Self mounting ballast weight system

A working vehicle having a vehicle frame and a ballast weight system mounted on a front end region of the vehicle frame, the ballast weight system comprising:

• a fulcrum mounted on the vehicle frame;
• a ballast weight configured to pivot between a mounting configuration in which the ballast weight is resting on the ground in a condition to be mounted on the working vehicle and an operational configuration in which the ballast weight is carried by the vehicle frame, wherein the ballast weight has a body portion with a ground interfacing surface that is downward facing when the ballast weight is resting on the ground and forward facing when the ballast weight is pivoted to the operational configuration, wherein the ballast weight has a mounting arm and a lower corner portion, the upper mounting arm having a recess formed therein configured to interact with the fulcrum, wherein in the mounting configuration, the recess faces sideways such that the work vehicle can be driven towards the ballast weight until the fulcrum interfaces with the recess;
• a catch mechanism configured to secure the ballast weight to the fulcrum;
• a lift mechanism comprising a hydraulic cylinder attached between the ballast weight and a cylinder bracket on the vehicle frame such that the lift mechanism pushes on the corner portion to pivot the ballast weight about the fulcrum between the mounting position to the operational position wherein the hydraulic cylinder has a rod end mounted to the cylinder bracket on the vehicle frame and a piston end mounted to the corner portion of the ballast weight;
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• a latch mechanism used to secure the ballast weight in the operational position.