For you guys just finding this channel will learn, Ben is fantastic. Great guy, lots of knowledge and genuine as hell. He has helped me a bunch. I have to used closed caption to understand what he is saying with that accent. 😀. JK Ben. Thanks bud.
Hey Ben, great information. Growing up on the farm we had a little Ford 8n tractor. My dad was using it to skid Cedar logs out of woods. He made my brother and me stand on the front push gaurd to put more weight , because the front would get pretty light on some of the hills. Likely a good thing our mom didn't know about this kind of stuff lol. We were just young guns who thought it was fun. Looking back now on it, it was kind of sketchy. Take care buddy.
Great job explaining how ballast works.I didn't know that you could fill the tires with fluid.Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something from you and I thank you for sharing your knowledge.Have a blessed day, stay warm and be SAFE.🚜👍👏❤️🙏
Great info Ben! Thanks for putting this information out. Agree with you on this time change. Can't do much after 5 pm here because of darkness, except eat and want to go to bed by 8 pm. It is rainy and chilly here in the North Georgia Mtns. today which makes for a great shop day!
Thank you been I agree with everything you said here. This is probably the best tractor ballast video I’ve watched. It’s good to see a video coming from someone who has years of experience with this. We’ve always loaded the front tires of our tractors and like you I can’t figure out why the manufacturer doesn’t recommend it. My kubota dealer said it puts to much stress on the front axle idk but to me the more weight the better.
Best ballast explanation video I've seen! Where you out did other people on the same subject is going over COG and leverage points in various configurations and scenarios. We'll done!
Good job Ben explain how to hang ballast on a tractor. Had an old friend retired Industrial Arts teacher that loved drag racing. He would always talk about unsprung weight increases HP. w It takes more hp to turn more weight on anything the engine has to turn. A happy medium can be reached to do most of what one plans on doing with their tractor. Keep up the good work of what you're doing Ben You have one of the best channels on RUclips!
Another great video ! I'm like you I have been on a tractor since I could touch the pedals. The first tractor I ever drove was a mf 245 good old tractor have a blessed day at work
On my new Kubota i also have fluid in the rear tires. I also have the rear tires widened out as far as they will go. Here in Tennessee is a lot like were you live (hills) and i plan on doing a lot of bush-hogging. what i dont understand is in the owners manual it said not recommended to widen the front tires. i flipped them and widened them anyways. it made it a good bit wider and dont seem to effect the steering at all. even with the loader bucket full still steers good.
I’d say widening the front would cause some extra wear on the steering and front bearings but it’s worth the risk to me. I like having the front set out. Mike ran his M6800 like that for almost 5,000 hours before having a bearing failure. Thanks for watching
Another great video Ben!! Very good explanation of ballast. My trouble is when I decide to pick up somethin or work loader I've usually have the finish mower or bush hog on or angle blade which on the 1626 Mahindra don't have any problems with it have loaded tires also. But did have problems with the Branson had to have bunch of ballast to lift anything with loader. I just didn't want to have to drop implement to put a ballast box or round bale on 3 point. Can definitely understand with the bigger tractor the implement is much heavier and to the side. Thanks for sharing Ben be safe have fun enjoy
Better traction and side to side stability with filled tires and wheel weights. I too have chosen fluid as my base ballast and use a 1400# boxblade. Or a brushog. Good lessons Ben
A friend of mine uses a 55 gallon drum filled with concrete for the 3 point hich and it does good. But I've just learned more from you too. Thanks for the info
Bonsoir mon ami 👌😇👍 Outstanding informative video Sir and I can confirme that Mahindra is true cast iron built 👍😇👌💪 Keep up your OUTSTANDING informative video ( full watch ) and Yes You Are Truly An Experiance Man/technician/teacher/Farmer and Family Man Sir Cheers 👌👌😇😇👍👍🍻🍻
I just purchased a m6060 a couple weeks ago. Love the tractor mine has radial r1’s the rears are loaded. I’d like to have a set of rear weights also. Enjoy your videos. Keep it up sir!!
Hi I love the video it’s great I have two sets of wheel weights on both sides of my tractor plus my tires are loaded as well and I have a Ballast box filled up with concrete that goes on my three point hitch and plus I have my 59 inch snowblower it goes on the front of my John Deere tractor and I don’t have a problem moving anything or snowblowing I just wanted to share that with you
@@khtractors and thank you it’s a very good set up. It works very well and I’m very happy with it. I have about 5 acres and a snow blow and mow my lawn with my 2038R it’s a great tractor and it’s very fun to operate and I have a grapple I have a bucket and I also have a balance box and a 60 inch belly mower I’m very happy with it. I just wanted to share that with you.
