Re: Ford 850/ Wheel Weights

Posted by Truck on March 18, 2003 at 18:40:27 from (205.188.209.109):

In Reply to: Ford 850/ Wheel Weights posted by Mark C. Massey on March 18, 2003 at 18:21:34:

Ford made a segmented weight system for that wheel pattern also called pie weights. There is a plate that mounts to the wheel with special studs, and the weight sections bolt to that. I've seen them sold at auctions for $150 and up, but if they don't have the special studs which mount the plate you can't find them new.

My 600 has had a barrel of concrete on the back for years. It also has a swinging drawbar which the bottom of the barrel sits on, and it is chained to the lift arms. It is definitely the cheapest way to go, but you lose the capability to have rear mounted impliments like a scraper blade.

Maybe the best solution would be a heavy box blade(Gannon) with removeable weights you set into the top of it. That's what I plan when I finally get my hydraulics working.

P.S. Keep an eye on that front axle pin and axle support when you use that loader. It is a very bad feeling when the front end drops several inches and the only thing supporting the whole front is the driveshaft for your hydraulic pump. It is an even worse feeling when you write the checks to fix it. If you have the threaded axle pin and it isn't the "heavy duty" one with a hex head and a solid shoulder to tighten it up against it would be worth putting the heavy pin in place. If you don't have a threaded pin take it easy on the weight in the bucket!

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