Traction Substitute for Suitcase Weights

   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #1  

bradrich18

Bronze Member
Joined
Aug 5, 2011
Messages
83
Location
Central Alabama
Tractor
John Deere 1026R
I recently bought a box blade for my 1026. It didn't take long for me to figure out I need some extra weight on the front. I live 65 miles from my dealer and won't have a chance to go there any time soon. Does anyone have any ideas about what I can use in the meantime? I'm brainstorming now to figure out what I've got around the house that I can use. Thanks.
 
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #2  
You could always get some lumber and built a tray for the front and throw some bags of sand or cement on it. kinda ghetto but hey it would work. just gonna have to use creativity on how to hang said tray
 
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #3  
When at the steel shop Monday steel plate was selling for 56 cents a lb. The Deere weights are 42 lbs each and about $48. You could make them from heavy plate for alot less money if a steel shop is closer to you. Other wise a box of rocks would be a temporary fix.
 
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #5  
I recently bought a box blade for my 1026. It didn't take long for me to figure out I need some extra weight on the front. I live 65 miles from my dealer and won't have a chance to go there any time soon. Does anyone have any ideas about what I can use in the meantime? I'm brainstorming now to figure out what I've got around the house that I can use. Thanks.

5g buckets foull of concret have worked for me.. or you can custom cast yer own concrete hanger weights using some fence wire, and bolts,a nd easy to make concrete forms ( old drums or buckets or pans, styrofoam.. etc.. etc..

i made some for the front of my 4600 ford. once cast and cured.. a lil black paint made em look almost like cast iron weights from a few feet away. cost was super cheap.. just some scrap wire and bolts for mounting, and bags of 'crete.

used old big feed pan as a form, and some cooking pan coating as a release agent..

soundguy
 

Attachments

  • a38136.jpg
    a38136.jpg
    59.9 KB · Views: 856
  • a38356.jpg
    a38356.jpg
    61.1 KB · Views: 958
  • a38357.jpg
    a38357.jpg
    61 KB · Views: 1,016
  • a38358.jpg
    a38358.jpg
    88.1 KB · Views: 873
  • a38359.jpg
    a38359.jpg
    71.9 KB · Views: 771
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #6  
Dang...! You is more than just a pretty face!! :laughing: You got it goin' - and I'll have the trailer sittin' in your yard soos you can load up that 4600 too! :D

AKfish
 
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #7  
Dang...! You is more than just a pretty face!! :laughing: You got it goin' - and I'll have the trailer sittin' in your yard soos you can load up that 4600 too! :D

AKfish

i've added a rops and hard topper to the 4600 since that pic.. :)
 

Attachments

  • a40273.jpg
    a40273.jpg
    73.4 KB · Views: 719
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #8  
Soundguy, nice looking tractor, great job you have done with it.
 
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #9  
that 4600 did turn out rather nice.

good runner too. swings that old hd 6' hog like nothing flat.
 
   / Substitute for Suitcase Weights #10  
that 4600 did turn out rather nice.

good runner too. swings that old hd 6' hog like nothing flat.

Very nice! Brush hogging... nah, that tractor would be really sweet on the front end of my hay baler! :thumbsup:

AKfish
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

2010 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup Truck, VIN # 1GCPKPEA4AZ228258 (A44391)
2010 Chevrolet...
2017 Chevrolet Suburban FL SUV (A44572)
2017 Chevrolet...
1990 Ford Ranger 4x4 Pickup Truck, VIN # 1FTCR11TXLUC19238 (A44391)
1990 Ford Ranger...
New/Unused Electric Horseless Carriage (A44391)
New/Unused...
2016 INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR TANDEM AXLE SLEEPER (A43003)
2016 INTERNATIONAL...
2021 Ford F-150 4x4 Crew Cab Pickup Truck (A44572)
2021 Ford F-150...
 
Top