Front Weights
- Thread starter Ukjay
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- Location
- North West
There should be a guide in your operators manual on how to ballast the tractor correctly.
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
Quick answer: put your machine on, add front weights until you can't get the front wheels to lift by quickly dropping the clutch in a low gear.
Long answer: Basic physics. The weight added to the back multiplied by the distance of it from the back axle needs to be the equivalent to the weight added to the front multiplied by the distance of those weights from the back axle. Because the front weights are much further from the back and it takes less weight on the front to counter the added weight on the back (unless it's a fully mounted 6 furrow plough which sticks out such a long way behind).
The more weight you add overall (ie: total ballasted weight of the combination) the more soil compaction you'll cause.
icanshootwell
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- Location
- Ross-on-wye
Most don,t care about compaction or don,t see it as a problem.
Yes, I did read through that, however - it is more aligned for calculating the wheel slippage for best traction whilst utilising implements that you are towing / dragging / ploughing. I am looking more for guidance on countering the weight on the back for say my PN whilst moving from point to point, as it does cause some light steering when manouvering.
This is where I am looking for our use, as it is the counter side I am looking to use, and was trying to see if there is a quick ref / simple experienced guide vs getting the books out to do the angle of the dangle maths / fulcrums etc.
6 50kg wafer weights
Get your tyre supplier to bring the plate weigher and do it right
You will find what you need to hold it down when implement up will over load front axle and take weight off back when it’s down
So need wheel weights in back or sliding counter weight on front to get right balance
Then tyre pressures next
You will find what you need to hold it down when implement up will over load front axle and take weight off back when it’s down
So need wheel weights in back or sliding counter weight on front to get right balance
Then tyre pressures next
- Location
- Out in the Sticks
Or as salesman said when I was looking , we only do one size.
Just stick a ton on and be done with it.
Just stick a ton on and be done with it.
How big are we talking about?
You ever thought about going Solo Comedy act - coz you sooo funny
You ever thought about going Solo Comedy act - coz you sooo funny
Thank you. I'm here all
Sorry. Do you have a farm with a weigh bridge locally? Most add ballast by trial & error.
- Location
- Out in the Sticks
Most add ballast in error!Thank you. I'm here allweek month year
Sorry. Do you have a farm with a weigh bridge locally? Most add ballast by trial & error.
Thank you. I'm here allweek month year
Sorry. Do you have a farm with a weigh bridge locally? Most add ballast by trial & error.
No need to apologise - I took it in the way it was intended, I'm not that old and miserable yet
Not sure about weigh bridge to be honest - but I'll sort something out by hook or by crook, as I got a hist of some points from here that will help.
Weights hold their price well though, so gonna need to earn some more pennies to make the pounds to get them
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Buy a fastrac then you don't need front weights.
Will it not lift anything heavy enough to lighten the front end?
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Ha Ha
I've had 2.4 tonnes in a mounted spinner and didn't realise I had forgotten the modest weight we hang on the front linkage until I had done the first load. Don't really need any weight for a 6m Kuhn folding PH, although we do fit it if doing any road travel.
Empty, there is more weight over the front axle than the rear.
A front mounted flail requires a weight on the back to feel safe.
I've had 2.4 tonnes in a mounted spinner and didn't realise I had forgotten the modest weight we hang on the front linkage until I had done the first load. Don't really need any weight for a 6m Kuhn folding PH, although we do fit it if doing any road travel.
Empty, there is more weight over the front axle than the rear.
A front mounted flail requires a weight on the back to feel safe.