185 rear wheel weights

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   Chris you have pretty much covered it.  Weight is weight.  But if I wanted more weight then the pie weights will give you I would load the tires with rim guard.   Did that on my d15 because it has a loader and the wheel weights for a d15 are not common here.  I always thought stacking those weights on long bolts looked like a pain but I guess it is one of those things you only do once.

In your original post you asked how much weight should you put on.  The answer to that is as little as you can to do the job.  More weight results in more ground compaction.  I have a case 5240 100hp 4wd with a loader.  A d17 with pie weights and a d15 with loaded tires.  The d15 compacts the ground the most and the case the least.  But all three are as heavy as they need to be to do the jobs they do.  

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Dan73 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: United States Points: 6054	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dan73 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Oct 2016 at 5:52am
	Chris you have pretty much covered it. Weight is weight. But if I wanted more weight then the pie weights will give you I would load the tires with rim guard. Did that on my d15 because it has a loader and the wheel weights for a d15 are not common here. I always thought stacking those weights on long bolts looked like a pain but I guess it is one of those things you only do once. In your original post you asked how much weight should you put on. The answer to that is as little as you can to do the job. More weight results in more ground compaction. I have a case 5240 100hp 4wd with a loader. A d17 with pie weights and a d15 with loaded tires. The d15 compacts the ground the most and the case the least. But all three are as heavy as they need to be to do the jobs they do.

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Rick Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Jonesburg,Mo. Points: 3678	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rick Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Oct 2016 at 6:36am
	Chris...I have two sets of the donut weights on each side of my 185, plus the tires are filled with calcium chloride and get plenty of traction, of course. The tractor was a loader tractor when I bought it and had to redo the complete front end at a cost of 1100.00 and I did all of the work! They probably needed all that weight in order to lift what they were moving around. Loaders sure are hard on the front ends! Some more than others! LOL! If the fluid wasn't in the tires, I would use three sets of the donuts and be done with it. I'm only using the tractor to brush hog with, so don't really need all that weight. When it's wetter out, I use my D19 or D17 or 170, since they're a lot lighter. Rick

ChrisS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 10 Mar 2016 Location: St Marks, KS Points: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 2016 at 6:40am
	Guy's, thanks for all your help and information. What started out as a question about rear wheel weights has morphed into the purchase of a set of pie weights, a set of front weights / carrier and a front grill. Thanks again. Chris

Dan73 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: United States Points: 6054	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dan73 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 2016 at 6:43am
	Chris sounds like my projects as in getting more expensive every time I look at them lol