A Ballast Box for My Kubota L3901 - Part 1 (#22) 

Awesome idea to put tubes in the concrete for tools.

like listening to Bob Ross."those are happy 3 point pins",lol...you also use the exact way i do for moving around my box also..yeah,a shop is and will be nice.just got done building ours..in it more than my house!

Designing a ballast box set up for my l2501 Kubota thank you for the design ideas very helpful

I love your videos! We have the exact same tractor and a lot of the same attachments. You are an incredible wealth of knowledge. Thank you for sharing.

$409 now, dangit.

Hey there Martin. I like your videos. Great editing and effects. BTW the weight box is a great attachment too!!! Looks like lots of neat additions to the weight box were well thought out before the cement part. That's good planning right there!!! Looking forward to part 2!! Take care now!!!

Thank you for the dimensions @1:30

Good morning DIY! You have a great knack for maximizing the usefulness of each unit you work on. It's coming together nicely. Enjoyed the 'thoughtful' segment. I could use that inside voice a few times myself. LOL. Very wise person, whoever that was. :)) Looking good. Looking forward to the next segment. Cheers!

Great video as always! I picked up a factory Kubota ballast box before winter and I am gonna do something similar to this. I feel there are so many ways to customize them. I have a few different things to do with mine!

I like the way you plan ahead of time future needs. The rods will be useful for sure! This is giving me ideas for my big concrete ballast. I should add a "foot" on it to be able to pick it up with pallet forks and/or wheels to roll on concrete pad. It's currently a pain to install and move. Pat's easy change is a modern version of the old Case Eagle Hitch system. Having this kind of equipment being delivered is always at risk of damages. It looks so sturdy, so they don't give any attention and finally damage it. That is why I fabricate it instead (lol!). Step drills are very nice, especially for larger holes where it drills a perfectly round hole. An open steel box like this is pretty much a woofer! Ear protection is not an option! Cutting metal with abrasive disk in a wood workshop is a great justification to build another shop!!! Thanks for sharing Martin!

I’m gonna do this to my fathers ballast box. What’s that little hand took u used in the side for marking ?? Made a rattle noise. What’s it called I’d like to maybe get one. I assume it’s for marking and drilling ?

Filled with concrete you are likely over the 800lb limit. Add another 100+ lbs of tools and chains, and you are definitely over the limit.

Hey DIY! I like your ballast box! You built a nice set up! Looking forward to part 2! I really like the projects you do! Have a good one!

Enjoyed the video, DIY. Nice how you set everything up prior to implementing action. Can't wait to see Part 2 which I'm going to view in about 10 minutes from now (smile). Sure love the voice-over mic. Big thumbs up and full-watch. 👍

I watched all 3 of your nice videos and was ready to do this...until...a quick google search showed that concrete has a weight of 150 pounds per cubic foot...whereas iron/steel are in the range of 460-500 pounds per cubic foot...so I was thinking that I would find someway of adding suitcase type weights instead of the box. Not as cheap, I'm sure, but possibly easier to deal with and more compact. I do like your channel, and this is a good idea for those that decide to go with concrete.

Those plans for additional storage will be handy! Good video as always! I see orange paint in its future!

You got a great deal on that box . Today they are selling over $500 on Amazon . Like that mobile garage chair with the back . Do you know where you got it from . Thanks

Very concise & informative. Just wish you were near.

I happily stumbled upon your channel while considering ballast box projects, as an alternative to that expensive Big Tractor Toolbox thing, and I like your idea. My question is to whether those ballast boxes on Amazon (the green and red ones) had any problems like the ones reviewed on Amazon had, as far as the pins being too close together. Not from damage during shipping, but in the sense of the original design and fabrication. The info you provide on the amount of dry/wet concrete needed is super helpful... Looking forward to get my own project started..

Nice job on the ballast box. I have filled tires and wheel weights and always keep my box blade on. It seems to be plenty of ballast for me. I might pick up a ballast box or make my own.

EVERY single implement i have ever gotten has looked like it should be sold on FB marketplace, as used, not bought brand new in a store.

Good idea turning one thing into two thing's. Good planning ahead. Will watch for part 2. Later

TY, Sir.

Look forward to part 2. I have rear wheel weights, but I still use box blade for extra ballast. I like your set up - nice storage, compact & low cost - thanks for showing it.

Thank you - I just looked on Amazon and found some of the larger pneumatic tires. I’m not quite the fabricator you are but I’ll figure out how to put something together. Thanks again for your channel, and the great video’s - really enjoy watching/learning.

looks real nice!

Hello, your videos are really fun to watch. How did you provide a drain route for the pvc tubing should it get rained upon? Did I miss that somehow? I want to build one similar to yours.

This is brilliant! Thanks

Great DIY. I've seen terrible ground clearance with most of these boxes though. How much ground clearance do you get out of it?

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