Mahindra E Max20 ballast box weight

[Johnhorn]

I am trying to figure out how much weight to put in a ballast box on my emac 20. I have a backhoe that weighs about 600 lbs. So I was thinking the ballast box should be about the same since it seems stable with the backhoe on.

 

[Tim in New York]

I made a concrete weight for my Kubota B2620, which appears to be about the same size as your tractor. I figure it weights just a bit more than 300lb. That seems to be just right for my tractor - lots of stability with the bucket full of stone or dirt, but I can manage taking it off and putting it back on without too much struggle. You should not need more than that.

Tim

 

[Geo-TH,In]

The Barbell weighs 400#. If I extend the backhoe,
it will lift my front wheels off the ground. I
had 2 more weights to make a total of 600#. That
was too much. Make a barbell instead of a ballast
box.

This is not a full 55 gallon barrel filled with
concrete.

I made a 55 gallon concrete ballast for my
neighbor. I estimate it weighed about 1000#
He used the ballast to move large bales of hay
that weighed about 1000#

I tried lifting this metal brake(break?) without
a ballast. My front tires were almost flat.

 

[Johnhorn]

(quoted from post at 18:17:47 10/14/23) I made a concrete weight for my Kubota B2620, which appears to be about the same size as your tractor. I figure it weights just a bit more than 300lb. That seems to be just right for my tractor - lots of stability with the bucket full of stone or dirt, but I can manage taking it off and putting it back on without too much struggle. You should not need more than that.

Tim

Thanks. That sound like a reasonable amount of weight and manageable. I will give that a shot.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Try to come up with something that will allow you to add to it if you find that you're a little light. For example, figure out the amount of space you'll need for 300lb, then double it, but only fill it halfway at first.

 

[Johnhorn]

(quoted from post at 05:27:02 10/15/23) Try to come up with something that will allow you to add to it if you find that you're a little light. For example, figure out the amount of space you'll need for 300lb, then double it, but only fill it halfway at first.

Good idea.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Impossible for me to connect my concrete ballast to 3 pt without using a chain and lifting it with my terramite loader.

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 15:30:42 10/15/23) Impossible for me to connect my concrete ballast to 3 pt without using a chain and lifting it with my terramite loader.

I is not impossible. It is very easy. A friend had one just like it.