Cutting wheel weights

[Big Boar]

I cannot lift the full tractor weights anymore. Has anyone had any experience in cutting them in half and if so, how?

 

[Jim Becker]

I don't think cutting a wheel weight in half is going to be easy, no matter how you do it. And then it only solves the problem for one weight. You need to do it again for the other weight, then the next pair etc. I suggest you figure out a way to mount them that doesn't require holding the weight with one hand while inserting a bolt with the other. Consider using an engine hoist, a floor jack, a forklift, or any other device you might have for lifting heavy items. A hunk of steel rod the diameter of your attaching bolts can be useful as well. The ideal method depends on what you have available and the wheel configuration, such as whether the tire/rim is in place.

 

[MM-TX]

A modified something like this might help.

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Thread 'Old man tire changing aid'

May 6, 2026

Hay wagons are especially hard to change cause to rack is over the tire. In days gone by I would just sit down , put the tire between my knees , scoot in and lift the tire in place with my legs and put the bolts in. Body no longer works like that. So I made up this little tool. Started with a $40 HF floor jack. Took the saddle off and fabricated the tire holder. Made it to sit out front to keep the tire lower. But then the rear of the jack came up rather than the tire raising. Added a flat iron that slipped into the jack frame and welded a couple of bearings to it for wheels. [tine...

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[Red Dave]

I use an engine lift and a strap on mine. Too heavy for this old man anymore.

 

[flying belgian]

I cannot lift the full tractor weights anymore. Has anyone had any experience in cutting them in half and if so, how?

What do you have to take them on and off for?

 

[Teakettle]

I was going to ask the same question — around here wheel weights are something that gets mounted once and never thought about again

 

[Powered By IH]

I cannot lift the full tractor weights anymore. Has anyone had any experience in cutting them in half and if so, how?

Weights for what tractor?

H, M, or something newer?

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

What do you have to take them on and off for?

Tractor pulling in multiple weight classes, for starters. Even if you have all thread or a bracket to slide them on, you still have to lift them.

Of course you could employ the assistance of all the young guys around to help you set on weights... or maybe another old guy or two...

Cutting that much cast iron with something a typical home-gamer would have available to them, i.e. an angle grinder, would be a tedious process. You'll burn through lots of discs, for starters. A cutting torch would just make a mess. If you had access to a large industrial bandsaw, that would probably be the best way to approach it.

 

[DaveBN]

Could you buy or trade for the split weights? You know, the ones meant for the inside of the wheel.
Dave

 

[wwoodrow]

Never had any wheel weights. Could you roll them up a ramp and then manipulate them into alignment with a lever, or spin the wheel if it is jacked up an inch or so off the ground?

 

[300guy]

If you can lift or roll them up so they are in alignment of the wheel, you can then use long two redi-bolts to slide the weight on and finally slide it onto the wheel. Start the bolts that hold the weight on and then remove the redi-bolts.