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Heres my new back brace.

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  1. SmokinJay

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    Wish I had a couple 5 gallon buckets of lead in the box. But Working well.
     
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    Getcha some used free weights off craigslist. Ppl sell em for scrap price around here.
     
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    Been watching for some nothing yet.
     
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    Could you just fill the weight box with the dirt/sand/gravel you're moving? Gotta help a little. I used to keep mine full of gravel.
     
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    Sounds like he's already ballasted pretty good. Any more and I'd worry about the front axle and/or spindles giving way.
     
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    Running chains and concrete blocks right now. Need something heaver than that. Lead or steel weight would be idea. Or something I have thought of?
     
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    I could use more in the rear buck will pick up 400 lbs and I got 400 or so in the rear + me 180. And another pic that show the shop. There a JD in there somewhere.
     
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    Quite the opposite, the more he loads the ballast box (located behind the rear axle) the better off he will be. Tire ballast and wheel weights are all well and good but when we lift things with a loader, we want a counterbalance to do two things. Stabilize the tractor and provide rear wheel traction, and lighten the load on the steering axle for both mechanical and ergonomic reasons.
     
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    Understood. But also understand that we're talking about a 700lb garden tractor, with a loader, and with ballast added, picking up an additional 300 - 400 lbs. That's a lot of weight for that little critter.
     
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    What kind of set up do they have for the hydraulics on the small tractors?
    I have a 16 hp tractor with a twin briggs motor that I would like to put hydraulics on.
     
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    Yes it is!
     
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    That bucket is HUGE for that size tractor!!
     
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    Bad pic but here why you want a. Big bucket! ;)
     
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    And she does it quite well. For a 1967 set-up.
     
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    Another one full bucket.
     
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    Is that the original bucket? Looks big for that size tractor. If not original that may be why it seems off kilter also.
     
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    :thumbs:.... Nice.....
     
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    It is an original. It one of the only set up that tie into the frame. I would bet it could dead lift over 500 lbs. Its a very sought after set up.
     
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    Well I looked into prices for adding hydraulics to a small tractor, I would be better off just buying a small tractor with hydraulics which I am not going to do unless a real good deal comes along. Don't really need it any way but it would be nice.
     
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    Loaders are expensive because they are worth it.

    I can't remember where I saw this, but some guy rigged up a regular hydraulic pump (like you would see on a splitter) and ran it off the deck PTO on his lawnmower. It was pretty slick...and not terribly expensive I would imagine.
     
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