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Making Front Wheel Wieghts

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Richard H.

03-17-2006 06:30:46




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I"ve been pondering for a while now about making my own wieghts using Embecco grout. Problem is the only amount I can find is by the skid. Way more than I need. Any ideas out there as to what I can mix up to come up with the same strenght and hardness? Richard




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Bud Sather in MT

03-20-2006 14:18:28




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 Re: Making Front Wheel Wieghts in reply to Richard H., 03-17-2006 06:30:46  
I made some wheel weights by melting down wheel weights(from a car or pickup) and pouring the lead in a mold in which I had several pieces of allthread in the lead. This is on a garden tractor and they work great but I would not know where you would get that much lead for a regular size tractor. I have seen weights made from concrete on a 15-30 IH tractor and they are still there today.
Bud



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Steve Crum

03-17-2006 06:50:35




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 Re: Making Front Wheel Wieghts in reply to Richard H., 03-17-2006 06:30:46  
In the real early 60s Dad made a pair of rear weights for the 4010. He used a plywood form from 3/4" plywood for the back of the weight and a pair of old steel wheels off something for the rings. these were about 30" in diameter and about 14" thick. He used a rolled pice of steel in the center to form a ferrule for the hub and 1/2" water pipe for the ferrules for the mounting bolts.
He filled these with concrete and as he poured the concrete he wrapped old barn cleaner chain into the form and concrete then troweled the concrete off in a nice domed finish on the outside face. These were estimated to weigh 750 to 900 pounds each. That old girl never lacked for bite, for years it was the only tractor for the bull work of plowing, discing, chopping, and bailing, from time to time it would even be found on a recutter at silo time if we had the river bottoms custom cut. Last time I saw the 4010 was in 2001. Wheel weights were still there.

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