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How much weight is safe?

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Randy

07-16-2003 12:58:05




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I haven't found any wheel weights for my 300U yet and am thinking about strapping 80 Lb bags of cement on my brush hog to get some more weight on my rear tires for doing some loader work. How much do you think I can put on there without doing some damage to the 3 pt. mount on the brush hog?




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Hugh MacKay

07-16-2003 18:41:46




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 Re: How much weight is safe? in reply to Randy, 07-16-2003 12:58:05  
Randy: I never like using an implement for a counter weight, doing loader work. too much danger of backing it into something. A counter though is far better for loader work than wheel weights. Best weight I've ever seen like Jal said barrel of concrete designed to fit your hitch.

I used complete 55 gal drums, take the top out, punch holes and put pins in for your hitch, weld it together with rebar. Then pour it full of concrete. A 300 just works great with a full barrel of concrete. Don't worry about too much weight as it doesn't weigh as much as a backhoe. I found with a full barrel of concrete, much easier on front end as you are actually taking weight off front axle.

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jal-SD

07-16-2003 14:14:13




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 Re: How much weight is safe? in reply to Randy, 07-16-2003 12:58:05  
Back when I was in College, I worked for the state parks department. Parks had a 340U (I think it was an "industrial") w/Wagner loader on it. 8 ply truck tires up front, a cut off (about 2/3) 55 gal drum filled w/concrete that mounted on the 3-point. (I think the boys @ Pen made them, as other park units had the same thing for their loader tractors.) Took the mower off & attached the drum when ever we moved boat ramp "planks", which were 8" X 12" X 18' chunks of reinforced concrete. (These were formed at the State Pen w/connecting links so they could be bolted together.) They were HEAVY-you got really good at judging where the middle these beasts were. I worked there three summers & we never had a problem w/the 340. That loader would lift more than I ever thought it could & I grew up around loaders on farm tractors. I don't think you could put too much weight back there. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)

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