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This is a shared collection of pictures and information for our New Holland TC-40D SS tractor
Links to our other informational pages include

Our TC-40D-SS New Holland tractor
Adding front hydraulics to a TC-40D-SS
Building a bucket grapple for a TC-40D-SS
Adding a snowplow to a TC-40D-SS
Building a dolly for a 757C New Holland backhoe
Building a boom sprayer with foam marker
Dealing with wheel weights on a TC-40D-SS
Adding a larger toolbox to a TC-40D-SS
Removing 17LA loader on a TC-40D-SS
Adding rear remotes to a TC-40D-SS

This page was constructed to show you how easy it really is to add weight to just about any tractor. 

  If you have a New Holland Tractor or any other make for that matter and need some additional weight for increased stability then you have the option for  either adding one of the liquid ballasts to your tires like a mixture or water and calcium chloride, or simply bolting on a set of cast iron weights designed for axle weighting. 

  The disadvantages of liquid ballast is the weight is permanent and cannot be removed (e.g. when mowing grass). And some forms of liquid ballast may accelerate rusting and corrosion of the steel wheels themselves.

  We chose the cast iron weight set since they are very easily added or removed. Wheel weights can also save you from repairing many a flat tire since most any tire sealant can be added to the tire such as Multi-Seal, or Slime thus heading off a flat even before it happens. You don't have that same luxury if you choose the liquid ballast as a means to add weight.

  The rear wheel weights in the following pictures each weigh about 100 pounds. Each weight can be manually lifted to the rim and bolted into position. However we are now a bit older and wiser for it and have learned that if there is an easier way to do any job with less chance for damage to our body extremities then we use it. We have found it much easier and safer as far as my fingers are concerned to use a common floor jack to help with this procedure. We fit our hydraulic floor jack with a simple attachment constructed out of solid 1-1/8" cold rolled steel stock that we picked up at my local scrap yard for a couple of bucks. We used my stick welder and simply fashioned it in a L shape. It easily slips in the top of the floor jack when needed and supports each weight as it is being installed or removed and eliminates 97% of the manual lifting. The jack is not permanently altered in any way.

  Please click on any of the thumbnail pictures below to be taken to a full size picture.

TC-40D SS New Holland rear wheel rim shown with two 5/8 X 3-1/2 carriage bolts, lock washers, and nuts to mount the first wheel weight. Note the floor jack attachment that I use to take the majority of the manual lifting out of the equation.

First wheel weight on the floor jack, ready to roll into position for mounting. Add two 5/8 X 3-1/2 carriage bolts to this weight before it is attached to the rim, so the next weight added will have an attachment point.

First weight now tightened in position to the rim. Notice the two extra 5/8 X 3-1/2 carriage bolts for the next weight. Basically each of the additional weights is daisy-chained off of the first weight that is securely bolted to the wheel rim.

Second weight now tightened in position to the previous weight. Notice the two extra 5/8 X 3-1/2 carriage bolts for the next weight.

Third and final weight now tightened in position to the previous weight.

Finished stacked weight set. In this view you can see all 3 weights in the stacked configuration.

An additional 350 pounds of weight is added to a 3-point weight bracket. 
As you can see adding or removing an extra total of 950 pounds of weight is very easy.