What front weight ??
- Thread starter Jmakey
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Jimbo
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- Location
- The kingdom
mx multi mass here . 900 kg base weight with the tool Box on front . Can swap that for another 400 kg if I need more weight . Happy with it .
- Location
- Co antrim
They look extremely bulky for pullin out onto roads with bad visibility. Would need side markers
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
What jobs do people use these massive front weights and toolboxes for?
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
No stones I guess. Most people up here have stone forks on front. Plus a bit of weight if needed.
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Agriweld 1500kg multiweight with centre toolbox here. The outside pods weigh 250kg each so can go down to 1000kg.
On a 6215r to lift a 6m weaving sabre tine, get much over 1200kg of seed in and it can still be a bit light on the front
There's generally an extra 3/4 ton of decoration compared to what's actually needed going by everyone round here
Cowabunga
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- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
Do they know or care about how much it costs to rebuild and repair front axles? I always try to ballast with the minimum necessary for traction and safety. No more.
- Location
- northumberland
Different tractors vari a lot to how much weight is needed on the front, e.g., puma 200cvx here on 4m sulky combi use 1200kg but the fendt 724 needs closer to 2t to balance it out, also have a mounted fert spreader that holds 4.2t so needs a fair lump up front but obviously nose heavy when empty
- Location
- North Yorkshire
On Friday I passed a lad with forward facing strobes on the mudguards, weight block and top of the cab, broad daylight and he had nothing on the back of the tractor! It was actually more difficult to see passed himThere's generally an extra 3/4 ton of decoration compared to what's actually needed going by everyone round here
On my Agriweld box above there are only the chevron stickers, no lights
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
And tyres.
- Location
- norfolk
The best thing about the smart box is being able to lift the weight in and out in less than a minute with a forklift. My box can be either 1.5 ton, 1 ton or 400kgs
Got one of those, very handy.
Been bouncing about the road for years with 2.5-3t of fert on the back, much safer
the multi box on the front, was only £230 ish extra, handy for fencing etc, can handle a deed sheep too!
michael N123
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If you have a fendt you need a ton on the front for any kind of usable grip and if it’s a newHolland you need a ton on the front for the suspension to work
- Location
- South Molton
Link box would do same job with a lot less weight.
I was told that I needed a ton weight as that's what the dealer sold. 800 kg we have and it rarely used.
Valtras we have had are really well balanced.
Weight is only needed for ploughing, buckraking and topping steep