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Hi Ron! Ron from IL here. Just wanted to pass along an idea from a man who I considerto be a real authority on all types of tractors concerning wheel weights. Now, mind you, I haven't personally tried this method, but it makes sense to me. This guy said that he never liked to put calcium chloride or other liquids in the wheels because of the damage usually caused. His alternative is this: Take the wheels off the tractor, turn them upside down (inner rim up) on the ground. Drill several holes through the rim (3's about enough) 1/2" in diameter. In these holes, put three bolts about 6" long, threads to the ground side, long part of the bolt up. Line the inside of the rim with garbage bags or some other polyethylene and build some kind of dam around where the axle would attach to the rim (he used a salad bowl). Then, fill the unside of the rim with concrete level with the rim. He said that these weights had the advantages of:
1.) No liquids to rot the rims, 2.) Easy to remove--just take the rims off, flop over, remove the nuts, and the weight falls free, and 3.) They don't stick out like conventional bolt-on weights.
Just something to think about. Ron
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