L4600 rear wheel weights?

[Sid Post]

I have an L4600 with the LA764 FEL. The rear tires aren't loaded so the tractor is too light on the rear end. What should I expect to pay for rear wheel weights? How much weight can I get with rear wheel weights alone?

I'm initially thinking I would pay up and stick with factory Kubota weights but, I would consider a good aftermarket solution. FWIW, I'm trying to avoid water in the tires and I'm considering a heavy box blade which I could use as additional ballast if wheel weights alone are enough but, most of my lifts are nowhere near max capacity so I figure a few hundred pounds of wheel weights would be sufficient for most loader work.

Best Regards,
Sid

 

[TripleR]

I just put Kubota weights on my L5740, 102 pounds each as that is the heaviest you can get in the US, right at a dollar a pound.

There are after market distributors, but don't know much about them, here is one.

http://lonestarweights.com/wheel-weight/

 

[gpreuss]

Rim guard is far and away your most economical solution. I'd guess you could put about 400-500 lbs in each tire. Of course, you don't need to go that heavy if you just don't want to.
I have 140 lbs weight plus 250 lbs rim guard per side on my L3200. I still have to put 600+ lbs of concrete block on the 3ph if I'm working with the FEL.
On the 3200/3800 the FEL with an empty bucket weighs about half as much as the tractor - 1200 lbs. So it is picking up the rear end by about 600 lbs. Any payload in the bucket, because of its forward CG, probably picks up the rear end by 75-80% of its weight.
I'm sure the numbers for the L4600 are similar. You need more weight on the back than you'd suspect

 

[Sid Post]

I finally found this from a Kubota brochure:

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REAR WHEEL WEIGHTS
L8066A Rear Wheel Weight 64 lbs. each $124.00
Set of 2 Weights, requires L8067A Bolt Kit
Maximum of 3 Sets. (Not compatible with Turf Tires
or R4 Ind. Tires.)

L8067A Bolt Kit for L8066 Weight $33.00
1 Kit will hold up to (3) sets of weights
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It looks like I can put 64lbs x 3 on each wheel so, it looks like 384lbs is the max wheel iron weight I can add. With the yet to be purchased box blade, it looks like that would add anywhere from ~400 to ~850lbs.

While ~400lbs and $400 probably isn't enough on its own, it looks like that would be a good step in the right direction for balancing the tractor and restoring some traction (2wd after all ). I can always add some in tire water ballast if I find that is too light and a box blade is too bulky.

 

[Stumpuller]

I just put Kubota weights on my L5740, 102 pounds each as that is the heaviest you can get in the US, right at a dollar a pound.

There are after market distributors, but don't know much about them, here is one.

http://lonestarweights.com/wheel-weight/

Did you do the two sets to get 210 lbs per side a total of 420 lbs? I've been looking into rim guard which requires 55 gallons per tire would give more than 1,000 lbs. Do I really need that much weight for GL 5240 LA 845? Grapples weigh 500 lbs and box blade with rippers weighs 150 lbs. mostly what I work with.

 

[85Hokie]

Did you do the two sets to get 210 lbs per side a total of 420 lbs? I've been looking into rim guard which requires 55 gallons per tire would give more than 1,000 lbs. Do I really need that much weight for GL 5240 LA 845? Grapples weigh 500 lbs and box blade with rippers weighs 150 lbs. mostly what I work with.

Any thing inside the tire is better than outside the tire, the load on the axle and equipment is much higher as it rests on the wheel( however tractors are designed for the load), ballast INSIDE the tire is always heavier and stays below the centerline of the axle, ONLY the tire carries the load,

and no one says that you have to get to 80% of the volume of the tire! 55 gal per tire will be great, but even if you only used 30 gal per tire.....still will be better and more cost effective.....the weight is more about grip and a lot to do with safety You will see a heck of difference out of your tractor!

 

[number9]

I finally found this from a Kubota brochure:

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REAR WHEEL WEIGHTS
L8066A Rear Wheel Weight 64 lbs. each $124.00
Set of 2 Weights, requires L8067A Bolt Kit
Maximum of 3 Sets. (Not compatible with Turf Tires
or R4 Ind. Tires.)

L8067A Bolt Kit for L8066 Weight $33.00
1 Kit will hold up to (3) sets of weights
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I ordered those for my L3800 last week. My rears (R1) are filled, but need a little more weight for slope stability and traction. Hoping this will be enough.

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[TripleR]

Did you do the two sets to get 210 lbs per side a total of 420 lbs? I've been looking into rim guard which requires 55 gallons per tire would give more than 1,000 lbs. Do I really need that much weight for GL 5240 LA 845? Grapples weigh 500 lbs and box blade with rippers weighs 150 lbs. mostly what I work with.

Yes, I put two on each side and keep my 1100 pound LP RCR2672 cutter or LP HR3584 box scraper when doing loader work. You can get by with less weight, but our property is very hilly and the extra weight helps especially backing up a hill and seems more stable, can't say it is for sure but feels that way.

 

[Bluegill]

Tire and wheel weight is good, but still need 'counter weight' on the 3 pt to
'counter' the load of the FEL.

The rears tires of my L3800 are loaded, but it still has very little traction at the
rear when the bucket is full. Add 500-1000 lbs to the 3 pt and it is a different
animal. Unstoppable!

 

[number9]

I recently got the Kubota weights for the L-series, info and pics are here

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showpost.php?p=115799&postcount=35

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