Page 3 of 4
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:34 am
by propane1
Post away Matt, I don’t mind. The rear weights on my Cade 446 are front wheel weights from a farm tractor. 75 lbs each.
Noel
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:29 am
by Timj
Propane57 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:34 am
Post away Matt, I don’t mind. The rear weights on my Cade 446 are front wheel weights from a farm tractor. 75 lbs each.
Noel
I'll have to spend a little time looking for some tractor weights. There is usually Case weights for sale locally, but as usual, when you need some you can't find any.

Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 2:06 pm
by Gordy
Timj wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:29 am
Propane57 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:34 am
Post away Matt, I don’t mind. The rear weights on my Cade 446 are front wheel weights from a farm tractor. 75 lbs each.
Noel
I'll have to spend a little time looking for some tractor weights. There is usually Case weights for sale locally, but as usual, when you need some you can't find any.
If you have a tractor salvage yard around, Look for JD combine weights for the steering tires. They are made for 16" rims, and come in outer solid weights or inner split weights to fit around the spindle. I have a set of inners, each half is 52 pounds so 104 pounds per tire plus some for nuts and bolts. And mount to the outside of my rims perfectly. I forget but think someone said the outers were 150 or 160 pounds.Now if a guy were lucky enough to find both inner and outer
Gordy
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 2:39 pm
by Eugen
Gordy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 2:06 pm
If you have a tractor salvage yard around, Look for JD combine weights for the steering tires. They are made for 16" rims, and come in outer solid weights or inner split weights to fit around the spindle. I have a set of inners, each half is 52 pounds so 104 pounds per tire plus some for nuts and bolts. And mount to the outside of my rims perfectly. I forget but think someone said the outers were 150 or 160 pounds.Now if a guy were lucky enough to find both inner and outer
Gordy
I am that lucky guy, found both the inner and outer combine weights. And they are great! The outer weights are 162 lbs per piece. The JD part numbers for them are:
H78062
H93849
I called a salvage yard that had a various combines and asked them about these parts numbers. Turns out they had one JD combine with the full set of inner and outer weights. They fit the 400 series rim perfectly. But it was a long drive for me to get them, more than 3 hours one way.

I still kick myself for not asking to buy the combine wheels as well. They were 16" diameter, regular 6 bolt pattern, but they had some giant AG tires on them. Oh how nice it would have looked on my 444!!!
However, when I go anywhere far I look to see if there's any salvage yard on my way, so that I ask about the combine weights.
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:01 pm
by Gordy
I just remembered this pdf for weight options.
file:///home/chronos/u-c92f79d5c79e4948a1d771aa0376a8cc9af27e5b/MyFiles/Downloads/Recovered%20files%20from%20Google%20Drive/Tractor%20Weight%20Options%20(2).pdf
Gordy
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:38 pm
by Eugen
Gordy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:01 pm
I just remembered this pdf for weight options.
file:///home/chronos/u-c92f79d5c79e4948a1d771aa0376a8cc9af27e5b/MyFiles/Downloads/Recovered%20files%20from%20Google%20Drive/Tractor%20Weight%20Options%20(2).pdf
Gordy
Thanks Gordy, but the file didn't get attached. Can you please attach it, or add it to the technical library?
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:47 pm
by Gordy
Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:38 pm
Gordy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:01 pm
I just remembered this pdf for weight options.
file:///home/chronos/u-c92f79d5c79e4948a1d771aa0376a8cc9af27e5b/MyFiles/Downloads/Recovered%20files%20from%20Google%20Drive/Tractor%20Weight%20Options%20(2).pdf
Gordy
Thanks Gordy, but the file didn't get attached. Can you please attach it, or add it to the technical library?
Not sure how to do that

But if you copy and paste it to google search it should open, at least it does for me. It was from the old group and when I tried to save it as a photo, it ended up as a link opening off site
Gordy
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 5:20 am
by DavidBarkey
Gordy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:47 pm
Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:38 pm
Gordy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:01 pm
I just remembered this pdf for weight options.
file:///home/chronos/u-c92f79d5c79e4948a1d771aa0376a8cc9af27e5b/MyFiles/Downloads/Recovered%20files%20from%20Google%20Drive/Tractor%20Weight%20Options%20(2).pdf
Gordy
Thanks Gordy, but the file didn't get attached. Can you please attach it, or add it to the technical library?
Not sure how to do that

But if you copy and paste it to google search it should open, at least it does for me. It was from the old group and when I tried to save it as a photo, it ended up as a link opening off site
Gordy
Tried , but would not open on my Chrome Book .

Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:20 am
by thebuildist
For anyone with a three point hitch, it sure is hard to beat concrete. $50 in materials delivers 300 lbs of counterweight that's clean looking and about effortless to install and remove.
The box pictured will hold up to 420 lbs of concrete. (7 bags at 60 lbs each.)
If you build it 20 inches high, it'll hold 8 full bags, your choice.
I chose to fill it to 5 bags, 300 lbs of dry concrete, plus a bit of retained moisture plus the steel, makes it right about 325 lbs of counterweight.
Bob
Re: Getting ready for $&@#
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:33 am
by Timj