Plow Weights
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Slamfire
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You won't need pictures of my implement weights as they are rocks. If you can't find any locally, I'd be happy to send you some free, you pay the shipping, no handling charge. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Egon
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Beat me to it Slamfire. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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TOMDUALLY
Silver Member
I use old cylinder heads from old car or truck engines seam to fit in weight box good and you can wire them down thru the bolt holes so they don't bounce out on rough ground
treesmiths
New member
Now I feel like a dummy. I went to a scrapyard and spent $50.00 on 260 lbs of Universal Gym wieghts. The plates were 20 lbs apiece and had big holes in the middle for posts that I welded on to the implements. I'll bet cylinder heads would have good weight, plenty of holes and be a lot cheaper. Another poster used cut train rails and welded it directly onto his implements (that way you could also have an anvil out in the field if you needed one)
soarkrebel1
Silver Member
I had some old rail road irons and cut them to fit. i then cut me a holes for some 1/2 " bolts and attached them to my disc's. worked very well just looks like a train could go across my disc's.
jdmar
Gold Member
I'll try to post a pic of the disc I made last year. I too needed weight. So I cut a 50 Gallon drum in half...bolted both halves to the frame and now I can fill it wiith whatever I need. So far I have a lot of old brake discs in there. I pla to put gravel in next to make it all "look pretty." Now I need to weld some new (thicker) attachments for the lowere arms...mine are bendin' a wee bit /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
Peter
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Slamfire
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Egon, I think we are just old enough to have seen depression inspired equipment. Nowadays folks don't have that advantage. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Egon
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That may just be true Slamfire. Think you have a couple of years on me.
Talking about old equipment; seen a very light weight brand new single bottom plough that had two wooden handles on it and a place to attach the single or double tree sitting in the back of a PU.
Egon
Talking about old equipment; seen a very light weight brand new single bottom plough that had two wooden handles on it and a place to attach the single or double tree sitting in the back of a PU.
Egon
Here is a picture of plow I need to make weights for. I think I will make some concrete forms and make blocks to go in the trays. Also will include eyelets so they can be lifted off and on. We had just unloaded the plow with the boom pole and had not taken the pole off. Kinda made for an unconventional tpl for the unit.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/76271677/141074479RWePYN
http://community.webshots.com/photo/76271677/141074700pUWjKu
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http://community.webshots.com/photo/76271677/141074479RWePYN
http://community.webshots.com/photo/76271677/141074700pUWjKu
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Laminarman
Gold Member
Hey Guys, I have an idea.
I don't have a set of discs or plow, but an idea. Around here the local police and FBI and club firing ranges let you dig the lead out of the earth backstop for free. I used to dig up lead for sinkers. I could dig a 100lbs in a couple hours. Just a thought.
I don't have a set of discs or plow, but an idea. Around here the local police and FBI and club firing ranges let you dig the lead out of the earth backstop for free. I used to dig up lead for sinkers. I could dig a 100lbs in a couple hours. Just a thought.
jdmar
Gold Member
Here is a pic of my disc. It is also on its own thread. My disc started life looking just like yours. I then made the frame but then REALLY needed extra weight. My old flex and drag frame was shot. the two halves of the 50 gallon drum hold all the weight I need. Currently they have old brake discs and bricks in them!
Peter
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Slamfire
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Keep an eye on that guy standin' beside your disk, he's got Farmall written in them eyes. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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Looks like a nice unit. Casting some concrete will work great. Adding blocks onto the trays works too. As well as tying RR iron or ties on, or 55 gal barrels cut in 1/2 & filling with rocks or scrap. Lots of different ways to get the job done. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
In my neck of the woods, it would just be called a disk. Some folks call it a disk-harrow.
A disc-plow is a whole different thing, with only 1-4 large disk blades each mounted on it's own individual bracket. Looks just like a molboard plow.
Just thought you'd want to know.
--->Paul
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Looks like a nice unit. Casting some concrete will work great. Adding blocks onto the trays works too. As well as tying RR iron or ties on, or 55 gal barrels cut in 1/2 & filling with rocks or scrap. Lots of different ways to get the job done. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
In my neck of the woods, it would just be called a disk. Some folks call it a disk-harrow.
A disc-plow is a whole different thing, with only 1-4 large disk blades each mounted on it's own individual bracket. Looks just like a molboard plow.
Just thought you'd want to know.
--->Paul
Egon
Epic Contributor
Have you considered water filled containers that are drainable. Adjustable weight, easy to unload/load.
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