2146 Traction on Hills

[RiverDog]

Ok, for better or worse, I just bought a 2146 Cub. I think I got a good deal on it. It has a 48" deck and 396 hours and looks very clean. I got it for $725. It mows good but I'm not getting good traction on hills. I have about 2.5 acres I cut and most of it is hills that I shouldn't even be cutting, but I do anyway. What can I do to gain traction? Is there a more aggressive tire or would filling the tires with antifreeze help?

[vartz04]

Ags filled with windshield washer fluid

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by vartz04

Ags filled with windshield washer fluid

What he said and if you still need more add some wheel weights.

[Cubcrazy]

Originally Posted by RiverDog

Ok, for better or worse, I just bought a 2146 Cub. I think I got a good deal on it. It has a 48" deck and 396 hours and looks very clean. I got it for $725. It mows good but I'm not getting good traction on hills. I have about 2.5 acres I cut and most of it is hills that I shouldn't even be cutting, but I do anyway. What can I do to gain traction? Is there a more aggressive tire or would filling the tires with antifreeze help?

Where are you located?

[vartz04]

And don't worry about tearing up your grass. You are doing worse spinning turfs on the surface than ags ever will (unless your yard is soup but with all the hills I doubt that)

Ags bite so you might have impressions from the tread, Turfs on the other hand spin and rip the blades of grass off or even the roots with the blades. It will leave bald spots. I have proof of this in my yard from running unweighted turfs while pulling a leaf sweeper

[RiverDog]

Originally Posted by Cubcrazy

Where are you located?

Just outside a little spot on the map called Liverpool, PA. I moved here from western PA and went from a 20 foot wide lot to 2.5 acres of hills and woods.

[RiverDog]

I'm not worried too much about ripping up the grass. My place isn't a showcase, it's a nearly 200 year old log farmhouse. I currently have chains on my old tractor. As long as it gets cut, that's all I care about.

I am a little concerned about the HP on this Cub, my other machine has a 25Hp B&G twin. This only has around 16, and I've never had a single cylinder before. I will admit it didn't seem to lag on the hills when I used it. Shaft drive is the main reason I got a cub. My other tractors occasionally would jump out of drive on the hills and then it was a wild ride in reverse until I could get control again. I can't tell you the times I've rolled over with them. I even had it go through the garage wall one time (three foot wide hole).

Where's a good place to get ag tires (translation=cheap)?

[zippy1]

Originally Posted by RiverDog

Where's a good place to get ag tires (translation=cheap)?

Start on evilpay if your just looking for ag type tires.

[J-Mech]

Most AG supply stores carry the bar tread tires too, and by the time you pay shipping, it's usually pretty close to the same price. If your looking for an internet buy, Amazon usually has better deals on the tires. A lot of the time with free shipping!