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Old 08-10-2012, 01:01 AM
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I'm putting a 54" power angle plow on the front of my 2072 when I get it finished. Iv'e never used a garden tractor to move snow so I'm unsure how to set it up weight wise. I assume that more weight is better but where to add it is what I'm wondering. I'll add Ballast to the tires, Should I look to get some wheel weights also? Is there a place to buy new weights for the 12" wheels or do I need to hunt for old ones?
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Old 08-10-2012, 07:30 AM
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Actually, any wheel weights from any 12" Garden Tractor wheel will work. Just make sure you paint them IH yellow, white or red.
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Old 08-10-2012, 08:08 AM
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Load the tires, put wheel weights on it and get some good chains. Try Tirechain.com. Pic is the wheel weights I used to use on my 1210 with loaded tires and chains. The lead plates added about 40LBS to each wheel weight. Worked pretty good.
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I've got my 23x12s filled which equals around 70lbs and on top of that between 35-80 additional pounds of wheel weights. The more weight you can get lower to the ground, the better.
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I have the tires loaded with windshield washer fluid plus 90 lbs. of iron weights on each side. Seems to be about right for the 149 and 169



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i added two sets to my rear wheels and a big chunk of cast iron to the rear.
pushed a solid foot of snow no problem.
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I like the face on the front Dan!
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cool. I'm going to a couple tractor shows next week. I'll be hunting for some CI wheel weights. Are the Bar tires pretty good in the snow? My kids got a kick out of that face too.
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Actually, any wheel weights from any 12" Garden Tractor wheel will work. Just make sure you paint them IH yellow, white or red.
I have a set of Black concrete filled ones that the plastic is cracked up on. I'm not sure how much they weigh.
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Turf's with chains and weights are the hot set up.
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