Wheel Weights

[CRF6179]

Got busy and reinstalled the wheel weights on the 782.
77 lbs. on left side. 40 lbs. on right side.
Used the floor jack and an arm made for this job.
Was really hoping to find some fall plowing this year.

 

[jabelman]

Dumb question, why the 37 lb difference?

 

[Propane1]

Great idea with the floor jack. I’ll have to invent some thing like that. At some point, I have two 75 lb weights to put on the Case 446, for winter.

Noel

 

[Propane1]

Dumb question, why the 37 lb difference?

My guess is he wants to go sod plowing. With the right side of the tractor down in the furrow, the left side tire up on the sod, it has less traction. So that’s why the added weight, more traction on left rear tire. Some people also drop the air pressure 2 lbs on the left rear tire, compared to the right rear tire, to aid in the left rear tires traction.

Just my take on it.

Noel

 

[CRF6179]

My guess is he wants to go sod plowing. With the right side of the tractor down in the furrow, the left side tire up on the sod, it has less traction. So that’s why the added weight, more traction on left rear tire. Some people also drop the air pressure 2 lbs on the left rear tire, compared to the right rear tire, to aid in the left rear tires traction.

Just my take on it.

Noel

Yep. What he said. The tires are also loaded.
Put my 220 in the seat and it should have good traction.

 

[Lance Skene]

With my setup I can put the weights on/off with the wheel removed from the tractor and lying flat on the floor .... that makes the job alot easier. Each wheel has one 25# IH weight inside and two 28# Case weights on the out side for 81# per wheel. Never thought of trying diff weight on each side.