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02-17-2015, 07:09 PM
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Homemade rear weight
Hello all, I was thinking today about adding weight to the rear of my 149 and wanted opinions. First, my rear tires are filled. I was thinking of cutting down a 5 gallon bucket to sit on my rear fixed drawbar or "hitch" and also mounting to the holes on the frame where a rear lift would go. Then filling the bucket with quick crete. I'm thinking this would add roughly 50-60 pounds of weight. My questions are, is this enough weight to make much difference with traction or almost no difference? Also, the weight would be sitting and attached to the rear drawbar and can that amount of weight possibly break the bolts holding the drawbar to the transmission housing? I don't want to add headaches! I'm not slipping all over the place but I figure more traction is always better if I can get it. Thanks for your thoughts, Mark
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02-17-2015, 07:25 PM
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id stick with loaded tires and wheel weights, adding weight to the tires creates very little stress on the tractor while adding weight to the tractor adds alot of stress to the rear axle bearings/bushing and cause unneeded wear and tear.
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02-17-2015, 08:24 PM
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If you have quickcrete this works great. Take a piece of conduit pipe and cut it into 4 pieces per tire as long as your concrete is going to be tall, then line your wheel with plastic trash bag, stick the carriage bolts through the wheel holes, add the conduit pipe and tighten them with a washer and nut. Add any scrap lead or whatever you have then pour the concrete and wait for it to set. Homemade wheel weights....
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02-17-2015, 08:31 PM
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I had 20 pound front weights off something I don't know what they were for, that I put in the concrete and ended up with 32 pound weights. Great for cutting grass in the summer. Add some lead and you could make some heavy weights.
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1977 1650 with cast iron lower grill housing, cast iron oil pan, 54" push-snow blade, rear blade, disc-harrow, 44c and 48" decks, Two cultivators, #1 tiller with both extensions, loaded tires, 75' weights and chains, #2 cart.
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02-17-2015, 08:59 PM
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02-17-2015, 10:41 PM
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OK, I did the 5 gallon bucket thing. I put a 50 lb bag of quik set and that was a little over half full. I finished filling with some old mortar and let set up. Put a bolt in the bottom before filling. I have a reciever hitch and just sat it on the hitch without a ball on it, bolt through the hole and two ratchet straps holding it on. Added two 25 lb plate weights on top of that, I am guessing 150lb total. The thing goes like a billy goat even on ice. I was impressed! I have less than 5 dollars in that weight.
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02-18-2015, 08:47 AM
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02-18-2015, 11:27 AM
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Thanks for the input and ideas. I really like the idea of casting my own weights and the price would be right! I hadn't thought of the extra stress of the weight on the back and like I said, I don't want to add headaches. Thanks again
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02-18-2015, 02:18 PM
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I don't think for short periods the weight hanging on the rear is going to matter. Wouldn't want to mow with it but after today I doubt I will need the weight till plowing and I have a little time to figure out and find wheel weights. Iron is always the best way to go. I know what I have now works great. Only spun today on the solid slick ice that you can barely stand on. Had an inch of snow last night so I got to push for a couple of hours today!
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