Tractor Counter Weight

[tancoman]

Going to make up a counter weight for the Ford 6610. Will be used very little, only when moving a few bales of silage. I will be making up a frame and will fill with concrete. What size should I make it (WxLxH). I dont need it to be too big or too heavy, around 400 to 500 kg.

 

[Brisel]

Cut the top out of a 44 gallon drum. Insert a linkage cross bar to fit on the lower link arms. Fill with stone or concrete.

 

[yellow belly]

If you have any leaf weights with bar through or bolted to the side

 

[Jameshenry]

Just ordered one of these from moore concrete £130

 

[TripleSix]

Going to make up a counter weight for the Ford 6610. Will be used very little, only when moving a few bales of silage. I will be making up a frame and will fill with concrete. What size should I make it (WxLxH). I dont need it to be too big or too heavy, around 400 to 500 kg.

A cubic metre of concrete weighs approx 2400kgs so you don't want any more than quarter of a cube, which is 250 litres...

An oil drum is usually 205litres.

 

[tancoman]

I don't want to use a barrell. I am going to make it rectangular and easy to pickup. What dimensions should I use.

 

[tancoman]

Something like the one that "Jameshenry" has ordered would be ideal, only a lighter one.

 

[TripleSix]

I don't want to use a barrell. I am going to make it rectangular and easy to pickup. What dimensions should I use.

If you had a 60x60x60cm cube, it would be 216 litres.
Approx 500kgs once filled with conc.

 

[tancoman]

Thanks "Triplesix". That's what I needed

 

[Jameshenry]

Something like the one that "Jameshenry" has ordered would be ideal, only a lighter one.

Mine will be going on a ford 4610, i was originally going to make one by filling a barrel, but to be honest i don't think half a ton in close to the tractor is enough weight to give much benefit,

 

[smcapstick]

With a loader tractor counterweight, the more weight the merrier is the order of the day.

My old MF 250 loved a ton behind it when I was moving concrete feed troughs with it’s MF 80 long boom loader.

 

[Irish NZ]

@Ducati899 he could also use a new furrow press...

 

[Gerbert]

Something like the one that "Jameshenry" has ordered would be ideal, only a lighter one.

So take a sledgehammer to it until you are satisfied. I doublt you will be able to beat that thing pricewise.

 

[avag]

Just ordered one of these from moore concrete £130View attachment 718356

Did you price it direct or is there a Uk dealer?

 

[Jameshenry]

Did you price it direct or is there a Uk dealer?

Ordered it through my local supplier (bridgmans) i think mole valley also stock moore concrete products, it's coming over on there next order apparently