Wheel Weight

I posted a few months ago asking if anyone had a "boom mower." Since then, I have purchased one, but I have been swamped with prepping for my parents estate sale and haven't had a chance to use it. I will post pictures and give a follow up report one day soon....when I get a chance to use it some. BUT, my quest now is I am looking for rear wheel weights to install on the left side of a TL100A New Holland tractor. The mower dealer told me that "it gives you quite a pucker factor when fully extended" so I'm not going to take any chances. The New Holland dealer says they recommend I only put three 110 lb weights on a wheel. I already have liquid in the tires. Does anyone have a source for purchasing wheel weights other than a dealership? Would appreciate any input. Thanks in advance.

I don't know what the limiting factor is that the dealer is going by with their three weight recommendation, but I think the weight on the right side of the tractor is going to be far in excess of any limitation they're considering.
After being discouraged with weight offerings from the dealer from whom I bought a little, used NH tractor, I checked with another local dealer. They offered some aftermarket weights, which I bought. If interested, I could provide you with some contact information.
I'm very interested in a boom mower, so any info you could share would be appreciated.

I question the 3 x 110 pound weight limitation. A local township has a similar setup. It looks like their left rear tire inside rim area is full of a single weight with much more than 330 pounds of ballast.

Try this link.
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We have a 7110 with boom mower at the township I work for. It has 2 large weights on the left mfg by the mower maker.

The county has a couple of them they just filled the wheel with cement or looks like that anyway. Might be one big weight. I think they are usually supplied by the mower manufacturer like was already said.

I once saw a large JD mowing alongside I 89 in Vermont on the other side of the guard rail. It as a big deep long fill so it would have been max slope. He had a dual mounted on the right.

Would of thought that what ever tractor they took the mower off of would of kept the wheel weight with the mower. Our county mower tractor the weight must be a foot thick and fills the whole center of the wheel plus fluid in tire.

The 3 weight restriction only applies to the weights that fit on the inside of the wheel, due to space & bolt restrictions. You could mount different weights on the outside of the wheel in addition to those. Sorry I don’t have a source.

That lonestar weight company seems neat.

I would want 1000 pounds on each tire if not loaded tires.

Build an adapter plate from 1/4 inch steel. Then you can put any kind of weight on that you can come up with. Be at IAH John Deere or other. I wants put Ford wheel weights on an M Farmall by using this method. I put four weights on each side of a loader tractor. The Ford weights were free, so I use them.

I pondered the dual concept, but I use the loader on this tractor to clean out a creek crossing. With even a single dual, the loader bucket wouldn't be as wide as the wheel width and I don't really want
to have to take them off and on.

Thank You. I will be talking to them today.

Thanks Bob. I backed this machine out of the shed yesterday and extended it to the right side, the full length (18ft from center of tractor with the standard 5 ft head on the end. With it suspended above the ground, the tractor "leans" heavily to the right and as you say, that rear tire is squashed down pretty good. I intend to get the valve stem up and check air pressure today or tomorrow to see where it is. Most mowing operations would have the head riding on the ground, which helps the scenario, but when mowing above ground at a right angle or "somewhat" above the cab, things are different. Thus, I want to be sure I an not setting myself up to fail. The tractor weight is well within the specs the mower company provided for its use. BTW, this is a Bush Hog model RMB1865, 3 point hitch unit. The homepage provides a lot of info on this machine but it is powered via PTO to its own hydraulic system, with controls mounted inside the cab. The cables have a disconnect so that the machine can be removed without removing the controls. It has an electronic control option.....but pricey...in fact, the whole thing is pricey. Lol The hydraulic oil tank is mounted on the unit itself and provides some counterweight as it is always on the left side. I'll provide an update when I get a chance.