520 Front Wheel Weights

[Moparfanforever 886]

Tried fitting a pair of front wheel weights on a 520 and they hit the lip of the bearing cover ,so no go. 

 

I guess there are front weights made for a 520??

 

Has anyone modified regular front weights to work on a 520??

 

Thanks!!!

[ri702bill 9,351]

How much of an interference?? Can you stand them off the rims  with tubular spacers??

[ebinmaine 72,434]

I've seen round steel plates used as weight both front and rear. 

Circles can be ordered online then center and bolt holes cut by the purchaser. 

 

I'd also add a thought towards fluid filling. ... provided your own region doesn't have big nasty thorns to pop tires. 

 

 

[peter lena 9,235]

@Moparfanforever,  OPORTUNITY  is the word in your  situation , not familiar with your unit , but am very aware of  front wheel  bearing  , shucking / failure , adding weight to a , loose  wheel bearing se up is only asking for  , catastrophic  metal failure . personally would replace /  repack , existing bearings , get some SHIMMS / WASHERS  to eliminate the lateral , side shucking , loose wheel set up . since doing that detailing on my 3  horses , have had no issues at all , BTW wide rubber side shield bearings are very easy , to remove / clean out and repack with hi temp /  polyurea grease , like lucas EXTRA HD , CHASSIS GREASE  . all my related chassis movement issues / mower deck also , are long gone , imagine no whyining bearings , smooth / solid , been there , pete 

[Moparfanforever 886]

3 hours ago, ri702bill said:

How much of an interference?? Can you stand them off the rims  with tubular spacers??

That would work, but there would be a gap between the weight and the wheel. 

 

Not sure I could live with looking at the that all the time. 

[Moparfanforever 886]

15 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

I've seen round steel plates used as weight both front and rear. 

Circles can be ordered online then center and bolt holes cut by the purchaser. 

 

I'd also add a thought towards fluid filling. ... provided your own region doesn't have big nasty thorns to pop tires. 

 

 

No nasty thorns that I am aware of, but knowing my luck, if they are there ,  I would find them!!

 

I have many back tires filled, I may fill the front tires. 

 

I would think WH would have made a set of front weights for the 520 ??

[Tonytoro416 1,171]

Are your weights wheel horse weights or another brand ?

[ebinmaine 72,434]

11 minutes ago, Moparfanforever said:

No nasty thorns that I am aware of, but knowing my luck, if they are there ,  I would find them!!

 

I have many back tires filled, I may fill the front tires. 

 

I would think WH would have made a set of front weights for the 520 ??

 

On my snowplow horses I use oversized and fluid filled tires up front to help with steering. 

Not sure of your intended usages... a larger tire obviously will hold more fluid.  

 

 

We have no 520s so we're unfamiliar with them. 

@JCM any thoughts? 

 

 

 

[Moparfanforever 886]

@peter lena,all good ideas, but 520's have a tapered bearing on the outside with a castle nut. I did clean and repack and new slimey grease, you would be proud !!

 

Although I do frequently, I hate greasing things. No matter how careful I am, I seem to get just as much grease on me as the tractor. 

[Moparfanforever 886]

6 minutes ago, Tonytoro416 said:

Are your weights wheel horse weights or another brand ?

@Tonytoro416,they are WH weights. 

[peter lena 9,235]

@Moparfanforever  thanks for the shout ! my insistence on lubrication , is just from related  service , look at a before / after function , pete 

[ri702bill 9,351]

37 minutes ago, Moparfanforever said:

That would work, but there would be a gap between the weight and the wheel. 

 

Not sure I could live with looking at the that all the time. 

Size the length to be as short as practical to get the weights up close to the rims??

 

I have made my own front weights out of used barbell weghts. Thet do come in 2 different center hole sizes.... for roughly 40% of what OE ones cost used - if you can find them..... these sit centered on the outer rim lip edges.

 

 

Edited August 9, 2024 by ri702bill

[lynnmor 7,802]

38 minutes ago, Moparfanforever said:

@peter lena,all good ideas, but 520's have a tapered bearing on the outside with a castle nut. I did clean and repack and new slimey grease, you would be proud !!

 

Although I do frequently, I hate greasing things. No matter how careful I am, I seem to get just as much grease on me as the tractor. 

While you are greasy is a good time to pull the spindles out of the axles and check the roller thrust bearings and clean that mess.  I am in the process of replacing mine right now and found one side with bad rollers.  Wheel Horse used 1/16" flat thrust washers on each side of the rollers, be aware that they are hard to find now, McMaster was my goto place but they, and most places, only carry 1/32" and 1/8" now.  I use the old ones on top of the axle to block some dirt from entering.  The previous owner used thick moly grease and that hardened into mud causing much of the damage, use only a free flowing grease and use it often.  The hub has a grease fitting but you would need to pump a considerable amount in it before the bearings were lubed and then you risk popping the seal, yes the PO had the seal popped.  I will have a fresh front end with new tires, wheel bearings and thrust bearings when complete.  I was able to buy everything on the jungle site.  A 1" trailer axle kit will fit a 520H tractor.

 

[JCM 10,170]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

On my snowplow horses I use oversized and fluid filled tires up front to help with steering. 

Not sure of your intended usages... a larger tire obviously will hold more fluid.  

 

 

We have no 520s so we're unfamiliar with them. 

@JCM any thoughts? 

 

 

 

Have never owned a set for the fronts on any of the WH tractors EB.

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,450]

Optional front wheel weights for the 520 were 8-1213 and 8-1214. Sometimes written as 81213 and 81214.

The front wheel weights are listed as 8-1214 8" rear wheel weights so suspect it was also used on smaller tractors at the rear.

The front frame weight was also an option.

 

[kpinnc 14,587]

12 hours ago, Tonytoro416 said:

Are your weights wheel horse weights or another brand ?

 

I had to use "another" brand of wheels to get mine to fit as well. They have standard 1-inch ball bearings, not tapered. But they are on a swept 520 axle. 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2024 by kpinnc

[Thor27 835]

On 8/9/2024 at 9:42 AM, gwest_ca said:

Optional front wheel weights for the 520 were 8-1213 and 8-1214. Sometimes written as 81213 and 81214.

The front wheel weights are listed as 8-1214 8" rear wheel weights so suspect it was also used on smaller tractors at the rear.

 

 

Also experienced this with the genuine horse weights, you would need to open up the bore of the weight by 3/16".  

[Moparfanforever 886]

7 hours ago, Thor27 said:

Also experienced this with the genuine horse weights, you would need to open up the bore of the weight by 3/16".  

@Thor27 Did you by chance modify some weights to fit?? I guess it would be best to have the bore opened up on a lathe. 

[Thor27 835]

No, I didn't, at least not yet.

 

A lathe or a mill with a turntable. 

Edited August 13, 2024 by Thor27