Super video, Ben… I especially liked your mention of how unbalancing a disc mower can be… very dangerous on slopes without rear weight on the opposite wheel-wide spacing that one wheel also helps. Thanks for helping us stay safe. (PS: Your Kubota looks to be about ready for some new rubber-might make a good Christmas gift 😊)
Yes it easy to underestimate the weight of that cutter bar hanging off the lower side of a tractor. Tires are about gone, going to try and make it one more year before getting some. I don’t like these firestones much, I’m going to look into something different probably. Thanks for watching
John Deere does make the back cast wheel weights as well plus you can get them for the front as well I just have mine in the back and it’s fine I never had an issue with it whatsoever even driving down the road just wanted to share that with you
Yeah I know they have the cast weights but I don’t think you can get actual cast centers for the 5E series like you can on the M series Kubota. Like my Massey has cast centers as part of the wheel instead of add on weights. I may put weights on the rear of the John Deere eventually. Thanks for watching
@@khtractors no problem I enjoy watching your videos they are great but I think that would be a smart move I think I would do it off the three point hitch or get a weight box for the John Deere and fill the tires I think you would be much better off with that there anything else like I mentioned to you I added weight to mine and I don’t have a problem whatsoever it will move anything or dig anything that I want to do I just wanted to share that with you
Good information and food for thought. Air can be compressed while water cannot . I have to wonder if a front tire turned and under load with fluid may cause a situation of heavy stress on the tire wall or steering gear. Just a thought.
Yeah that’s the only thing I can see as to why they don’t recommend it. But on a tractor with no loader, which is where you would need the fluid filled fronts I can’t see it being an issue. Thanks for watching
Hello Ben, I had cast wheels, fluid and weights on the M5-091, Ballast and wear on the front when carrying logs was obvious, Hence my decision on trading it in on the Bobcat T650. Good Discussion my friend 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Good video to put up also good explaining the difference between rear wheel weights and three-point ballast weight. As far as cast wheels I would have to look it up but I think you can get them from John Deere as well as Kubota not 100% sure though
Awesome video Ben, a lot of great information, and your experience and knowledge is greatly appreciated enjoyed today’s video you said what size what your tires was and the gal’s they holds, what is you front size and what is the gal’s they hold, and do you recommend filling them all they way up or 3/4 or 1/2 up I like just above the axle to you have the weight for your implements, but still keep you center of gravity am thinking wrong if you could help I would greatly appreciate it i do a lot of hill side work so I also keep my wheels spread out to the widest they can go I just wish I could get my fronts to match with the rears but the rims do not adjust the same thanks again
I would definitely fill to 3/4, anything less seems to slosh when you stop. I run my front tires just slightly set in from the rear. Thanks for watching
Good video and explanation Ben. Fluid is not recommended for front tires because at speed it tends to stay in the same spot in the tire causing imbalance and makes the tractor harder to control especially for an inexperienced operator.
I’ve never experienced that on the Farmtrac at all, drives just like a tractor without the fluid in the front. It will run about 19 mph which is pretty average road speed for tractors that size. It might could happen but I’ve never experienced it. Thanks for watching
I love the cast centers like on our MF 165. Massey's typically all the way around weigh more that most similar brand models. Most big tractor mfrs have the cast center option on high hp models. Reason I heard they don't offer cast centers is because the amount of people who really work these size tractors has really decreased over the years. A lot of tractors this side typically bush hog or do smaller jobs. At one time the MF 165 and 175 was considered the big HP on a lot of farms that done all the plowing and disking. A lot of those jobs have been passed on to higher HP models. I still wish they made spin out rims also.
Hi I'm a new subscriber and I would like to know if you ever tried tire change on a tractor for traction where I live is awful soft out and a lot of times you have to use chains to help get through the mud we'll wait and everything the light seems like the lighter you are the better you are thank you
I’ve only run tire chains when the ground freeze’s hard. I’m sure they would have to help some in mud as well. My chains set up on top of the lugs vs laying down between them which is very nice! Thanks for watching
I prefer the 4 cylinder over a 3 cylinder motor also. Massey had a good all around tractor. One weak link on them was the front end. After a while they would get the wobble in the front
They don't recommend fluid in the front tires because they sell brackets and hanging weights for the front of the tractor. Can't have anyone cutting in or any of their parts business.
