Frequently Asked Questions
Tractor Weights
Table of Contents
- Aftermarket Tractor Weights Versus "Factory" Tractor Weights
- Concrete Tractor Weights Versus Cast Iron Tractor Weights
- Loaded Tires - Fluid Versus Cast Iron Tractor Weights
- Do you Ship to Canada, Mexico, or Overseas?
- Shipping Costs: Commercial, Residential, Farm Addresses
- How Much Weight Do I Need?
- Total Weight Per Tractor Wheel
- Standard Wheel on Farm Tractors
- Using Front Weights With Loader Attached
- Mounting Weights With Square Holes in Wheels
- Will Our Weights Stack On "Factory" Weights?
- Can I Use Standard Bolts and Nuts From Local Hardware Store?
- IMPORTANT - Wheel Weight Mounting Patterns
- The Weight has 3 Hole Pattern but I Have 6 Holes in My Wheel
- Using Rear Wheel Weights with a Front Loader Attached
- Single Wheel Weights Versus Stacking Weights
- My tractor does not have holes in the wheel for weights
- Tractor Weights for Older Models and Brands
- What if Your Weights Don't Fit My Tractor?
- Where Can I Get More Information?
Aftermarket and Factory Weights
Tractor weights, much like tractor tires produced by third party manufacturers, are almost always produced for the brand manufacturer by third-party foundries. These iron foundries are considered a supplier to the Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM. Many of these foundries produce and supply the weights that the brand manufacturer uses on their products as well as nearly identical weights for other markets or OEMs. Weights purchased for use, distribution and sale by the brand manufacturer may very well have that buyer’s part number or logo cast into the weights. Identical shape weights produced for other buyers will not have these part numbers or logos or will have different part numbers and logos cast into the weights.
While some of the OEMs may design their weights and actually own the tooling and patterns that are used by the third-party iron foundries to produce the weights, cross brand usage of identical weights is very common. Often the only difference between weights produced for Brand “A” and those produced for Brand “B” will be the part numbers, logo and paint finish. The basic tractor weight can be, and often is, identical. Where an OEM has a strict agreement with a foundry not to distribute the products to other buyers, generic equivalents are almost always available in the marketplace. When a generic equivalent is not available, a weight with a different design is usually available in the marketplace. In many circumstances these weights, with a different design, are even better and more efficient than those designed by, and produced for, the OEM.
