AC WD-45 Front Weight Bracket
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Topic: AC WD-45 Front Weight Bracket
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Subject: AC WD-45 Front Weight Bracket
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2025 at 3:56pm
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With the help of a local welder I made up this front weight bracket to hang these suitcase weights I had. I also cleaned up the weights and painted everything Persian Orange #1. The bracket weights 30#'s and the four weights are another 280#'s. This should make lifting heavy equipment and pulling the three bottom plow a little more efficient! It really looks like it belongs there!     |
Replies:
Posted By: sparky
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2025 at 8:32pm
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That looks great! ------------- It's the color tractor my grandpa had! |
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2025 at 8:33pm
| Thank you! I really love this tractor! |
Posted By: sparky
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2025 at 8:35pm
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Couldn’t tell but did you paint the engine? ------------- It's the color tractor my grandpa had! |
Posted By: Kenny L.
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2025 at 5:45am
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Just like a kid in a sand box playing with his new toy, I think you're enjoy your self. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2025 at 6:33am
| Nice. I've got one that's similar. Dad made it for the 175 he had at that time. Had to drill some holes but it fits right on the WD's and 45's. |
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2025 at 9:03am
| Yes, I painted all the primed stuff. It’s not fancy, but it looks good to me! |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2025 at 6:34am
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It looks good and will help a lot. That's about the rihgt amount of weight. They were made for 3 or 4 slap weights at 75lb each. You weights are a litlte farther forward so that will help a little more. |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2025 at 6:37am
| Nice set up |
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2025 at 6:57am
| Thank you! |
Posted By: Marlyn nwia
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2025 at 4:33pm
| So be it you had to crank it? disassemble front end or a ! 1/2" tow rope and the D 17? |
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2025 at 5:20pm
| Yup, If need be I could pop start it! |
Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2025 at 5:56pm
| Beautiful beautiful job |
Posted By: garden_guy
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2026 at 1:35am
| Kind of surprised nobody ever made a retrofit kit after checking this out, other than it would interfere with the crank as noted. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2026 at 9:21am
| Have had the need to hand crank the 6V WD over the years. Usually cold weather and weak battery. Never had to hand crank the 12V WD45. |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2026 at 11:27am
| neat clean job . what did you use for paint ? |
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2026 at 11:49am
| Rattle can of Tisco Persian Orange 1 |