Quite possibly one of the simplest, most down-to-earth, useful explanations of ballast on the entirety of RUclips... fantastic job, Ben!!!
😄Really appreciate that Logan!
For you guys just finding this channel will learn, Ben is fantastic. Great guy, lots of knowledge and genuine as hell. He has helped me a bunch. I have to used closed caption to understand what he is saying with that accent. 😀. JK Ben. Thanks bud.
Really appreciate your comment buddy! Thanks for watching
Experience is hard to beat!
Thank you!
Good information I couldn't have said it better myself
Thank you!
Hey Ben, great information. Growing up on the farm we had a little Ford 8n tractor. My dad was using it to skid Cedar logs out of woods. He made my brother and me stand on the front push gaurd to put more weight , because the front would get pretty light on some of the hills. Likely a good thing our mom didn't know about this kind of stuff lol. We were just young guns who thought it was fun. Looking back now on it, it was kind of sketchy. Take care buddy.
This is funny to me. Dad always had us three boys ride the rear blade for plowing snow to have more down pressure.
We’ve done that too! Not OSHA approved but it works 😂! Thanks for watching
We’ve done both as well! Thanks for watching
Great job explaining how ballast works.I didn't know that you could fill the tires with fluid.Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something from you and I thank you for sharing your knowledge.Have a blessed day, stay warm and be SAFE.🚜👍👏❤️🙏
That’s great! Thanks so much for watching!
Great info Ben! Thanks for putting this information out. Agree with you on this time change. Can't do much after 5 pm here because of darkness, except eat and want to go to bed by 8 pm. It is rainy and chilly here in the North Georgia Mtns. today which makes for a great shop day!
The time change is definitely depressing. Thanks for watching
Great way of explaining ballast. Good stuff
Really appreciate that!
Thank you been I agree with everything you said here. This is probably the best tractor ballast video I’ve watched. It’s good to see a video coming from someone who has years of experience with this. We’ve always loaded the front tires of our tractors and like you I can’t figure out why the manufacturer doesn’t recommend it. My kubota dealer said it puts to much stress on the front axle idk but to me the more weight the better.
That’s what I’ve been told, adds to much stress. But you know a loader alone will add more stress then fluid in the tires. Thanks for watching
Excellent, common sense explanation of tractor ballasts…….👍🇱🇷
Glad you liked it! Thanks
Best ballast explanation video I've seen!
Where you out did other people on the same subject is going over COG and leverage points in various configurations and scenarios. We'll done!
Thanks so much!
Very good explanation. You mentioned a few things that I had not thought about.
Thanks Dad!
Good job Ben explain how to hang ballast on a tractor. Had an old friend retired Industrial Arts teacher that loved drag racing. He would always talk about unsprung weight increases HP. w It takes more hp to turn more weight on anything the engine has to turn. A happy medium can be reached to do most of what one plans on doing with their tractor. Keep up the good work of what you're doing Ben You have one of the best channels on RUclips!
Thanks for the comment! Take care!
Very informative video
Thank you!
Another great video ! I'm like you I have been on a tractor since I could touch the pedals. The first tractor I ever drove was a mf 245 good old tractor have a blessed day at work
I wish kids these days took more interest in learning to run equipment. Thanks for watching
it is enjoyable and you learn a lot about driving
Great video Ben! Tons of great, useful info.
Really appreciate you watching! Take care!
On my new Kubota i also have fluid in the rear tires. I also have the rear tires widened out as far as they will go. Here in Tennessee is a lot like were you live (hills) and i plan on doing a lot of bush-hogging. what i dont understand is in the owners manual it said not recommended to widen the front tires. i flipped them and widened them anyways. it made it a good bit wider and dont seem to effect the steering at all. even with the loader bucket full still steers good.
I’d say widening the front would cause some extra wear on the steering and front bearings but it’s worth the risk to me. I like having the front set out. Mike ran his M6800 like that for almost 5,000 hours before having a bearing failure. Thanks for watching
Thanks Ben! I’m still learning and really appreciate this valuable information.
Hope this helped! Thanks for watching
Neil at Messicks did a video with the wheel scales and different weight placement. It works exactly as you described.
