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Weighting front end of a D-17

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Mark

10-07-2002 17:06:19




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Any advice or cautions for the idea of adding some D-I-Y weights to the front of a D-17? I got the 3-pt lifting boom working by using a short chain in place of the top-link (thanks to all for the suggestions!). But using it lightens the front end way too much. I plan to build a u-shaped set of brackets out of angle-iron and bolt them to both sides of the frame up front, then use them to carry some home-made concrete weights out in front of the front axle.

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JMS/MN

10-08-2002 00:21:39




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 Re: Weighting front end of a D-17 in reply to Mark, 10-07-2002 17:06:19  
Angle iron works fine, I made mine with two inch channel iron, extended back along side frame using existing tapped (5/8?) holes with Grade 5 or 8 bolts. Put on vertical angles and cross members in front of radiator as well. Recess in channel frame allows for concrete block to sit inside without any holddown needed. Or build rockbox out of 3/16 metal and fill with rocks or gravel, empty when not needed. Commercial boxes are hinged for easy emptying.

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Mark

10-08-2002 16:18:19




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 Re: Re: Weighting front end of a D-17 in reply to JMS/MN, 10-08-2002 00:21:39  
That's sound exactly like what I had in mind. I have several unused concrete silo staves I planned to lay across the angles and then strap down. I know that steel scrap would weigh more, and that original Allis weights would look nice, but the staves are free and nothing can beat that pound-to-dollar ratio. Are those threaded holes in the frame 5/8 inch? I tried putting a 5/8 grade 5 bolt into one of them, and they seemed to mismatch just enough to round off the bolt threads. Thanks all for your suggestions, it sounds like this idea will be safe, if not elegant.

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JMS/MN

10-09-2002 21:37:25




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 Re: Re: Re: Weighting front end of a D-17 in reply to Mark, 10-08-2002 16:18:19  
Run a tap through the holes first, to clean up any accumulated rust and gunk. By the way, elegant always has a price, but free is free! When I started farming 30 years ago with a D17, I had just "inherited" a 1/2 inch log chain from my previous job. I always joked that I carried it on the front of the tractor just to add weight, since a 3/8 chain could always pull out a D17, so anything more was just ballast!

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steve

10-07-2002 19:07:52




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 Re: Weighting front end of a D-17 in reply to Mark, 10-07-2002 17:06:19  
you need about 300 pounds of weight. remember that steel weighs about 2 or 2.5 times as much as concrete. probably 2.5 to 3 cubic feet of concrete needed. we made a "box" out of plate and angel that was about 20 inches wide, stuck out 12 inches and was about 8 inches deep on the front of our 17. filled it with 4 inches of old bolts, nuts and scrap, etc. still had room in the top to put a pull chain, clevis, etc. old dozer track pins, steel plates, etc make good fill also.

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Tom

10-07-2002 17:25:33




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 Re: Weighting front end of a D-17 in reply to Mark, 10-07-2002 17:06:19  
There are factory weights available. I have six on the front of mine to maintain steering while plowing. Tom



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