What front weight ??

[Jmakey]

Looking at buying a 1000kg front weight , ideally would like space for a tools aswell can I have people’s recommendations please . Thanks

 

[jondear]

@Jerry

 

[Brisel]

Sumo, Agriweld, Philip Watkins

 

[Jerry]

I’ve just bought one of these from agrilinc


I looked at a agriweld and they we a lot more money

 

[Jimbo]

mx multi mass here . 900 kg base weight with the tool Box on front . Can swap that for another 400 kg if I need more weight . Happy with it .

 

[daveydiesel1]

They look extremely bulky for pullin out onto roads with bad visibility. Would need side markers

 

[Chae1]

What jobs do people use these massive front weights and toolboxes for?

 

[Brisel]

Lifting big ploughs. I have a Sumo 1500 kg weight for a 6 furrow Kuhn with vari-width and auto reset bodies on a JD 6215R

 

[Chae1]

No stones I guess. Most people up here have stone forks on front. Plus a bit of weight if needed.

 

[DieselRob]

Agriweld 1500kg multiweight with centre toolbox here. The outside pods weigh 250kg each so can go down to 1000kg.

On a 6215r to lift a 6m weaving sabre tine, get much over 1200kg of seed in and it can still be a bit light on the front

 

[KB6930]

What jobs do people use these massive front weights and toolboxes for?

There's generally an extra 3/4 ton of decoration compared to what's actually needed going by everyone round here

 

[Cowabunga]

Do they know or care about how much it costs to rebuild and repair front axles? I always try to ballast with the minimum necessary for traction and safety. No more.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Different tractors vari a lot to how much weight is needed on the front, e.g., puma 200cvx here on 4m sulky combi use 1200kg but the fendt 724 needs closer to 2t to balance it out, also have a mounted fert spreader that holds 4.2t so needs a fair lump up front but obviously nose heavy when empty

 

[DieselRob]

There's generally an extra 3/4 ton of decoration compared to what's actually needed going by everyone round here

On Friday I passed a lad with forward facing strobes on the mudguards, weight block and top of the cab, broad daylight and he had nothing on the back of the tractor! It was actually more difficult to see passed him

On my Agriweld box above there are only the chevron stickers, no lights

 

[Chae1]

Do they know or care about how much it costs to rebuild and repair front axles? I always try to ballast with the minimum necessary for traction and safety. No more.

And tyres.

 

[Lewis821]

The best thing about the smart box is being able to lift the weight in and out in less than a minute with a forklift. My box can be either 1.5 ton, 1 ton or 400kgs

 

[hotdog]

mx multi mass here . 900 kg base weight with the tool Box on front . Can swap that for another 400 kg if I need more weight . Happy with it .

Got one of those, very handy.
Been bouncing about the road for years with 2.5-3t of fert on the back, much safer

 

[hotdog]

Got one of those, very handy.
Been bouncing about the road for years with 2.5-3t of fert on the back, much safer

the multi box on the front, was only £230 ish extra, handy for fencing etc, can handle a deed sheep too!

 

[michael N123]

What jobs do people use these massive front weights and toolboxes for?

If you have a fendt you need a ton on the front for any kind of usable grip and if it’s a newHolland you need a ton on the front for the suspension to work

 

[Sid]

the multi box on the front, was only £230 ish extra, handy for fencing etc, can handle a deed sheep too!

Link box would do same job with a lot less weight.

I was told that I needed a ton weight as that's what the dealer sold. 800 kg we have and it rarely used.
Valtras we have had are really well balanced.
Weight is only needed for ploughing, buckraking and topping steep