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I have a sprayer that goes on the 3 point linkage. Empty the weight is approx. 250kgs. It takes 350 litres of water so total weight should be approx. 600 kilos. I need to assemble a front weight carrier. Has anybody lifted similar a similar weight and if so how much weight have they put on the front end? Also what sort of rear load can a dexta take without front weights?

600kgs is a lot on the 3PL. I think 500kg is the max handbook figure. Remember that lifting a heavy weight on the rear, up high will tend to destabilise the tractor - do know if you are working on slopes? Suggest you try it say with 200L to start with. You could fit a pair of front wheel weights, available for ~£50ish on ebay and easy to fit - might be enough to keep the nose down.

I read on the vintage tractor engineer site under Dexta data that the rear lift capacity is 1850 lbs which equates to 840 kilos? Is this incorrect??

i use a mc connel back actor on my sd i think it is 700kg , it lifts it and imove around in
1st /low very slowly, ihave a frame made which bolts to front axel, and ihave 3- 56lb weights
hanging from this, hit a slope as ben says and she will lift the front, ido use the side brakes
to help steer her , i also have doubles on her for staibailty,

hiking bear wrote:I read on the vintage tractor engineer site under Dexta data that the rear lift capacity is 1850 lbs which equates to 840 kilos? Is this incorrect??

I read it the same as you.

Yes folks are correct (my bad!), in theory 800+kg on the 3PL ball-ends. Don't think I'll be trying it though!

Balance depends on rear overhang of implement.

See Brian on this topic some time ago!!
http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/ubb/F ... 01302.html