Slightly different 2038R ballast option

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I imagine a bunch of baffles in the tank to reduce sloshing would help stability. Can't imagine how to get them in there though.
Or you could always wait until the water is frozen. That would be pretty stable, a bit harder to spray perhaps.
Who is going to recommend filling it with sand or concrete? Not me.

Jimmy Walker said:

Looks cool! Just be careful. The sloshing of water can shift your center of gravity and cause an accident.

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I have the 45 gallon 3ph sprayer from Frontier and you have to pay attention to terrain very closely when using it as the shifting of the water when you turn can be almost violent. Stay off side hills and even ditch edges at any angles as when the water shifts, it happens all at once and you can feel it move the tractor around.

Lightning4570 said:

All good points, thanks. Sand in the factory ballast box, and we only move water on the smooth terrain between raised bed boxes. Frankly, all I’ve used the loader for up to this point is for moving logs to the splitter. There is a gravel project on the calendar next month though.

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Low and slow when hauling dense material like gravel in the FEL. Keep the top of the bucket below hood height at all times when moving and don't lift and dump while turning front wheels.

Gravel and that type of material are much different than less dense / heavy materials........Take some time and get used to handling heavy materials.......Safety first, plus get your rear ballast up to the right weight, which is close to 1,000.......

Also, always in 4wd when carrying heavy FEL loads as the balance of the machine can unload the rear tires and cause a loss of traction even on minimal slopes / grades. It's not a good feeling to have the weight out front un-suspend the rear wheels and allow them to slip on the surface due to not enough rear ballast and loss of traction. Having the machine in 4wd prevents this from being able to happen.

I have a similar setup for mine with a sprayer. I take the loader off and no ballast box so I add a couple front weights.