Well, after only having 4.2 hours on my new 2520, and never having prior FEL experience, I was moving a large stump down a slope and found myself ejected from the seat and rolling down the hill for 60 feet or more with the dual SCV rubber knob still in my hand...must have pulled it off when the tractor launched me on an aerial flight.. fortunately the tractor did not tip over.:flag_of_truce:
To say the least, I was scared sh..tless and wore the seat-belt religiously after that single event. The ROPS was up, and I really slowed things down a bit.
The ballast bucket has about 200 lbs sand in it and the tires are not loaded, so I'm thinking I need to max out the weight in the ballast box and keep it low to the ground when navigating the slopes....
I'd appreciate any suggestions to maximize the amount of weight I can get in my ballast box. Also, moving the wheels to "wide" setting will probably help some.
Well, after only having 4.2 hours on my new 2520, and never having prior FEL experience, I was moving a large stump down a slope and found myself ejected from the seat and rolling down the hill for 60 feet or more with the dual SCV rubber knob still in my hand...must have pulled it off when the tractor launched me on an aerial flight.. fortunately the tractor did not tip over.:flag_of_truce:
To say the least, I was scared sh..tless and wore the seat-belt religiously after that single event. The ROPS was up, and I really slowed things down a bit.
The ballast bucket has about 200 lbs sand in it and the tires are not loaded, so I'm thinking I need to max out the weight in the ballast box and keep it low to the ground when navigating the slopes....
I'd appreciate any suggestions to maximize the amount of weight I can get in my ballast box. Also, moving the wheels to "wide" setting will probably help some.
I was fortunate enough to get these before they went to scrap.
The ones I have are metric,at 44 lbs apiece. I have 12,and with a empty BB weight of 380 lbs,total is close to 1000 lbs.......980 actually.
What I really like about using these is the ability to vary my BB weight for what I am doing.
Some people have all the luck.:good2:
I was fortunate enough to get these before they went to scrap.
The ones I have are metric,at 44 lbs apiece. I have 12,and with a empty BB weight of 380 lbs,total is close to 1000 lbs.......980 actually.![]()
What I really like about using these is the ability to vary my BB weight for what I am doing.![]()
Wow! Seems like a great solution and after my near tip-over I'm now a strong believer of more weight in the ballast box, especially with unloaded tires... can you provide a recommended source for low cost cast iron weights?
Wow! Seems like a great solution and after my near tip-over I'm now a strong believer of more weight in the ballast box, especially with unloaded tires... can you provide a recommended source for low cost cast iron weights?