Putting front weight on and off

[rob h]

We have 3 tractors with front links and 1 without. The one without has 14 55kg weights.i can't remember the last time they came off .the linkage weights are on and off all the time.i do have a second hand linkage to fit don't it but it needs altering so it's on the never ending list of things to do

 

[HarryB97]

Front Linkages should be standard equipment on all modern tractors. Lifes to short to have a bad back and spend ages lifting weights off with slings and chains and doing up all the locking bolts.

 

[James]

I suppose I could do as others do and leave the front loader on but it blocks visibility and hinders access in sheds gateways and pulling onto roads. Front linkage would be the ideal answer

 

[michael N123]

my last tractor had front links and I didn’t like them because it’s a loader tractor the linkage would get folded up and need unfolded and was a faff on

loads fasterdropping them on with the skidsteer

 

[Mouser]

I suppose I could do as others do and leave the front loader on but it blocks visibility and hinders access in sheds gateways and pulling onto roads. Front linkage would be the ideal answer

Nooooooooooooo!

What do you need them for and how often are they on and off?
We only need them for feb slurry on the hills so about twice a year and even then 6 or 8 is usually enough.

 

[mo!]

my last tractor had front links and I didn’t like them because it’s a loader tractor the linkage would get folded up and need unfolded and was a faff on

loads fasterdropping them on with the skidsteer

Why would you bother with a weight if you have a FEL?

 

[James]

Nooooooooooooo!

What do you need them for and how often are they on and off?
We only need them for feb slurry on the hills so about twice a year and even then 6 or 8 is usually enough.

Need the full set for the sprayer and at least some on some of the hillier ground with the fert spreader. Sprayer could be several times a week

 

[Acke]

Need frontweights when running fertspinner on one 6170 m , the other have frontlift if I use it!

 

[J 1177]

Leave the loader on the 2 cases as they are used every day. The fergie could do with a cheap front link as it ain't ideal humping the weights on and off that

 

[Drillman]

One bolt to undo and lift the ton block off one tractor using bit of chain that’s attached permanently takes under a minute. Other one has front links but tend to leave the frame on nd just take the weights off using the same method.

 

[michael N123]

Why would you bother with a weight if you have a FEL?

Yeah I’m not plowing spreading fert or mowing stareing at a fecking loader all day

 

[Mouser]

Need the full set for the sprayer and at least some on some of the hillier ground with the fert spreader. Sprayer could be several times a week

Defo be getting front linkage for that carry on! A tilting table operated by a bottle jack could work also.

 

[dee]

What about a massey monobloc weight and use a small engine crane to lift it on and off. You would use it on a tractor with a front linkage as well

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

What about a massey monobloc weight and use a small engine crane to lift it on and off. You would use it on a tractor with a front linkage as well

Do you have a rough price on one?

 

[ih1455xl]

Di

Do you have a rough price on one?

didnt lynx used to a concrete one that hooked on

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

Di

didnt lynx used to a concrete one that hooked on

I’m not sure David, but it is something I will look into. Having recently purchased a tractor with front linkage, dropping weight on and off is now a luxury, spoke with our engineer in the village about trying to come up with a way to lift 20 wafer weights off in one, he says it should work but am now considering sticking them on eBay and buying a block.

 

[ih1455xl]

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I’m not sure David, but it is something I will look into. Having recently purchased a tractor with front linkage, dropping weight on and off is now a luxury, spoke with our engineer in the village about trying to come up with a way to lift 20 wafer weights off in one, he says it should work but am now considering sticking them on eBay and buying a block.

I used to stick a bar through the clips and a bar through the top and lift them on and off with the forklift

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

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I used to stick a bar through the clips and a bar through the top and lift them on and off with the forklift

I think it should be easy enough to do, it’s just encouraging the numpties I work with to remove them when it’s not needed, something like a block which can literally be lifted on and off without needing to bugger around with bars would be appealing.

 

[Lofty1984]

We have a full set of weights on a spare mf carrier bolted to onto an A frame to fit on the front links

 

[ih1455xl]

I think it should be easy enough to do, it’s just encouraging the numpties I work with to remove them when it’s not needed, something like a block which can literally be lifted on and off without needing to bugger around with bars would be appealing.

True true but will they still take the block off