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Originally Posted by mbull
Thanks, jbollis, for the offer on the weights. I'm in RI, so not really worth the drive to PA. I have a line on a set of Cub Cadet weights here in RI for a reasonable price. Right now I have 40# of dumbbell weights and a five-gallon bucket of sand in the back, so that is probably around 100#. I'll add another seventy or so with the second set of wheel weights and then perhaps more if I fill the tires. How much of a difference do you think the aggressive treads on your front tires make in terms of limiting sideways slide? That's another issue I want to overcome. Do the treads affect steering on grass in the summer?
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My 1211 is only used for plowing snow and gravel ,pushing dirt around and stuff. It has the front blade on year around. I do not mow with it. It also has the super steer front axle from a 1863 on it. That being said, It will turn as tight as the wheels will turn with no sliding in grass. I would think that on a normal dry yard they would be fine for mowing, but any soft spots are surely going to suffer. In the snow they are great to. Some people ,including myself, have had problems with the front getting pushed sideways while plowing snow. Since I switched from turf tires to these X-tracs, I do not have that problem anymore. Even at full passes with a 54 inch blade. In those videos you can that with around a foot of snow there are no problems with it. I used to have around 200lbs of weight in the rear box but took about half out , and that made a noticeable difference in the steering capabilities. Like I said earlier don't get to much weight hanging of the back or it will make the front light.
I am thinking about taking the box of the back and putting 100lbs of washer fluid in the rear tires for next year. That should make it turn in snow like turfs do on grass.
