Rear Wheel Weights?

[duwem]

What are you guys using? Original ones offered with the tractors, or something else you made fit? Need some weight on my rear wheels on my Beaver.

 

[284 International]

I have used all combinations of things, and made some non-original weights work on my tractors. Liquid is the easiest and cheapest. Have you considered doing that?

 

[duwem]

Tire place estimated 22 gallons each tire, times $2.75 a gallon. So around $120. Does that sound right for the gallons? These are 9.5 x 16 Firestone R1 Tires.

They said if my intertubes have a small valve stem they would want to change them to big ones, and thats expensive.

Could pull the tubes out and run just the tires, but not sure if that would seal.

 

[Ilikeurtractor]

I used windshield washer @ 1.50/gal in non-tubed 8-16s and could only get about 8 gallons in each. I'd be surprised if anybody could get anywhere near 22 gallons in a 9.5-16 but I've been surprised before...

 

[duwem]

Ya, they have some chart they look up, he was not sure which one on the chart to use. 22 gallons seems quite high to me as well.

 

[284 International]

Maybe they meant 22 gallons total? This chart says 12 gallons per tire for the 9.5-16, and seems more reasonable.

 

[Freakingstang]

I made my own wheel weights from old cast iron olympic weights. The older 33lb olympic weights fit the diameter of our wheels perfect. so I took one of those, and one 50 lb non olympic and welded them together. (83 lbs per wheel) I drilled them for the bolt pattern but have not installed them yet. I made them for my turf tires and ended up trading them for filled ags. I was amazed at the difference the filled ags did compared to the unfilled turfs. Before it was just spin, diff lock on in 4x4... now it just bites and goes, unless I'm taking a huge bite with the box blade. I'm still going to install the weights when I get the loader functional.

I would think it should pull it just fine. our machines are very light in the front. For my box blade, I used 175lbs up front and that seems to work, and it could still take a little more. I think you'll be surprised how well it will perform with filled rears and 150-200lbs up front. I know I was..

 

[duwem]

I made a weight bracket to hang 5 42lb suitcase weights on the front end and purchased some wheel weights designed for the rear of a John Deere 4400 combine which weight a whopping 158lb EACH.

Needed to drill a new set of holes in the rims (in a ribbed section, using a mill and 1/2" end mill, goofy spacers etc). Weights fit the depth and diameter of the rims perfectly!

 

[284 International]

Those look terrific, and the difference in performance will be impressive. Great work, and nice find.

How do you mount that assembly? Do you attach the wheel and then install the weights, or put the weights on the wheel and install that?

 

[duwem]

Wheels to tractor then weights to wheels with long 1/2 bolts.

Hope I dont bang up the paint bad or worse yet break a finger mounting them!