Quaffer
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Nice pictures!Nope..... Just 500+ lbs on 3PH... Wheel weight or filled rear tires are just not enough....
JD weighs in at 520 lbs. according to manual...
Do you have wheel weights?
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dicktill
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Is it possible to get "very heavy" wheel spacers so that they act as wheel weights plus spacers? This would be for a 2022 Massey Ferguson GC 1723EB.
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Not a bad idea, but I've never seen any. Of course you could have a machine shop make a pair, but likely a few thousand dollars for a single pair, given setup time and material at low volume.
<-- has items machined daily for work, but usually aluminum instead of steel, when talking parts of this size.
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I have always used liquid filled rears. This time I also added spacers. The combo of added wheel weight and spacers is the cat's meow. 
dj1701
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Wheel weights are good for plowing, snow blowing, pushing or pulling, but weight on the back of the tractor is better for loader work. A load in the bucket will use the front axle as a fulcrum and take weight off the rear of the tractor. Weights and loaded tires will counter this, but not as good as weight out back. Weight out back will use the rear axle as a fulcrum and help ease the strain on the front axle.
If your plowing snow, weights and loaded tires are your best bet. There is no weight out front when plowing or snow blowing because the implement is on the ground. In this case weight out back can affect your steering and make it a bit light. Wheel weights and loaded tires plant there weight right over the rear axle not affecting steering.
Obviously, the bigger the tractor, the less you will notice.
Dave
If your plowing snow, weights and loaded tires are your best bet. There is no weight out front when plowing or snow blowing because the implement is on the ground. In this case weight out back can affect your steering and make it a bit light. Wheel weights and loaded tires plant there weight right over the rear axle not affecting steering.
Obviously, the bigger the tractor, the less you will notice.
Dave
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Wheel weights and fluid filled tires is not a substitute for the counterbalance on the three-point hitch when doing heavy loader work. Without the weight, extending past the rear axle the front axle, which is the weakest axle is carrying most of the weight. To get the weight to transfer to the rear axle you need to add counterweights on the three-point arms.
If you are trying to improve traction the fluid and wheel weights will increase the traction in addition to adding to the stability of the tractor. In most cases, the weights help to lower the center of gravity. The lower the center of gravity, the more stable you are in most situations.
I was using a Massey Ferguson 1528 with a two drum hay cutter. With the hay cutter lifted, as when you are making a turn, the left wheel became very light. I ended up putting on two sets of rear wheel weights, as well as fluid in the tires. This solved the lifting problem very nicely. The problem came later when the rear axle housing cracked on the passenger side. This occurred years after I stopped using the tractor to mow with. Therefore, I can’t contribute the damage to the mower hanging off to the right side, but there is that possibility.
The stability and the traction were greatly improved. And that tractor had the industrial tires on it.
If you are trying to improve traction the fluid and wheel weights will increase the traction in addition to adding to the stability of the tractor. In most cases, the weights help to lower the center of gravity. The lower the center of gravity, the more stable you are in most situations.
I was using a Massey Ferguson 1528 with a two drum hay cutter. With the hay cutter lifted, as when you are making a turn, the left wheel became very light. I ended up putting on two sets of rear wheel weights, as well as fluid in the tires. This solved the lifting problem very nicely. The problem came later when the rear axle housing cracked on the passenger side. This occurred years after I stopped using the tractor to mow with. Therefore, I can’t contribute the damage to the mower hanging off to the right side, but there is that possibility.
The stability and the traction were greatly improved. And that tractor had the industrial tires on it.
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Like having wheel weights as well. Six 1/2 pie weights per side on the rear of the ole Rhino, helps with pushing, digging, or ground engagement as well as loader lift stability. Does push near the load carrying of the 10K trailer when hauling with a heavy implement on the back.Nope..... Just 500+ lbs on 3PH... Wheel weight or filled rear tires are just not enough....
JD weighs in at 520 lbs. according to manual...
Just moved ~2400lb of solar panels on the forks and the wheel weights do help. Agree with Gee Ray, and above Always have at least 1K on the 3 point as well.
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dj1701
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I repurposed these old wheel weights. Dad bought them in 1969 for his JD 140, and then used them on his JD 316 in the picture. I sold the 316 but kept them for the Kubota I bought. They make a bunch of difference in the snow.
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oosik
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No to wheel weights. I have 775 pounds of RimGuard in each rear tire. Just can not get enough weight with wheel weights.
Also have a rear blade - 1000+ pounds.
I do not have weight in the rear wheels and 3-point to leverage weight off the front axle. It's all there to keep my "rear" on the ground when I lift with the grapple & FEL.
Also have a rear blade - 1000+ pounds.
I do not have weight in the rear wheels and 3-point to leverage weight off the front axle. It's all there to keep my "rear" on the ground when I lift with the grapple & FEL.
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