Weight for the John Deere

[Propane1]

I have an extra water trough, same as you will se in the picture, and going to some how attach it to the John Deere 140H3. Got 130 lbs of free sand today from son in law. A 40 lb bag, a 45 lb bag and a 45 lb bag, that broke open, so we scooped it up and put in a bucket. So if I get this cast iron water trough hooked to the tractor, I’ll pour in the sand from the bucket in to the water trough. Then lay one of the bags of sand on top and tie it on. That will give me about 120 lbs. Cast water trough is about 25 or 30 lbs. and I have an extra bag of sand.

Noel

 

[Propane1]

Still thinkin.

Noel

 

[Propane1]

Lookin thru the metal junk piles. As I find something, ideas start.

Noel

 

[JDJake]

Shouldn't be too hard, there's four or six holes in the rear frame. The Brinly hitch, rototiller and rear weight bracket use two bolts with spacers in the bottom two holes (one each side) and use's spring pins to lock into the top two holes

 

[Propane1]

There all finished. Cast iron trough about 25 lbs, grit in trough is 45 lbs and the sand bag is 40 lbs.

Noel

 

[MFDAC]

What is the grit material, Noel? You could sit around and melt wheel weights into it! We used to scrounge wheel weights back in the stock car racing days and melt them into a small-block Chevy valve cover. If I remember right they were about 80 lbs when done. I think I have a couple of lead discs around here somewhere from the go kart racing days too. Now you have me thinking about what the hell I did with things again!

DAC

 

[Propane1]

Very small crushed rock, I’m guessing Doug. It looks the same as what we put on our driveways here, but a lot smaller. Stuff we put on our driveways is called rock dust, some call it pea gravel. Depends where your at as to what it’s called I guess.

Noel

 

[Propane1]

Other thing is, if I want to put some on the ice in the driveway, I just take the top bag off and go out and spread it on the ice. Then refill and put the top bag back on.

Noel

 

[Propane1]

Shouldn't be too hard, there's four or six holes in the rear frame. The Brinly hitch, rototiller and rear weight bracket use two bolts with spacers in the bottom two holes (one each side) and use's spring pins to lock into the top two holes

Thanks JDJake. I’m not the smartest tool in the garage, so it takes me a while to figure things out. Hehe.

Noel

 

[KennyP]

There all finished. Cast iron trough about 25 lbs, grit in trough is 45 lbs and the sand bag is 40 lbs.

Noel

Looking at that first pic, looks like the mount is attached to the trailer hitch. That may bend over time with that much weight on it.

 

[Propane1]

Looking at that first pic, looks like the mount is attached to the trailer hitch. That may bend over time with that much weight on it.

Yes it is the trailer hitch Kenny. It’s 1/4” or 5/16”. The hitch has those two humps in it to strengthen it. But I’ll see what happens.

Noel

 

[KennyP]

Just keep an eye on it!

 

[Propane1]

Pictures of hitches. John Deere’s has the humps I mentioned. And wide. Should be fairly strong. Case 224 looks fairly flimsy. 3/16 or 1/4”. And the Case 446 hitch is 1/4” and I had to put a piece on the bottom of it to strengthen it. Bent it a couple of times when we were hauling the 1/2 cord of wood in the trailer. Didn’t bend the hitch on the MF 7, hehe.

Noel

 

[JDJake]

Thanks JDJake. I’m not the smartest tool in the garage, so it takes me a while to figure things out. Hehe.

Noel

That's ok Noel, I'm sure you have a few others that would stump me for awhile. JD's are easy for me, I own eleven and work at a dealership.

 

[Propane1]

That's ok Noel, I'm sure you have a few others that would stump me for awhile. JD's are easy for me, I own eleven and work at a dealership.

I kinda figured that you worked at JD Jake. Your the go to man when I get in trouble with my JD 140H3.
Do you ever work on older stuff at the dealership ? Or more the newer stuff.

Noel

 

[4getgto]

That's ok Noel, I'm sure you have a few others that would stump me for awhile. JD's are easy for me, I own eleven and work at a dealership.

You still work at the one in (near) Blairstown ?
Go by there occasionally. Have a niece that works up the road a bit at a place called the Doghouse Bagel and deli.

 

[MFDAC]

And to think Jake's JD talent almost got wasted working for the city of Pierre, SD for a while!

DAC

 

[JDJake]

I kinda figured that you worked at JD Jake. Your the go to man when I get in trouble with my JD 140H3.
Do you ever work on older stuff at the dealership ? Or more the newer stuff.

Noel

A little history on me, I've been a green and yellow fanatic pretty much since I could walk. As a kid I had JD 1/16 scale farm toys, and my dad worked on a dairy farm that ran a A, 620, and 630. As I got older I went from 1/16 scale toys to 1/64 ( cheaper and they take up less room!) Got my first GT (420) and the herd grew from there. Most of the stuff at the dealership is the newer stuff, although we do get a few classics now and then. I've worked on a couple 214's, a couple 318's and a 332. Most of the other guys at the shop know I like the older machines. I got a surprise earlier this year when a guy dropped off a old model B with a single front wheel. He couldn't get it running and half a day later it was humming like a old Singer sewing machine. If I can't answer your questions right away Noel, I know where to go to get the answers.

 

[JDJake]

You still work at the one in (near) Blairstown ?
Go by there occasionally. Have a niece that works up the road a bit at a place called the Doghouse Bagel and deli.

Yep, still at Blairstown. And for Doug, I got over twenty years off and on operating heavy equipment, so I got a few skill's up my sleeves.

 

[Propane1]

Thanks Jake. And thanks for the info about your love of JD tractors. A buddie of mine has a M and another fellow has a B.

Noel