Yes scales under each wheel would be nice to have for demonstration. Thanks for watching
Another great video Ben!! Very good explanation of ballast. My trouble is when I decide to pick up somethin or work loader I've usually have the finish mower or bush hog on or angle blade which on the 1626 Mahindra don't have any problems with it have loaded tires also. But did have problems with the Branson had to have bunch of ballast to lift anything with loader. I just didn't want to have to drop implement to put a ballast box or round bale on 3 point. Can definitely understand with the bigger tractor the implement is much heavier and to the side. Thanks for sharing Ben be safe have fun enjoy
For the most part I don’t use something on the rear unless I know I’m doing a lot of dirt moving or carrying logs! Thanks for watching
Better traction and side to side stability with filled tires and wheel weights. I too have chosen fluid as my base ballast and use a 1400# boxblade. Or a brushog. Good lessons Ben
Box blade works nice because they don’t stick out to far behind the tractor. Thanks for watching
A friend of mine uses a 55 gallon drum filled with concrete for the 3 point hich and it does good. But I've just learned more from you too. Thanks for the info
That would work pretty good for weight! Thanks for watching
@@khtractors you're welcome
How's she goin'? Thanks for the video Ben. Some handy info here and good things to consider before you start down the 'ballast' road eh!! Take care!!
Really appreciate you watching buddy!
Nice video Ben, really enjoyed it.
Appreciate that!
Bonsoir mon ami 👌😇👍 Outstanding informative video Sir and I can confirme that Mahindra is true cast iron built 👍😇👌💪 Keep up your OUTSTANDING informative video ( full watch ) and Yes You Are Truly An Experiance Man/technician/teacher/Farmer and Family Man Sir Cheers 👌👌😇😇👍👍🍻🍻
Really appreciate the awesome comment buddy! Hope your doing well!
I just purchased a m6060 a couple weeks ago. Love the tractor mine has radial r1’s the rears are loaded. I’d like to have a set of rear weights also. Enjoy your videos. Keep it up sir!!
I hope it serves you well! Mine has been outstanding!
A lot of good information Ben - Thanks for sharing your knowledge- Enjoy the journey - cheers😊
Really appreciate you watching!
Good practical information.
Glad you think so!
Hi I love the video it’s great I have two sets of wheel weights on both sides of my tractor plus my tires are loaded as well and I have a Ballast box filled up with concrete that goes on my three point hitch and plus I have my 59 inch snowblower it goes on the front of my John Deere tractor and I don’t have a problem moving anything or snowblowing I just wanted to share that with you
Sounds like a good setup to me! Thanks for watching
@@khtractors no problem, my friend I like the videos they’re great 👍
@@khtractors and thank you it’s a very good set up. It works very well and I’m very happy with it. I have about 5 acres and a snow blow and mow my lawn with my 2038R it’s a great tractor and it’s very fun to operate and I have a grapple I have a bucket and I also have a balance box and a 60 inch belly mower I’m very happy with it. I just wanted to share that with you.
Super video, Ben… I especially liked your mention of how unbalancing a disc mower can be… very dangerous on slopes without rear weight on the opposite wheel-wide spacing that one wheel also helps. Thanks for helping us stay safe. (PS: Your Kubota looks to be about ready for some new rubber-might make a good Christmas gift 😊)
Yes it easy to underestimate the weight of that cutter bar hanging off the lower side of a tractor. Tires are about gone, going to try and make it one more year before getting some. I don’t like these firestones much, I’m going to look into something different probably. Thanks for watching
John Deere does make the back cast wheel weights as well plus you can get them for the front as well I just have mine in the back and it’s fine I never had an issue with it whatsoever even driving down the road just wanted to share that with you
Yeah I know they have the cast weights but I don’t think you can get actual cast centers for the 5E series like you can on the M series Kubota. Like my Massey has cast centers as part of the wheel instead of add on weights. I may put weights on the rear of the John Deere eventually. Thanks for watching
@@khtractors no problem I enjoy watching your videos they are great but I think that would be a smart move I think I would do it off the three point hitch or get a weight box for the John Deere and fill the tires I think you would be much better off with that there anything else like I mentioned to you I added weight to mine and I don’t have a problem whatsoever it will move anything or dig anything that I want to do I just wanted to share that with you
@@deanmoore420 the rear tire are filled in the Deere now. Probably a little extra wheel weight would be good incase we ever bale with it.
Great advice for sure
Thanks for watching!
Good information and food for thought. Air can be compressed while water cannot . I have to wonder if a front tire turned and under load with fluid may cause a situation of heavy stress on the tire wall or steering gear. Just a thought.
