Massey Ferguson 135 IBC Carrier

[George from SJM Planning]

Hi all,

My fiancee's family keep horses and they are on rented fields without water supplies.
For the past 15 years they have taken water out to them in jerry cans in the back of the Terrano until I showed up and showed them the setup I have for my she'll with IBC's mounted in the fields. I currently pump from one sat in my pickup to one in the field but they don't have a pickup and my pickup isn't always available so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to mount one on a MF135 which doesn't have a loader. My idea is on the front weight bracket but I'm no fabricator or even that familiar with tractors.
I'm hesitant to have it on the rear linkage as 1ton of water would probably make the front end light.

Any advice would be welcome.

 

[Spear]

1 ton on the front would probably break it.

 

[spin cycle]

1t on the front is surely worse than back.....buy a trailer

 

[sawdust]

Hi all,

My fiancee's family keep horses and they are on rented fields without water supplies.
For the past 15 years they have taken water out to them in jerry cans in the back of the Terrano until I showed up and showed them the setup I have for my she'll with IBC's mounted in the fields. I currently pump from one sat in my pickup to one in the field but they don't have a pickup and my pickup isn't always available so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to mount one on a MF135 which doesn't have a loader. My idea is on the front weight bracket but I'm no fabricator or even that familiar with tractors.
I'm hesitant to have it on the rear linkage as 1ton of water would probably make the front end light.

Any advice would be welcome.

Buy a trailer, you will never steer or see with a full ibc on front weight tray

 

[Spear]

Cheap small trailer would be easiest

 

[Mursal]

The front axle will get it hard to cope with a full IBC.
Maybe half fill it on the back?

Ratchet strap it into a link box, though the floor might need extending.
But the trailer sounds better .................

 

[Stock]

https://www.donedeal.ie/trailers-for-sale/brand-new-ibc-trailer/18714593

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Perfect thank you. I'm glad I asked here before going on and getting something fab'd up

 

[JP1]

SCH bale trailer and use it to move an IBC too?

 

[Mursal]

Quad would have to be giddy with that on the back?

 

[Tarw Coch]

I've seen some linkage mounted pallet forks on eBay, not sure what the lift capacity of. 135 is but if it would lift it you'd probably need some weights upfront. Again don't know if your tractor has a weight frame but MF used to do some 27kg weights that would be more appropriate for this size of tractor.
The pallet fork idea would mean you could drop the IBC off, if you don't need to you're probably better off with a small trailer as already suggested.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

if it was on the front, it would be very hard to steer with the weight on the front axle
so would be best on the back
if it was too heavy on the back when full, how about the idea of NOT filling full, you can take it 2/3 full

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Thanks for all the replies. I think the safest, simplest solution is a trailer

 

[simon-0116]

Got this for sale takes 2 x 200 litre drums

 

[msheep66]

We mounted an IBC on an old Howard muckspreader chassis.

 

[Barleymow]

put one on front to counter balance one on linkage