb & 4 -40 lb weights on each row I enjoy mowing with it I’ve got the 72 inch deck.
I have the 60 inch deck. I thought I would use it a lot but since I have the zero turn mower’s I never felt like putting it on the machine
Thanks for sharing the info on the weight bracket
I love this topic. I like to see everyone's solutions to gain ballast. I'm currently working on making ballast for my kubota L3130. I'm going to make wheel weights from some semi brake drums and fill with concrete and I have a a good start on ballistic windows from up armor humves for a 3pt setup. One windshield glass weighs in excess of 110lbs. I have 6 of those and door glass also. As I get enough material for everything I'll get it all put together.
I bought my ballast but I love the homemade solutions. Prices on those wheel weights are ridiculous
Hey Brock, great explanation and detail of the why it’s important have a ballast box or tires filled with fluid, or both. I will be adding fluid to my tires as a start and go from there. Good tips and good to meet you at Heritage Tractors.
Hey, thanks for actually checking out the channel. I appreciate it.
Fluid in the tires and whatever you happen to have on the back is a pretty good cost-effective way to keep all four wheels on the ground
Did you just recently purchase a Tractor?
@@RockhillfarmYT Yes. The JD 5055 from Ryan. Pretty excited and looking forward to taking delivery.
Awesome. That should be fun
Good video. On point. I was under the impression weight behind the rear axle was counter balance weight and weight at the rear axle was ballast. Either way- save your front axle.
I can’t say for certain on the terminologies but there is a difference between where the weight is and how it affects the tractor. Behind the tractor is better but you can only put so much on the three point
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts on it
l have a ballast box for my 1025 and when I take it off it sets on a furniture dolly on concrete floor,easy to roll out of the way.
Sounds like a good solution
On mine I put a couple of five gallon buckets on attachment for the 3 point hitch filled with concrete plus a couple of old weights attached to it.
Thanks for sharing. Those homemade solutions are probably the most cost-effective and work great but it’s hard for me to compare them in a video because everyone would do it a different way.
If I was doing it again I would definitely do something like that instead of the more expensive weight bracket that I have
@@RockhillfarmYT exactly!
adding rear wheel weights also slows down rear tire wear, by preventing the rear wheels from spinning as much trying to get traction
Good Point. I noticed a big improvement whenever I put my wheel weights on, but I have a hard time just recommending them to everybody because the John Deere weights are so expensive
The old David Brown has a FEL, and I keep the box blade on it all of the time. Kapper tried to tell me that the box blade wasn't enough weight to matter, but he hasn't seen THIS box blade. It's made by Allis Chalmers, probably in the 60's, and most likely weighs more than 3 or 4 of today's box blades. I bet if I set it down on his foot he would say, "Yeah, it's heavy"!
I bet you’re right. They don’t make them quite the same as they used to
J.C is it summer there already? must be nice. :)
High temps of mid 70s all week
Next week highs in the 40s and 50s but it’s really been nice getting out in this weather
I just had my TYM rear tires filled with Rimguard. The tractor already had the steel valve stems, so no charge to change those. I got 80 gallons 40 per tire for $244 at my local farm co-op. That was a great deal.
Also Rimguard is 11lb per gallon, so it's a far better value over something like washer solvent that only weighs just under 8lbs per gallon.
Thanks for sharing. What I got is called bio ballast but it’s very similar and also weighs the 11 pounds per gallon
Thanks for watching
@@RockhillfarmYT I recently found your videos and enjoy your content. It's well thought out and informative. Keep up the good work.
Thanks. I put a lot of effort into it so I appreciate the feedback