Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Picture this , I have a 446 with a blown motor . But have 18 hp. Onan genny engine with low hours and gasket set for it for the refit. I have a 44" 2 stage Berco blower unit for it , just need to build adapter. I have a nice set of chains . Ok other than the time to get it all together what is my only problem ? Weight to plant the rear wheels and it must be user friendly as out 13 year old grand son may have to use it as well . The two of us right now would be hard pressed to make 200 lbs right now . This recent foul weather has let me know I may not be able to function well enough in bad weather this year/ only time will tell . Being out in the sticks I need to make sure we are covered .
Now money is tight , supplies are limited and hard to get right now . What do I have on hand ??? I have a bag of Portland Cement , about 150 lbs of old wheel weight from the local tire shop , card board , duct tape , 1/2 " bolts and nuts and washers , scrap steel bits , welder, plywood , the rims for moulds .
Stay tuned . I will do my best to take pics and upload them .

Dave

Go for it David! Show us what you got!

I like what you're thinking, Dave.
It's hard to think about snow/winter with the nice weather we're having, but it's coming, we've had frost the last couple of mornings.
Sure wish I was close enough to give you a hand while you get fully back on your feet. Don't push too hard.
Tim

Following with interest. Dave, let me know when you need some help bud. Coming by soon to get more eggs

cutting down larger weights and sorting into equal piles . Threaded rod and scrap to make the cage , A flat plate over the lug nuts. 10" pieces of 12" sono tube leftovers . hope to finish the moulds and pore tomorrow .

Dave

change plans , decided to try and keep them as low profile as possible . Duck tape a bit of cardboard for clearance and some vapour barrier plastic using the rim for the mould .
Will cut off excess threaded rod leaving just enough on two to attach installation bracket ( yet to be made ) . A couple of day to set up and will see what they weight in at .

Dave

Looking good Dave! Did you throw in the lead too?

Eugen wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 4:38 pm Looking good Dave! Did you throw in the lead too?

all two 90 lb buckets worth ,plus sand / cement and water . I am guessing between 125-150 lbs each tire, rim ,, and weight assembly . Poor old little mixer got a work out . It was a pain in the ass as I am not suppose to lift more than 10 lbs , so everything was a little bit at a time .

Dave

Wow. Looks really good. If you can't "steal" a set of Deere wheel weights like SOME people around here, that concrete method is perfect!

Bob

I was planning to do something like this as well. Didn't have friends at any tire shop so getting wheel balancing weights was out of the question. I called a couple of metal recycling places to see if they'd sell me some lead. Both said they don't deal with small purchasing, but one said ok come by it's 90 cents a pound. I never found the time to to that. Another source of steel I figured would be automobile break rotors. Had four from my truck, found four at the curb thrown out, and two were given to me by a neighbour. Tried to drill the four holes in one of them, oh hell on ice it was so hard! I gave up after one hole. They're not bad as added weight on the rear box though. I suppose I could've welded them all together then weld bolts on them, and cast them in cement like Dave. Just didn't get this idea at the time.

Eugen wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:35 pm I was planning to do something like this as well. Didn't have friends at any tire shop so getting wheel balancing weights was out of the question. I called a couple of metal recycling places to see if they'd sell me some lead. Both said they don't deal with small purchasing, but one said ok come by it's 90 cents a pound. I never found the time to to that. Another source of steel I figured would be automobile break rotors. Had four from my truck, found four at the curb thrown out, and two were given to me by a neighbour. Tried to drill the four holes in one of them, oh hell on ice it was so hard! I gave up after one hole. They're not bad as added weight on the rear box though. I suppose I could've welded them all together then weld bolts on them, and cast them in cement like Dave. Just didn't get this idea at the time.

I bought them off Tire busters for 33c a lb a couple of years ago but hadn't got to using them,that's what scrap dealer paid them at the time but prices have gone up on everything . The original plan was to set them in epoxy . The cast iron in break rotors "work harden with the repeated heating and cooling . I have an old set of 12" wheel weight that are unbelievable heavy for the size . They are what looks to me as cast concrete made with course Granite sand. That is another idea I would like to explore but no time right now .

Dave

Tire ,tube, rim , weight , all together 179 lbs each and low profile too . Should be enough for blowing snow .
Given the opportunity to do again . I would like to try granite chips and dust with epoxy .
Other than air pocket and gaps left by the folds in the plastic worked ok . Should have spent more time cutting and taping the folds in the plastic .
While the concrete is still green I will fill the gaps with mortar. After is cured I will spray with rubber coating . When that is done I will cut off the excess steal rod.

Dave

You got a good usable set of weights there Dave! Very nice!

So the bolts go out some inch and a half on the other side, ? How do they get mounted?

Eugen wrote: ↑Fri Oct 22, 2021 4:29 pm You got a good usable set of weights there Dave! Very nice!

So the bolts go out some inch and a half on the other side, ? How do they get mounted?

1" just enough for nut lock and flat washer .
Dave

Weights painted and on dollies to move around , way to heavy for me to handle . Lifter bracket made , holds them level for mounting and long enough to reach over the fender . Overhead crane makes no the longer possible , possible.


Dave

I love the lifting bracket. Nicely done.

Bob

thebuildist wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:15 pm I love the lifting bracket. Nicely done.

Bob

Thanks. At about 125 lbs each I needed a way to mount them safely by myself .

Dave

My first go-to is getting the tires filled. I have a local ag plus car tire store and they sell a lot of Rim Guard.

Rim Guard weighs more than water or antifreeze. They claim 11+ lbs per gallon. Rim Guard is not corrosive and is environmentally safe. In an 8.00-16 tire it will take 11.4 gallons per the fill chart. That is 125.4lbs per tire. So, 250 total is a lot of easy weight. I paid $3.30 per gallon the last time I filled some tires. In round numbers that is $80 per tractor.

The greatest thing is tire fill lowers the center of gravity, is not part of the rotating mass, and does not add to the axle shaft weight. You also do not have to lift the weights into place and your tractor does not look different.

To find it call Rim Guard and ask for a dealer near you AND one that sells a lot of product. The ones that sell a lot are almost certainly the cheapest in price.

If it was that cheap around here I would do it. That being said, I don't see how wheel weights put weight on the axle. Also, the center of gravity, if the tire is full, is almost identical to that of wheel weights; though on the horizontal axis each wheel weight will have the center of gravity more to the exterior.

@DavidBarkey I like how they came out, and like you, function over looks. But your weights look good with that white paint. Now I want to paint my weights white too.

Great little DIY wheel weight tutorial - Thanks @DavidBarkey for taking the time to document this...