Fendt 724, heavy rear mounted implement.

[Chae1]

Right, @KB6930 warned me about this!

Having trouble keeping the front wheels on the ground when I lift plough. Got a stone fork on front with 3 sets weights hanging off it and on steep bits at ends the front wheels are still wanting to lift. It's fine in flat fields.

Fendt mechanic today suggested rear wheel weights would help keep it better balanced. Personally I don't really understand how this would make much difference, but interested to hear if anyone else done this and found it helps front?

Water in front wheels. Anyone done this? Does it affect how it drives at speed on road? Is it easy to take out.

Running out of space for front weights and still got a packomat, mounted press I want to put on plough.

I think Fendts idea of a compact powerful tractor you can add and remove weight to is a great concept. Just need to put it into practice.

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Just don’t empty the steen graip when it’s full

 

[KB6930]

Right, @KB6930 warned me about this!

Having trouble keeping the front wheels on the ground when I lift plough. Got a stone fork on front with 3 sets weights hanging off it and on steep bits at ends the front wheels are still wanting to lift. It's fine in flat fields.

Fendt mechanic today suggested rear wheel weights would help keep it better balanced. Personally I don't really understand how this would make much difference, but interested to hear if anyone else done this and found it helps front?

Water in front wheels. Anyone done this? Does it affect how it drives at speed on road? Is it easy to take out.

Running out of space for front weights and still got a packomat, mounted press I want to put on plough.

I think Fendts idea of a compact powerful tractor you can add and remove weight to is a great concept. Just need to put it into practice.

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Heavier graip as a base weight ?

 

[Chae1]

Heavier graip as a base weight ?

Could buy another, take all the weights off that one and it fits loader tractor or front linkage, so can take off stones when rolling and ripping up ends.

Rather keep it as light as possible for rolling to minimise compaction.

 

[davidroberts30]

Whats on the rear

 

[Lakesdigger]

Adding rear wheel weights ain't gonna help keep it's snout down cos that's only adding weight to the pivot point.
Knock a frame up to go between front hitch and stone fork to move it further forward a bit? Just thinking easiest and cheapest thing to try

 

[lloyd]

What is the front axle rating on a 724?

 

[Chae1]

Whats on the rear

6f plough

 

[Andrew1983]

Spike a silage bale for steep bits

 

[fiatf130]

What did the New Holland need on the front for the plough and pacomat?

 

[lloyd]

6f plough

Have you got any movement on the plough or tractor linkages ?

 

[ollie989898]

This wouldn't be happening if you learned to use draft control properly...

Buy a semi-mounted plough. If that won't work buy a bigger farm. That's what 4000 hours of farming simulator taught me.

 

[Chae1]

Have you got any movement on the plough or tractor linkages ?

Yes.

 

[Chae1]

What did the New Holland need on the front for the plough and pacomat?

The new Holland managed packomat with all weights that's currently on stone fork.

It was sometimes a challenge, but fine most of the time.

The Fendt doesn't have side brakes. You could steer the new Holland on 2 wheels with them to line it up before dropping plough.

 

[lloyd]

Yes.

I would start at the back and see what you can alter on the tractor or even the plough
to bring the weight forward an inch or two .Bit like the Italian job.
Put a picture up of the plough and linkages just in case there is something obvious.

 

[Speedstar]

The new Holland managed packomat with all weights that's currently on stone fork.

It was sometimes a challenge, but fine most of the time.

The Fendt doesn't have side brakes. You could steer the new Holland on 2 wheels with them to line it up before dropping plough.

Looking at there photo is there 2 ton on the front of the fendt now ?
I would say you want to move the weights forward on the frame 6 to 12" would make a big differance

 

[ollie989898]

Wouldn't be having any of this grief in a Valtra, just sayin...

 

[AndrewB]

Luckily you kept the new Holland,
Keep the fendt for top work,( what it was designed for, not heavy draft work)

 

[Chae1]

I would start at the back and see what you can alter on the tractor or even the plough
to bring the weight forward an inch or two .Bit like the Italian job.
Put a picture up of the plough and linkages just in case there is something obvious.

Top links in bottom hole. Think there's another 2 spare holes above.

Lift arms wound right up.

Would shifting either of these make much difference?

It's got great lift capacity, throws plough up on tick over. New Holland would only lift it if top link in top hole. John Deere wouldn't.

I don't really want to fit any additional weights on back of stone graip because of balance. Don't want it tipping over and landing on someone.

 

[WASP]

Put a proper linkage front weight on, it will likely sit lower and further forward than what you have now so will transfer the weight onto the front axles better?