Built a weight stack for my WD45
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Topic: Built a weight stack for my WD45
Posted By: KC-WD45
Subject: Built a weight stack for my WD45
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 9:13am
I work for a bridge construction company and got (5) 60lb bearing shimms from a bridge that we were doing some structural rehab on. I thought they would make a pretty good front weight stack for my WD45 that has a habbit of getting a little light in the front when plowing. I got them home and sand blasted the old paint off and sprayed them black then made a couple brackets out of 4" angle iron and 5/8" all thread. I think it turned out pretty good. How much weight do you guys put on your tractors?
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Posted By: KC-WD45
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 9:17am
| 3/4" all thread I ment to say. |
Posted By: KGood
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 9:40am
| I have always seen 4 of the allis slab weights used(or more) and they are 70 to 75lbs. So thats about right. By the way it looks good and a little bit of grill protection to boot. |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 9:44am
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Looking good...when I saw the front on pic I thought you might be 'closing off' the grill from wind but the side view shows that your radiator will not suffer from lack of wind. Nice add.
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Posted By: Skyhighballoon(MO)
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 9:53am
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Good job! You could use Allis 75 lb slab weights from the "Hundred" series to do that as well. I use four "Hundred" series weights on a home built bracket on my D17 Series IV except that they stack out horizontally not vertically. Mike
------------- 1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex 1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330 1969 180 gas 1965 D17 S-IV gas 1963 D17 S-III gas 1956 WD45 gas NF PS 1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin 303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers |
Posted By: KC-WD45
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 9:57am
| Thanks! I when I found those, with predrilled holes that all lined up and free to boot, I thought it must be my lucky day. I should have bought a power ball ticket! |
Posted By: Michael Crowe
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 11:17am
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In one of the pictures it looks like the top bolt is missing a lockwasher and is not firm against the front plate. All three of those need to be tight or you will wind up breaking out a bolt hole. ------------- The 14th Annual Exclusive AC Swap Meet will be held in Boonville, MO, March 7-8, 2025. See the club website for details: http://www.moacclub.com/ |
Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 11:48am
| Looks nice. If you come by any more of them, just kick them out at Holt, Mo. Dave. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 12:51pm
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I had read somewhere that you shouldn't put the 'slab' weights on a W/F ? Yes or no?
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