Snow plow weight?

[Mr.Goffena]

This is my 149 it doesn't turn great but if I had a set of tri ribs it would work great. I was going to get a set of V61 tires for it. The front weights are 30# each the rears are 55# each the rears are filled with windshield washer fluid. And i put tire chains on it the snow.

[Yosemite Sam]

Originally Posted by dbuck

:I have tri-ribs on the front and while pushing snow with/with out ice underneath, while trying to correct/turn the steering the front end keeps going straight.

Narrow tri-ribs are the best that I've used so far but I do have a couple of snow pushers with turfs on the front and don't seem to have that much trouble, I do have my blades set "up" an inch or so, I see no need to "rock" the yard any more than necessary. I've always thought a non-steering, sliding front end was just part of the deal.

[gsomersjr]

I plow using the point-and-shoot method. No turns with the blade lowered. However, no one has yet accused me of being the brightest bulb in the box.

[dbuck]

Thank you Guys for your replies. I found room on the sub-frame to add a little free weight, we well see if they make any difference.

[Jeff in Pa]

Originally Posted by Cub Cadet 123

I would think that the heart of your problem lies in surface area of the tire touching. If you are running narrow tri ribs, then there really isn't much surface area touching. If you change to wide front tires, then that will help with your turning/gripping.

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I have two 125's. One with factory wide fronts and the other with factory narrow fronts.

Using the same QA-42 snow thrower, I find the narrow tires turn better in the snow. The only other difference between the two is the narrow tire 125 also has hydraulic lift.

[Cub Cadet 123]

Originally Posted by Jeff in Pa

I have two 125's. One with factory wide fronts and the other with factory narrow fronts.

Using the same QA-42 snow thrower, I find the narrow tires turn better in the snow. The only other difference between the two is the narrow tire 125 also has hydraulic lift.

Jeff, I agree that the factory narrows are easier to turn and handle and I try to put narrows on all of my cubs, mostly for that reason, although I haven't met that objective yet. I was pointing out that the narrow tri-ribs just don't have a whole lot of surface area to grab and make the directional turn, as shown in these pics of a set of my tri-ribs. The factory narrows have more surface area and cut through the snow, thereby assisting with the turn.

Cub Cadet 123

[lonnyb]

Unsure on the concept but would not the narrow center strip on the tri-ribs give more pounds per square inch of contact surface than a wide narrow tire or even wider turf tire????

[Cub Cadet 123]

Originally Posted by lonnyb

Unsure on the concept but would not the narrow center strip on the tri-ribs give more pounds per square inch of contact surface than a wide narrow tire or even wider turf tire????

The narrow tri-ribs only have about 1.5-2" of contact from that middle strip, that is about 1" wide, not enough surface area to grip in icy/snowy conditions. This creates more of a pivotal point. It is like the rudder on a ship, if it is just a rod(post) straight down in the water, regardless of down force, then it will turn very easily, but will not be effective for steering the ship. However, if the rudder is longer and has more surface contact with the water, again regardless of down force, then it will not turn as easily, but will be a lot more effective in steering the ship.

Cub Cadet 123