Awesome seeing folks repurpose things giving it a new life!! You always do a great job painting them up too and nice on the decal touches!! *Have a good'nnn*
Nice looking unit Lloyd. My dad did the same thing. He cut down a 55 gallon drum and filled it with concrete blocks, and it worked nicely. I liked the decals too, makes it look factory.
I had the weight problem on the other end of my Ford 5610 the other day. I had so much weight on the back forks that I had to steer the tractor with the breaks. Your solution looks great, and your stickers are perfect.
Hello. You have created a tractor counterweight made from an old diesel tank. The yellow color is beautiful and the stickers are nice too. :) Bucket hooks are nice and convenient! yes. You should put a stone in it. :D Improved stability when transporting heavy loads with a tractor. I think this reduces the load on the front wheels and axles and improves contact with the ground. Your work is always wonderful. Thank you my friend.
For driving on public roads in France, you will need a revolving amber beacon too. I see a lot of old 'tractor weights' laying around, people use them as door stops, hold downs for marquees, all kinds of stuff. They get taken off a tractor, and often won't fit the new tractor and the price of scrap iron means that they aren't worth taking to a scrap dealer.
How's she goin'? That's a nice counter weight you made and the sticker makes it look like it came right out of the showroom!! Very nice!! Take 'er easy!!
that's a great idea, I definitely need one for my little Mitsubishi tractor, it really gets light on the rear end when I have a bucket full or dirt or rocks,, I wonder if a tank full of water would work or would it slosh around so much that it would be more of a hindrance than a help?
Wow, Lloyd, that really turned out nice. The addition of decals always makes a great build look better.. did you build the actual box or was it already an existing box? That box should work perfect for you..