New use for old parts

[Car Doc]

I have a couple friends that work for an oil field engine repair shop and when they rebuild the huge Waukeshaw (sp?) natural gas compressor engines they always install new harmonic balancers.

So I get these for a 30 stone of beer they are 350# each approx and I have adapted one for weight on my box blade and now I am going to use these 2 for rear wheel weights on my 3810D.

I have slowed down a bit from the bad weather so am doing my projects while I can I will post pics after I get them fitted to my tractor.

 

[Johnp33]

They make a great base for a pedestal to mount a grinder on. I have a flywheel and the grinder all I need is some scrap for the pedestal.

 

[deepNdirt]

I have a couple friends that work for an oil field engine repair shop and when they rebuild the huge Waukeshaw (sp?) natural gas compressor engines they always install new harmonic balancers.

So I get these for a 30 stone of beer they are 350# each approx and I have adapted one for weight on my box blade and now I am going to use these 2 for rear wheel weights on my 3810D.

I have slowed down a bit from the bad weather so am doing my projects while I can I will post pics after I get them fitted to my tractor.[/QUOTE

Good Idea:thumbsup: 300lbs to each wheel is sure to give it a good bite on the ground

 

[Car Doc]

Thanks I hope it does because I need the weight for backhoeing the tractor is like a rag doll sometimes when digging and its hard to stay in one place always.

I pulled a groin muscle back in September digging a storm shelter when the backhoe/rear of tractor went up in the air about a foot or so on a tree root and then fell all of a sudden it did that a few times before I got the root cut with the bucket the groin muscle still hurts.

I cant use my bucket fully either w/o something attached to the rear so hopefully it will make the tractor overall more usable.

I have the weights sitting on blocks now waiting for me to get my design straight in my head I think I have a plan but am getting busy again so its kind of on hold for the moment.

 

[jtokc]

Here's what I use for counterweight when using the FEL.

 

[Car Doc]

Here's what I use for counterweight when using the FEL.

Holy mackerel that ought to work!

Welcome to the forum btw hope you can stick around! :thumbsup:

 

[careyo63]

Welcome. First thing that went through my mind if those ROP. would hold up to a rollover. IMO....... No!!!!! and hope you Don't find out. What is the Guesstament on the Lbs. or weight.

Carey

 

[clemsonfor]

id guess around 400lbs.

 

[winston1]

If those weights of Yanmar1401downer were made with those 12" forms I see in the picture and I'm guessing around 7 ft total length they would calculate out to about 824 lbs. That is calculating dry concrete at 150 lbs per cubic ft. which won't be far off. May not be that long, looks like middle could be 3 ft and outers 2 ft.

 

[jtokc]

If those weights of Yanmar1401downer were made with those 12" forms I see in the picture and I'm guessing around 7 ft total length they would calculate out to about 824 lbs. That is calculating dry concrete at 150 lbs per cubic ft. which won't be far off. May not be that long, looks like middle could be 3 ft and outers 2 ft.

I'll have to measure the actual length. 3 x 80lb bags of concrete in the center and 2 x 80lb bags on each end. I can only estimate the weight based on 7 bags x 80lb + 20 lb steel bar = 580 + whatever weight was added by the water for the concrete mix. I have photos of constructing the counterweight if anyone is interested.

I prefer this counterweight over hooking on the brush hog or other implement because I can maneuver much better.

BTW - I'll be selling the quick hitch soon as I have ordered the type that only provides the "hook" attachments on the lower lift arms. I have also since replaced the lug tires with larger turf tires.

 

[KFree]

Here's what I use for counterweight when using the FEL.

That would make one heck of a lawn roller!

 

[jtokc]

Welcome. First thing that went through my mind if those ROP. would hold up to a rollover. IMO....... No!!!!! and hope you Don't find out. What is the Guesstament on the Lbs. or weight.

Carey

A large part of my motivation to make this was the instability of the tractor when using the FEL. With the weight extending beyond the sides as they do, they act as outriggers lessening the chance of rollover. I have also since changed to bigger/wider turf tires set farther out. The stability now is incredible.

The attached photos show the tire comparison after I had already moved the hubs out farther.

 

[California]

The attached photos show the tire comparison after I had already moved the hubs out farther.

Are your wheels mounted out beyond the hub flanges?

On my hubs, only the side of the bolt circle that faces the lock bolts is machined true.

 

[jtokc]

Are your wheels mounted out beyond the hub flanges?

On my hubs, only the side of the bolt circle that faces the lock bolts is machined true.

I did, but then thought better of it and changed it shortly after the photos. I moved the hub to the outide of the wheel and bolted from the inside. The difference is less than 1/2 inch in stance. My hubs are still flipped with the lock bolts on the inside.

 

[Car Doc]

Ok I finally finished my wheel weight project I thought it to death and decided looking at it wasn't gettin me anywhere.

The attachment is out about an inch and half farther than I wanted but now I have the exact measurement the next time I have them off I will simply thread the bolts down further to the spec I want.

Hope this gives someone some other idea when looking for axle weights.

Thanks for looking and any and all comments are welcomed as usual! :laughing::thumbsup:

 

[clemsonfor]

I'll have to measure the actual length. 3 x 80lb bags of concrete in the center and 2 x 80lb bags on each end. I can only estimate the weight based on 7 bags x 80lb + 20 lb steel bar = 580 + whatever weight was added by the water for the concrete mix. I have photos of constructing the counterweight if anyone is interested.

I prefer this counterweight over hooking on the brush hog or other implement because I can maneuver much better.

BTW - I'll be selling the quick hitch soon as I have ordered the type that only provides the "hook" attachments on the lower lift arms. I have also since replaced the lug tires with larger turf tires.

Dosent the water dry out or does it somehow break it down on a molecular level ???? i know some water evaporates and assume all does it just starts a reaction in the chemicals so i figue you loose the water weight, except the normal moisture content which will change with humidity and rain i guess.

 

[jtokc]

Dosent the water dry out or does it somehow break it down on a molecular level ???? i know some water evaporates and assume all does it just starts a reaction in the chemicals so i figue you loose the water weight, except the normal moisture content which will change with humidity and rain i guess.

I don't know if all the water goes away. I just figure that I have at least 580 lbs of counterweight.

 

[California]

The attachment is out about an inch and half farther than I wanted

Thanks for looking and any and all comments are welcomed as usual!

Seems to me the farther out the weights are, the better they help resist hillside rollover. So for some of us that design feature would be a plus.

I like your idea of using flywheels. I wish I could find a couple of suitable size.

 

[Car Doc]

Seems to me the farther out the weights are, the better they help resist hillside rollover. So for some of us that design feature would be a plus.

I like your idea of using flywheels. I wish I could find a couple of suitable size.

Humm I hadn't thought about that being more stable that's an idea good point California! :thumbsup:

I may come to appreciate where they are now when I got to work this morning they looked better somehow I might just be lazy?

I don't have to put an extension on my valve stem like it is I can reach in if needed and dirt and mud will be easier to clean out another plus its a work in progress like everything. :laughing: