Ballasting Suggestions for Specific Types of Implements
These recommendations are offered as starting points when ballasting for operations with several common types of implements. Some deviations may be needed for specific circumstances.
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Towed Draft Implements
| Towed equipment that place small vertical loads on the tractor drawbar such as disks, chisel plows, and field cultivators: |
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8130 |
8230 |
8330 |
8430 |
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| QUIK-TATCH Weights |
None |
None (support only) |
None (support only) |
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| Rear Weights |
None |
None |
1 pair 205 kg (450 lb)
1 pair 75 kg (165 lb) |
1 pair 635 kg (1400 lb) and
1 pair 205 kg (450 lb) and
1 pair 75 kg (165 lb) |
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| Independent Link Suspension |
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8130 |
8230 |
8330 |
8430 |
8530 |
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None |
None |
None (support only) |
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None |
None |
None |
1 pair 635 kg (1400 lb) and
1 pair 75 kg (165 lb) |
1 pair 635 kg (1400 lb) and
1 pair 205 kg (450 lb) and
1 pair 75 kg (165 lb) |
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Trailers, Towed Slurry and Fertilizer Tanks
| Implements that place high vertical loads on the drawbar or are connected to a high hitch point such as Premium Wagon Hitch: |
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| Front Ballast |
20 QUIK-TATCH weights or 900 kg (1984 lb) block weight. |
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| Rear Ballast |
None required. If rear weights are already installed, it is not necessary to remove them. |
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NOTE: It may be practical to use less front weight with smaller trailers, but steering security and stability must be assured. |
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Integral and Semi-Integral Implements
| Implements that place large vertical loads on the hitch such as mounted rollover plows: |
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| Front Ballast |
20 QUIK-TATCH weights or 900 kg (1984 lb) block weight. |
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None |
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