Yeah that’s the only thing I can see as to why they don’t recommend it. But on a tractor with no loader, which is where you would need the fluid filled fronts I can’t see it being an issue. Thanks for watching
Hello Ben, I had cast wheels, fluid and weights on the M5-091, Ballast and wear on the front when carrying logs was obvious, Hence my decision on trading it in on the Bobcat T650. Good Discussion my friend 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
A tractor loader adds so much leverage to the front end. Thanks for watching
Good video to put up also good explaining the difference between rear wheel weights and three-point ballast weight. As far as cast wheels I would have to look it up but I think you can get them from John Deere as well as Kubota not 100% sure though
I think you can on the bigger Deere tractors! Thanks for watching
Awesome video Ben, a lot of great information, and your experience and knowledge is greatly appreciated enjoyed today’s video you said what size what your tires was and the gal’s they holds, what is you front size and what is the gal’s they hold, and do you recommend filling them all they way up or 3/4 or 1/2 up I like just above the axle to you have the weight for your implements, but still keep you center of gravity am thinking wrong if you could help I would greatly appreciate it i do a lot of hill side work so I also keep my wheels spread out to the widest they can go I just wish I could get my fronts to match with the rears but the rims do not adjust the same thanks again
I would definitely fill to 3/4, anything less seems to slosh when you stop. I run my front tires just slightly set in from the rear. Thanks for watching
Good video and explanation Ben.
Fluid is not recommended for front tires because at speed it tends to stay in the same spot in the tire causing imbalance and makes the tractor harder to control especially for an inexperienced operator.
I’ve never experienced that on the Farmtrac at all, drives just like a tractor without the fluid in the front. It will run about 19 mph which is pretty average road speed for tractors that size. It might could happen but I’ve never experienced it. Thanks for watching
@@khtractors I think the recommendation is more for liability issues on the part of the manufacturer than actual operating conditions.
@@davidbalvin8112 yeah I can see that.
I love the cast centers like on our MF 165. Massey's typically all the way around weigh more that most similar brand models. Most big tractor mfrs have the cast center option on high hp models. Reason I heard they don't offer cast centers is because the amount of people who really work these size tractors has really decreased over the years. A lot of tractors this side typically bush hog or do smaller jobs. At one time the MF 165 and 175 was considered the big HP on a lot of farms that done all the plowing and disking. A lot of those jobs have been passed on to higher HP models. I still wish they made spin out rims also.
Thanks for watching
Deere offers it, but I think you’ve got to go to the 6M series to get them though.
Yes that’s what I found this morning, you can get it on Deere’s but not until the higher hp range. Thanks for watching
Hi I'm a new subscriber and I would like to know if you ever tried tire change on a tractor for traction where I live is awful soft out and a lot of times you have to use chains to help get through the mud we'll wait and everything the light seems like the lighter you are the better you are thank you
I’ve only run tire chains when the ground freeze’s hard. I’m sure they would have to help some in mud as well. My chains set up on top of the lugs vs laying down between them which is very nice! Thanks for watching
I prefer the 4 cylinder over a 3 cylinder motor also. Massey had a good all around tractor. One weak link on them was the front end. After a while they would get the wobble in the front
The steering on my 245 Orchard model is pretty good. It’s a better design then the 255’s and up.
Good video, I don't like this time of year because it gets dark to early!
Gets dark way to early! I’m ready for bed by 8:00 now. Thanks for watching
Did you load the front tires on the 245? I'm thinking about it for my 230
Mine are not but it would help! Thanks for watching
Nice video, helpful. I’ve been experimenting with my BX and all rings true. Is the accent Appalachian? Sounds like home.
Yeah you’re correct on the accent, I live in Southwestern VA, about 20 minutes from KY. Thanks for watching
Are the rear weights on the Kubota turned inside out? I usually put the curved side to the outside.
My center is dished in so the weights mount the same way. Thanks
Where did you get the headlight protector? Thanks
I made it from catwalk material! It really helps when moving brush! Thanks for watching
I have always been told you load the funt tires on a 4 wheel drive tractor with out a loader and with a loader you don't load the tires
I can see that! But we requested to have the fronts on the Deere field at the dealer and they said no. Thanks for watching!
They don't recommend fluid in the front tires because they sell brackets and hanging weights for the front of the tractor. Can't have anyone cutting in or any of their parts business.
You make a very good point! Thanks for watching
Your name is Ben?
Hey Beyun
Hey!
This time change sucks. It's about time we do away with it I think. It's depressing.
I would certainly like to stay on the other time! Thanks for watching
My name is Benjamin lol
That’s my full name too! Thanks for watching
@@khtractors question are you also from Tennessee I hurd you mention Nashville I'm just wondering I'm from east Tennessee
@@benbaker989 I live in Southwest Virginia. Clintwood/Coeburn area.
Im Near blackwater Va