Suitcase weight: is this ok?

[Luke'sScreenName]

I scored some Case suitcase weights today and want to build a rack for them.

Is it really ok to hang them from some angle iron?

Does not seem like much cast iron holding that weigh while bouncing up and down.

 

[sixdogs]

Figure out what they go to and see how they were mounted. All of the weight isn't borne by the angle iron (it could also be a casting) but by pivoting against the bottom of the weight bracket and mostly just retained by the angle iron (or casting). See what the weights were on by searching "tractor weights in Texas" and comparing pics. There is a company there that sells knock off weights and has pictures of most weights. After you find out what they are off of, search the net for pics of weights on that model tractor and the mounting will be displayed. It's OK to hang from angle iron if they can also rest against something.


After a quick check, I'm not sure what they are off. The might be New Holland but might be a mongrel.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Case is what I was told. Lots of pictures of the weights. None of the bracket/rack that I can find. :confused3:

You are suggesting a vertical "bumper" for the weight to rest against? That is what I was tentatively planning...

 

[Big Barn]

We've always kept suitcase weights whenever we sold a tractor. Here's a bracket I had to fab up up for the front of a Ford.

1/2"x6" flat bar was used. The weights are 120 pounds each IIRC.



Terry

 

[sixdogs]

Case is what I was told. Lots of pictures of the weights. None of the bracket/rack that I can find. :confused3:

You are suggesting a vertical "bumper" for the weight to rest against? That is what I was tentatively planning...

The one that Big Barn just showed is how it's done. Just like that.


I searched "Case tractor with suitcase weights" images on Bing and your weight showed up maybe 15 rows down.
Did you get a good deal on price?

 

[Big Barn]

The one that Big Barn just showed is how it's done. Just like that.

Head scratching and swear words were also involved.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

The one that Big Barn just showed is how it's done. Just like that.


I searched "Case tractor with suitcase weights" images on Bing and your weight showed up maybe 15 rows down.
Did you get a good deal on price?

$0.70/lb
I was just worried because of how much metal holds the "hook" part on these weights.

 

[sixdogs]

Make a bracket that looks like the one above and it will hold it just fine.

 

[Ford850]

Here's a better picture of the weight on a bracket. It looks like there is a secondary clamp in the bottom angled slot.
Tractor Accessories - BAAH Farm Repair

 

[sixdogs]

Here's a better picture of the weight on a bracket. It looks like there is a secondary clamp in the bottom angled slot.
Tractor Accessories - BAAH Farm Repair

Very nice find and excellent photo.

That shows a bolt pulling the weight and holding to the bracket. Sometimes there is a solid piece of metal with holes in it and it is long enough to go through all the weights and sometimes it a washer kind of thing that you use individually. Sometimes I don't bolt/clamp them down and I have never had one come off.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Here's a better picture of the weight on a bracket. It looks like there is a secondary clamp in the bottom angled slot.
Tractor Accessories - BAAH Farm Repair

Awesome! Thanks Ford850 that is exactly what I needed. :thumbsup:

 

[ovrszd]

We've always kept suitcase weights whenever we sold a tractor. Here's a bracket I had to fab up up for the front of a Ford.

1/2"x6" flat bar was used. The weights are 120 pounds each IIRC.

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Terry

Great example right there!!! That's how I built my weight racks as well. I don't use any bolt mechanism to hold them in place. If you were running your tractor over very rough ground with speed you might want something. Even if just a strong tarp strap making them swing as one.

I incorporated my rack into the factory grill guard base on the Kubota.

 

[ovrszd]

On the Ford I had to build the entire grill guard assembly so incorporated a weight rack at the same time. Didn't have any 1/2" thick so used 1/4" and added an additional 1/4x1" flat bar at the top.

Made the slots between the guard uprights the right distance apart to accept weights.

While I was at it I added a hitch receiver. Then built a chain box to fit in the receiver when I'm not carrying a full rack of weights. With the box in place I can still carry two weights if needed.

 

[Big Barn]

On the Ford I had to build the entire grill guard assembly so incorporated a weight rack at the same time. Didn't have any 1/2" thick so used 1/4" and added an additional 1/4x1" flat bar at the top.

Made the slots between the guard uprights the right distance apart to accept weights.

While I was at it I added a hitch receiver. Then built a chain box to fit in the receiver when I'm not carrying a full rack of weights. With the box in place I can still carry two weights if needed.



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Richard. Thank you for your time AND your résumé.

You're hired.

 

[ovrszd]

No, no Terry!!!! No job search here!!!!

I have the best tool possible for projects like these. Time.

 

[Big Barn]

No, no Terry!!!! No job search here!!!!

I have the best tool possible for projects like these. Time.

Me too!

An ex-girlfriend once said I was the "biggest tool" in the shop. In retrospect it may NOT have been a compliment....

 

[ovrszd]

Me too!

An ex-girlfriend once said I was the "biggest tool" in the shop. In retrospect it may NOT have been a compliment....

Sooooo many ways that could have been perceived.....

 

[sixdogs]

ovrszd--that is a great looking guard on your Ford and the Kubota as well. Clean design and good workmanship is hard to beat.

 

[ovrszd]

ovrszd--that is a great looking guard on your Ford and the Kubota as well. Clean design and good workmanship is hard to beat.

Thank you for the compliment. I don't post pics to showoff, I post pics to share ideas. I've taken many more ideas from TBN than I've given.

 

[Big Barn]

Thank you for the compliment. I don't post pics to showoff, I post pics to share ideas. I've taken many more ideas from TBN than I've given.

I don't think anyone really thinks that. Keep the photos coming.

Otherwise it would be like us still buying Playboy for the "articles".