Wheel weights

[crazyal]

Have you thought about making hollow wheel weights? You could fill them with liquid or if you have access to a smelter you can usually get old wheel weights from tire stores for about $30 for 100 lbs. I haven't done it because I'm waiting to find some steel pipe the right diameter scrap. If you make the housing large enough you could even just put the wheel weights in loose with some fine sand (or cement) and then weld a cover on to seal it in. I would put some baffles in to keep the sand from shifting around too much but it would be cheaper and at twice the weight per volume as steel it would take up less room or give you more weight.

 

[aarolar]

Have you thought about making hollow wheel weights? You could fill them with liquid or if you have access to a smelter you can usually get old wheel weights from tire stores for about $30 for 100 lbs. I haven't done it because I'm waiting to find some steel pipe the right diameter scrap. If you make the housing large enough you could even just put the wheel weights in loose with some fine sand (or cement) and then weld a cover on to seal it in. I would put some baffles in to keep the sand from shifting around too much but it would be cheaper and at twice the weight per volume as steel it would take up less room or give you more weight.

Sounds like too much work to me rather use solid steel.

 

[Xfaxman]

Here is my melted led balance weights, 12 inch rim, 75 pound wheel weights. :thumbsup:

 

[ovrszd]

I put three 110lb. weights on each rear wheel of my 4520, that helps a lot. Last year I added a drum of WWF to the tires with each tire half full. Anyone see any problems with half filled tires using the WWF?

No problems in your lifetime. The rust thing with WWF is overrated.....

 

[ovrszd]

Also understand that your tractor doesn't know the difference between a pound of weight added in fluid or a pound of weight added with bolt on weights.

That's why fluid is the best first choice for weight. If more is needed, then you are stuck with buying weights.

If you are a fabricator at all I would suggest looking for used weights at a farm sale for example. Be concerned with the outside diameter fitting inside your wheels. Then build brackets to fasten them to your particular wheel. Save mucho money.....

 

[Oldpath05]

Have you thought about making hollow wheel weights? You could fill them with liquid or if you have access to a smelter you can usually get old wheel weights from tire stores for about $30 for 100 lbs. I haven't done it because I'm waiting to find some steel pipe the right diameter scrap. If you make the housing large enough you could even just put the wheel weights in loose with some fine sand (or cement) and then weld a cover on to seal it in. I would put some baffles in to keep the sand from shifting around too much but it would be cheaper and at twice the weight per volume as steel it would take up less room or give you more weight.

No I dont usually think outside the box even if it's round, but I can see that's doable plausible and might even be my only option if I go down the wheel weight road. I went to all these links looking for 120-130 stackable wheel weights for my L3400, none found. I now have 25 gal/tire of ballast at 10 lbs/gal, it figures to 250 lb./tire, the weights I see go way around that number.

One minor problem I see in making my own hollow wheel weight is first trying to figure how big the dimensions have to be for a round box to be equivalent to 250 lbs-ish and will fit in a 11.2-24 AG, but a good fabshop would know how to figure that, I would have to go to a fabshop anyways to cut and roll up the inner and outer rings>> out of I'd probably go with 3/16 rings, the inner and outer round flat plates will be easy. It's just those inner and outer round rings, how to make them round and fit inside rims.

 

[FTG-05]

I made my wheel weights out of steel, concrete and lead. 240 lbs on one side, 260 lbs on the other, total = 500 lbs. Cost me $120 for 140 lbs of lead from a friend who casts his own bullets.

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[mike69440]

I made my wheel weights out of steel, concrete and lead. 240 lbs on one side, 260 lbs on the other, total = 500 lbs. Cost me $120 for 140 lbs of lead from a friend who casts his own bullets.

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I have 750 Lbs of weight Inside and outside of rim

 

[Oldpath05]

I made my wheel weights out of steel, concrete and lead. 240 lbs on one side, 260 lbs on the other, total = 500 lbs. Cost me $120 for 140 lbs of lead from a friend who casts his own bullets.

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Nice wheel weights, you have 3 ingredients, but what's the recipe and mixing instructions and how'd you end up with 240 one side, 260 the other side, two different recipes by trial and error? 500 lbs is what I'm looking for but how hard is it to set that 260 lb weight in place, or is two pieces, lift it by chainfalls maybe?

 

[FTG-05]

Nice wheel weights, you have 3 ingredients, but what's the recipe and mixing instructions and how'd you end up with 240 one side, 260 the other side, two different recipes by trial and error? 500 lbs is what I'm looking for but how hard is it to set that 260 lb weight in place, or is two pieces, lift it by chainfalls maybe?

Unfortunately I can't find the thread where I documented the build, but here it is in a nutshell:

- Six 5/8"x8" Gr8 bolts mounted to the wheels; weld 1/2" rebar between them fixing them in place
- Remove and weld additional rebar; weld two 5/8" doubled nuts to rebar about 12" apart and one 1" double nut to the center
- Add the lead weights and attach with SS hose clamps
- Cut a 30 gallon plastic barrel about 8-10" high, drill holes for 6 gr8 bolts
- install 6 bolts with rebar and lead etc. fill with concrete; let sit for a couple days.
- build tool to mount to 12k lb double post lift and attach wheel weight to it.
- roll tractor, lift the rear tire, mount wheel weight using shop lift and rotationg tire; tighten 5/8" bolt nuts, call it good.

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