Ford 960 Front weight box

[Brian from IA]

In search of a front weight box for a Ford 960 or even just the dimensions of one, need a bit more weight up front when picking up my brush hog. Any help is much appreciated.

 

[grandpa Love]

Last couple I saw for sale cost more
than my 960 or 950!

 

[Tom in Mo.]

As Gramps said the originals are crazy high so unless you are trying to be "correct" I would fab something up. Should be easy to bolt anything heavy on there.
I use Massey Harris weights on the JD and Massey Ferguson weights on a Kubota. Once made a front weight for a TO-30 using a huge roller bearing from a mine shovel.

 

[Fordfarmer]

If you don't need it to be original,
make a bracket like the 4600 used, but
change the bolt hole spacing to match
your bolster. Then you can hang 60# or
75# suitcase weights on the front.

 

[Ultradog MN]

You can hang any old weight on the front.
I saw a John Deere once that they had hung
a man hole cover in the front. It looked
kind of cool and doubled as a brush guard
for the grill.
Front suitcase weights for other brands of
thactors are not hard to find.
This tractor had a home made bracket with
some Massey Ferguson suitcase weights on it
when I bought it.

 

[Brian from IA]

(quoted from post at 03:49:30 11/27/21) As Gramps said the originals are crazy high so unless you are trying to be "correct" I would fab something up. Should be easy to bolt anything heavy on there.
I use Massey Harris weights on the JD and Massey Ferguson weights on a Kubota. Once made a front weight for a TO-30 using a huge roller bearing from a mine shovel.

Not necessarily trying to be correct I have considered the idea of fabricating my own bracket but if I could get an original or male something close to it that would be ideal.

 

[Tracy Brown]

Are you ready to spend $1000 for a front weight?

 

[Husker 50 8n]

I've got a nice weight box with all 6 weights for the 900/901/4000 row crop. They aren't easy to find. I would possibly sell this set.

 

[grandpa Love]

Tracy, you found one that cheap??? Lol

 

[showcrop]

I have one on my 971D. I didn't use it for a long time but after cutting back and selling my 100 HP Ford the 971 would get light pulling the baler and wagon up a steep hill so I put it back on. I have told my wife that should I die that the weight box needs to come off and be sold separately.

 

[Brian from IA]

(quoted from post at 21:02:05 11/27/21) I've got a nice weight box with all 6 weights for the 900/901/4000 row crop. They aren't easy to find. I would possibly sell this set.

Shoot me an email at [email protected]

 

[Royse]

I just sold mine or I would measure them for you.
It was a nice, complete set but had a small crack in the lid.

 

[Fordfarmer]

Yep... you can even adapt pie weights to the front.

 

[Texasmark]

I made a rack that bolted to the front axle holes and carried 9 I think it was, 16x8x6 concrete, not cinder block blocks. Worked!
Cheap and you couldn't beat the price.