pulling tractor weights
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Topic: pulling tractor weights
Posted By: alan-nj
Subject: pulling tractor weights
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 8:12am
| had an idea the other day...i have some suitcase weights that i use on my pulling wc, but not enough for all of my weight classes. for those classes i still have to mess with some f&h rear wheel weights, which take time to put off and on and weigh 142 lbs each. in my older years they keep getting heavier and harder to handle.....but, i've got a bunch of f&h wheel weights, both 161 and 162 style. they don't seem to be bringing much money to sell them, so i was thinking about cutting them in half, cutting a slot in them, and hanging them on weight brackets like suitcase weights. would be easier to handle and a lot quicker. they've got two big slots on the outside that could be used as a handle...only downside i can see is that they would be thicker than suitcase weight and would need more room on the weight bracket. anyone ever tried this or seen it done?? |
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Posted By: RichinWis
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 8:42am
| Are not 161 & 162 weights the ones that fit unstyled WC's and WF's rear wheels? Mybe someone on here would want to buy them from you, or trade. Just a thought. |
Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 9:40am
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161 and 162's fit all WC's I believe .....nothing special I know of. ------------- Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110 |
Posted By: alan-nj
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 1:55pm
| yeah, benny's right. very common weight......f&h made them for other colors as well, look about the same but have different numbers on them......but i would gladly trade some for suitcase weights, could probably sell a set or so too..... |
Posted By: Jordan(OH)
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 2:31pm
| What do you plan to cut them with? Torch wont cut cast. |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 4:31pm
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A big bandsaw works well for cutting. You might also consider cutting into 4,6, or 8 peices, whatever your comfortable lifting and build your rack to hold them accordingly. ------------- I started out years ago with nothing.... after this divorce , I'll be getting most of it back......... |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 5:01pm
I have a set of each,161's and 162's. One set is painted Red and were on a Farmall, the other is painted green and were on an Oliver. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
alan-nj wrote:Posted By: deereequipment1
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 6:16pm
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I have F&H weights on my puller. I made a bracket out of a large piece of tubing (that fits the hole in the weights), that bolts to the rim, then I use one of those hydraulic jack lift arms (which I mounted on the front corner of my trailer) to pick up those weights, swing it around, then slide it up over that bracket onto the tractor. Then I just bolt them up tight, and ready to go. It takes just a couple of minutes each weight, and saves the back! ------------- Raised on a CA,WD,D10 & D15. Now, proudly own and pull a WD45 high crop, WD45, WC, also own a D-10, D-12, G and a CA. |