cutting up rims to loose weight?

a wc narrow front is 140 lbs lighter than one from a wd

Just my opinion but not enough to mess with there, too much gone wont be good

check out brothers post on yt pulling forum . there is a front end that will even be lighter than the wc front pedestal . remove what metal you can from rear rims and remove the tubes and run tires tubeless if your tires are decent enough. tubes are a good 15 lbs a piece of coarse run front tires tubeless to. most of the time when a guy thinks he has removed all the weight he can he still leaves 100 lbs worth in 15 to twenty pound increments to be found and removed. lol

I am trying to loose the weight off the rear to add to the front. I would love to loose 60#. I really didn't want to chop the rims but need moveable weight, if I take it from the front I will need even more. The tracotr weighs 3425. Around here we are allowed 100# at Tunica and a few other places only allowed 40#. My 3500# class driver weighs 130#.

C, WD45,WD puller, 185, 200, 7060 Red Belly, 7060 Black Belly,8010, and a R52 Gleaner, AND PROUD OF THEM!

ps if you remove the solid steering shaft to schedule 80 1/2 inch black iron that's about a 12 lb reduction . the two rear tubes 15lbs each. 15+15+12=42 lbs your wd front end most likely will have a cast iron rectangle protrusion going back to the radiator if you use a abrasive cut off saw and cut that flush off the rear of pedestal that's 50 lbs of weight removed plus removing the bracket and had crank shaft is a few more pounds. A wd front end complete with no front rims and tires just narrow front end hanging on a scale. the needle will point to 350 lb mark. Its heavy chunk of cast iron

mgburchard wrote:

you can also remove the large cranking battery and carry it in the pits in a wagon with booster cables and run the ignition of a motorcycle battery . Its quiet common here in Charleston at Tuesday night boat drags where weight also matters.

or you could relocate the battery to the front of the tractor with some longer cables, to give you more front end weight.

J,

I am doing the stering rod, I am not taking any weight off the front, I need all I can get, I understand a little weight 11 front of the axle multiplies it but I am trying to concentrate on the rear. I have a lighter front bracket I could use but I will have to have more weight hanging on it so whats the use? The way I understand it there war three front pedistals used on WD and WD45's. I have the middle one, there is one heavier and one lighter. I am about to the point to where I am going to say goodbye the the 3500, and add HP and move on up! I have had tons of fun in the light class, there are several of us taking heavy tractors and lightning them up. We compete more on the scales than we do on the track!!!! LOL!!!!

C, WD45,WD puller, 185, 200, 7060 Red Belly, 7060 Black Belly,8010, and a R52 Gleaner, AND PROUD OF THEM!

This is the most recent pic, there is a seat modification, and several other things. Also my jockey driver I have been training, she is doing rather well !

C, WD45,WD puller, 185, 200, 7060 Red Belly, 7060 Black Belly,8010, and a R52 Gleaner, AND PROUD OF THEM!

Man you can tell a lot from a still photo. How do you do it?? I thought they all raised the front wheels a little at the end of the run if they were balanced right. You are one exceptionally observant and smart guy.

We wont be at White Pine if thats the one you are refering to, we have done a few mods and are pulling here local to test and tune before Tunica.

C, WD45,WD puller, 185, 200, 7060 Red Belly, 7060 Black Belly,8010, and a R52 Gleaner, AND PROUD OF THEM!

Well I can tell a lot from a still photo. I'd have to say congrats to the young lady for doing a fine job, the front is in the air and she's still on the throttle, and by the looks of the road (perpindicular to the track) one could make the assumption that she's at the end of the track as the front of the tractor is near the road....get it straight there boys, rear of sled by road= starting line.

You pankey boys need to brighten up a little bit (ok more than a "little"). What did your father have against a proper education anyways. It seams J and ML are "one in the same".

Now lets amp up the drama a little more. She's about 100' in front of the competition. I know some of the naysayers posted above are used to being 100' behind the leaders.....it's been proven on here before

Now onto the original question. The best way to loose weight is to find a light driver! But you've already done that. The next best way is to buy a nice set of shiney rims for the back. We've seen pictures of various hack jobs that look terrable and don't save much weight. More of an embarasement than anything. Just loose a load of corn from those record yeilds you're haveing and tell the wife you simply re painted your rims. If she's like my wife she'll just smile and knod.... I still don't know if she really knows the difference on this stuff or just doesn't want to acknoweldge.

Edited by wi50 - 07 Oct 2013 at 1:11pm

"see what happens when you have no practical experience doing something...... you end up playing with calculators and looking stupid on the internet"

Wi 50,

I have lost all the corn she will let me loose this year! I cleaned the air filter good so maybe now it can breathe,LOL. I think we might just step up a class or two until I can get those shiney rims. We may look into fabricating a wide front this winter. Thanks for all the responses.

C, WD45,WD puller, 185, 200, 7060 Red Belly, 7060 Black Belly,8010, and a R52 Gleaner, AND PROUD OF THEM!

OK i wanna see some pics what mattb has announced . just started taking the hand clutch out and coupling it. Maybe I need to go another step ? be super to see this !

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gotcha ! Making the the spacer box is kinda cool . i was looking one day and thought a person could have a profab or scs aluminum trans/gear box machined up and eliminate all the other crap. then you could have your gears cut to change out easily for dialing in the speed and hp curve. idk but good idea Matt. heck im this far whats a few more modifications

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okey dokey cotn's topic is loosing weight i heard of that but like the idea of dumping the section out and building an aluminum adapter. think rules state no aluminum rails but nothing on trans area . I think ?? i actually converted all my weight brackets now to aluminum . also can cut the front bolster apart then make a cage to put steering gear back into ,reinstall back in where bolster was then just run the gear dry. huge savings on weight but holy smokes its light up front. you can ride a wheelie in the yard with no weight and burping throttle.. guess it comes down to local club rules .. we can run aluminum rails also but no good for natpa events.

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