tractor ballast

I made a ballast for our tractor today. We've got a blizzard on the way, and I need a counter-weight on the back of the tractor to balance out the loader. That way I'll still get good traction when the loader is full of snow. I took a 55 gallon drum, sawed it in half, and ran a length of re-bar through it. Then I attached the barrel to the three point hitch and filled it with gravel. It should work great. Let it snow!