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Magnum weights
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I'd like to see some pictires of how people secure magnum weights for pulling. With a much shorter notch to hang on I fear loosing them would be easy. |
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Registered: 04/03/2016 Posts: 772 |
Try not to use those. You have good reason to fear losing them. I have broken them in the field. What stopped that was tying them together with threaded rod through the top handles with a flat piece of 3/8"s steel on each end. I have not broken any since doing that, but that wouldn't be very handy for a pulling application. And if you put them on the front and happen to drop the front end hard, I am not sure that would even take care of it. Mine broke right at that notch you are referring to. |
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Thanks for your reply. Yeah, I don't like the look of them and the way they hang. I thought of actually hanging them by the hand notch or something. I'm low on IH weights and may find a spot on the belly bracket for a permanent weight and secure with rods/bolts and use the IH weights to move around. |
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Registered: 04/03/2016 Posts: 772 |
If you are going to hang them permanently through the handle, that would probably be ok. How many IH 100 pounders do you need? I have just a few. |
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Thanks for the offer, but no cash at this point for weights. |
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Registered: 11/09/2019 Posts: 18 |
I ran 10 magnum weights on the nose for years with no problem. Just take a hammer and break the oddball sliver off. They will hang right on a factory IH bracket after that. Used to launch 3-4 feet in the air every hook. Never lost one or broke one. I’ve seen a lot of them on the rear of tractors too. Probably a lot smoother ride back there and they are not as visible if you don’t like the appearance. Very easy to bolt on back there as well |
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Thanks for your reply. Not sure what the odd ball silver deal is your talking about, but glad to here they will hang successfully. I was just worried with the 1" notch they could be more problematic and jump off. Thanks |
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Registered: 04/03/2016 Posts: 772 |
These are the ones I am referring too.
[www.bing.com] |
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Registered: 11/09/2019 Posts: 18 |
I agree completely with supertiquer that those look pretty risky. Mine were kinda that shape but they were designed to slide on from the side. Had a odd looking multiple slot setup but by breaking a little sliver out it allowed me to hand them on my front bar. I bought them at auction, they said they were for a magnum but they didn’t look like that. |
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Joey
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IT IS HARD TO BEAT THE OLD STYLE IH WEIGHTS, MOST USE THEM, FOUR INCH X1/2 SLOT,AND THEY STILL CAN COME OFF. lol |
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Registered: 04/03/2016 Posts: 772 |
Proshawnss, Yeah I think they made about 4 different styles for the Magnums. The ones I showed the link to are the original Magnum weights from the original Magnum tractors. And those are the ones I broke in the field. After I found out I broke them I called the shop foreman at our local dealership and he told me that it was a common problem and that I'd better find where I lost them. I said to him "ya think?" lol Well, I did find them and no harm was done to any other machinery. I got VERY lucky on that! |
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Registered: 02/24/2013 Posts: 155 |
Never lost or broke one pulling or traveling, at indoor pulls if they turn too sharp moving me around they snap them off, because they are out so far. |
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