How do I weigh down my loader tractor ?

[Strawberry roan]

How do I weigh down my 80 hp loader tractor without having to buy wheel weights but so far can still pick up a bale trailer when I’ve loaded it with silage bales? Any ideas ? Thanks

 

[Lincs Lass]

Water ballast

 

[ewald]

I feel sure that I have seen a rear weight with a trailer hitch built into it - would obviously need to think about trailer weight distribution, or use a four wheel trailer

 

[Sharpy]

Water ballast as above, or wheel weights. If you don't need the balkast when pulling the trailer you get three point linkage weights designed for quick attachment and removal, Quicke did/do one on the same lines as the old Ferguson ones which hang from a bar on the lower links.

 

[Sharpy]

P.s. I have used a tractor front weight block on the rear while towing but size/linkage attachment height is critical.

 

[Happy hillbily]

John deere big pack weight for £900 x1
Set of rear wheel weights £30-60 each x6
Fill rear tyres with water £ ? Not much
Bale spike on rear use bale as rear weight, drop bale off, hitch trailer £ free ??‍

 

[Galcam]

What make of of tractor are you using and is it 4wd? What bales are you planning on lifting? Straw, hay, haylage or wet bales of silage?

 

[milkloss]

Water ballast or a quick hitch (you know, the triangle thingy on the lift arms) with a weight you can drop on and off easy. Problem is keeping room on the trailer to cart it with you.

Wouldn't go down the four wheel trailer route..,,, they can get a bit skitty with no weight on the tractor.

 

[solo]

Eat a few more pies before sliding the seat back

Wheel weights or a large weight attached to the linkage would be the obvious choices. Maybe have to use a drawbar to pick up trailer if linkage weight used.

 

[Cowabunga]

Linkage mounted weight is by far the best and the only type that relieve stress on the front axle. Not practical when regularly using a trailer with loader work though. Next best is water ballasting of tyres. It does improve stability of the unit very well but care should be taken not to overfill the tyres and to add a suitable antifreeze.

 

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[Tomr10]

Could use a triangle really short top lint and fill it all in difficulty is fitting probably need another tractor

 

[Grassman]

I did it for many years. Bale spike with removable spikes. Just pick up a bale on the rear for ballast and then remove bale and spikes and hang the trailer on. Simples.

 

[40 series]

Tell it all your problems

 

[manhill]

Linkage weight counterbalances loader and front axle. Filling rears with water only counterbalances front loader.but good if nothing on the rear linkage or drawbar.

 

[Strawberry roan]

What make of of tractor are you using and is it 4wd? What bales are you planning on lifting? Straw, hay, haylage or wet bales of silage?

It’s a 4wd zetor, I try to get dryish silage but anything other than haylage throws it round , I put water ballast in and that was ok but over the year I ended up replacing both back tyres, the side walls were perished anyhow but the water finished them. Would water ballast speed up the decline of my new tears or do you think they’ll take it?

 

[Strawberry roan]

I did it for many years. Bale spike with removable spikes. Just pick up a bale on the rear for ballast and then remove bale and spikes and hang the trailer on. Simples.

That’s a grand idea but I usually cart them wrapped , good idea for winter carting them from land away from home ?

 

[Strawberry roan]

Tell it all your problems

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[betweenthelines]

Linkage mounted weight that you drop of before picking up the trailer.

What more do you want?

 

[Strawberry roan]

How do I weigh down my 80 hp loader tractor without having to buy wheel weights but so far can still pick up a bale trailer when I’ve loaded it with silage bales? Any ideas ? Thanks

Linkage mounted weight that you drop of before picking up the trailer.

What more do you want?

but I’d need two , one at the other end