Ballast Box Project

aim4gold

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May 23, 2011

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NE Kansas

Jul 29, 2011

• #1

Finished my ballast box for my B3200
36x16x12 - about 500#

Next week I will remove the forms and paint

 

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kubotasam

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Alfred Maine

Jul 29, 2011

• #2

Nice job. What was the black frame you started with?

 

aim4gold

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May 23, 2011

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NE Kansas

Jul 29, 2011

• #3

kubotasam said:

Nice job. What was the black frame you started with?

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I welded up that frame out of scrap iron I had laying around and painted it black. Paint covers up my crappy welding

 

aim4gold

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NE Kansas

Aug 8, 2011

• #4

Completed Project

 

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Kubota_Man

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Kellogg, Idaho

Aug 8, 2011

• #5

Very nice

 

Eddie Jr.

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Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada EH!

Aug 21, 2011

• #6

Very nice! Did you spray paint the concrete?

M.

 

aim4gold

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Aug 21, 2011

• #7

Eddie Jr. said:

Very nice! Did you spray paint the concrete?

M.

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No - brush painted (krylon)
It didn't fill in all the pours, but most. You have to be looking to buy to see the white dots

 

Eric McCarthy

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Richmond Va

Aug 21, 2011

• #8

I see you have two PVC pipes coming out the top of the weight box, what are those for?

 

aim4gold

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NE Kansas

Aug 21, 2011

• #9

Eric McCarthy said:

I see you have two PVC pipes coming out the top of the weight box, what are those for?

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Rake or shovel , stick the handle in it.
They drain out the bottom

 

WinnieCouple

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Hico, Texas

Aug 22, 2011

• #10

aim4gold said:

Rake or shovel , stick the handle in it.
They drain out the bottom

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Very Nice....
( you could also use those as "beverage holders"....)

 

Eric McCarthy

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Aug 22, 2011

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That was a pretty smart idea. I'm kinda with WinnieCouple on this one, you could have made room for a built in ice chest and have a few cold ones on hand!

 

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quinka

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Heflin AL

Oct 15, 2011

• #12

Best ballast box I found was box blade, inexpensive, heavy and you can grade with it as you work or back fill. I use mine all the time when my finish mower is not in use. Watch video on orange tractor talks.com on box blade use. With a little ingenuity you can even put a trailer hitch on it and/or toolbox and tool holder. Mine is the most important implement I have (as my tractor has a FEL) as well. Move the dirt with the FEL, then level with the box blade, works great.

Frank