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<blockquote data-quote="holwellcourtfarm" data-source="post: 7540438" data-attributes="member: 42914"><p>Quick answer: put your machine on, add front weights until you can't get the front wheels to lift by quickly dropping the clutch <strong>in a low gear.</strong></p><p></p><p>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).</p><p></p><p>The more weight you add overall (ie: total ballasted weight of the combination) the more soil compaction you'll cause.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="holwellcourtfarm, post: 7540438, member: 42914"] Quick answer: put your machine on, add front weights until you can't get the front wheels to lift by quickly dropping the clutch [B]in a low gear.[/B] 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. [/QUOTE]
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