8 foot disk additional weight ?
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Topic: 8 foot disk additional weight ?
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Subject: 8 foot disk additional weight ?
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2025 at 6:26pm
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On this disk someone has welded two bolts on the frame (a set on each half), I assume to add weight to the disk. I was thinking about adding some weight and I have some wheel weights. The weights I have weigh about 140#'s each. Would it be too much to add the extra 140#'s to each side or would that be too much for the bearings, etc. I was debatiing on doing that or adding one 140# weight in the center of the disk. Thoughts?  |
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2025 at 9:01pm
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Common addition of weight locally is a rail road tie cut to length. Haven’t seen them cause any issues. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2025 at 6:27am
| Probably the bigger problem you'll run into is keeping the front-end on the ground. Too much weight and picking the disc up could be a problem too. |
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2025 at 7:15am
| I just added 300 pounds in weight to the front. |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2025 at 7:34am
| If its not cutting enough a pull type (drawbar hitch) disc is the way to go,they will cut better and you can add all the wieght you can pull no problem. |