1811 and plowing
I have an 1811 equipped with a 42" plow blade. The tractor has wheel weights, but I notice they do not protrude out nearly as far as some I see in pictures, so I imagine they are not as heavy as they could be. I have chains, but again they do not seem as robust as others I see, at least in terms of the number of chain sections crossing the tires. So here's my issue. The tractor is fine for three or four inches of snow and maybe up to eight if the snow is light. But with deeper snow, or heavy wet snow more than four or six inches, I loose traction and have to beat at the snow with momentum. I end up spinning the wheels, wearing the chains and scarring the driveway. I made a weight box last week, which has about 100#of sand in it, but haven't had snow since to test it yet. What I'm trying to figure is can I significantly improve the traction of this tractor with more weight and better chains, or do I really need to get a bigger machine. Driveway is about 250-feet, well paved and very steep. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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