Help deciding on implement for ballast

[mathews xt 600]

Hopefully this is in the right section. Here's my question. I have a b 2620 and need a rear weight. I have the bh65 but would like a 3pt weight as well. My budget is about $350. I was thinking a set of rear forks and getting a small pallet to stack weight on and ratchet strap it down and pick it up as I need it. Could use them for other things as well or should I spend the money on a ballast box which is $300. Thanks for the advice

 

[85Hokie]

Hopefully this is in the right section. Here's my question. I have a b 2620 and need a rear weight. I have the bh65 but would like a 3pt weight as well. My budget is about $350. I was thinking a set of rear forks and getting a small pallet to stack weight on and ratchet strap it down and pick it up as I need it. Could use them for other things as well or should I spend the money on a ballast box which is $300. Thanks for the advice

I would spend the $ on the ballast box - shoot - if you have some plywood laying around and some rebar - I would make your own box. Less than 50 bucks in materials and boo yaa - you have a 3 point box! Really not that hard to do. Make a form - add Quickrete - rebar - two pins and a 3 point hole in the top!

 

[D2Cat]

85Hokie, you explain all that with such ease. Nothing to it!

Reminds me of when I'm laying under a sink trying to remove the supply line from the faucet and all that goes through my mind is all those TV shows I've seen where they install something in 5 minutes, never break a sweat and have all the time, and works perfect!!!

 

[Diydave]

You could always add a wooden box to this, and fill with weight...

http://www.agrisupply.com/point-carry-all-fork-attachment/p/65060/

 

[mathews xt 600]

Thanks for the advice. Maybe I'll look into making a box. Do I need a drawbar and stabilizer bar?

 

[Tooljunkie]

Ballast box concept- how about forming a box-not filled with concrete, but a box made of concrete? So its a thick walled utility box, could still carry things inside it. Thinkibg of someting for buddy's tippy green thing.

 

[ShaunBlake]

Thanks for the advice. Maybe I'll look into making a box. Do I need a drawbar and stabilizer bar?

You won't need a stabiizer, but it is a nice thing to have. Sadly, the best I've seen is no longer in regular production.

You could either use a cross drawbar,
available at your TractorSupply

NOT this kind shown in the MX attachment.

Or you could just use the Cat 1 pins
available at your TractorSupply

One more thing you will need is a Top Link
It, too, is available at your TractorSupply

Lots of folks just cast the cross drawbar or pins, and the "ears" to which the Top Link would connect into a strong concrete cube. If you're adept at welding, or handyman construction, you could follow some of the other suggestions of building a box, then putting stuff like chains, tools, or even (what I intend to do) pavers in it. The advantage is you've made a multi-use ballast rather than a single-use cube.

Whichever you do, please keep us updated on the progress, and keep in mine Skeets' and other's incessant demand: "Pictures! We want PICTURES!"

 

[85Hokie]

85Hokie, you explain all that with such ease. Nothing to it!

Reminds me of when I'm laying under a sink trying to remove the supply line from the faucet and all that goes through my mind is all those TV shows I've seen where they install something in 5 minutes, never break a sweat and have all the time, and works perfect!!!

Seriously,

Make a plywood frame - what say - 24-28" wide about 24 tall 24" deep - make the sides be able to unscrew - pins welded or bolted to a frame - the top link hole is high above the concrete and fill with 4, 5 bags of #80 quickrete. Unscrew sides.....
about 400+ pounds of 3 point hitch! true you need some metal - little welding or fabrication too. The 3 point carry all is a nice touch too, then again YOU have to move stuff ONTO the carry all ....all the time! But you get to use it too for hauling stuff