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You can also make one of these or buy them from extreme works and hang some cast lifting weights on them.
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1977 1650 with cast iron lower grill housing, cast iron oil pan, 54" push-snow blade, rear blade, disc-harrow, 44c and 48" decks, Two cultivators, #1 tiller with both extensions, loaded tires, 75' weights and chains, #2 cart. |
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I guess I could use a steel rod of some sort and attatch it to the rear lift holes and have a bracket sit on the hitch bracket on the rear end then cast some concrete weights to slide onto the bar
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I push a fair amount of snow in the winter (area wise) when we get it.
I've never used anything except loaded turf tires with chains. Everywhere I move snow is gravel, no asphalt or concrete, not sure how much difference that makes. Unless I'm pushing a big pile back, I could push a pretty heave snow and never spin a tire. I too don't care for the idea of extra weight on the axles and rear wheel bearings. For what it's worth, I really hate the cold weather, but pushing snow is about the most fun you can have on a Cub.
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I made a bracket for 2 solid cinder blocks that bolts to the rear an sits on the hitch. Works well enough to balance a qa42 and give good traction with chains. I have used it 2 winters, but would ultimately like to replace it with an extra set of loaded turf tires with chains or loaded ags that I can bolt on for winter and take off for tilling/mowing. I do add a tie down strap around it to keep the top block from bouncing out.
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I'm experimenting all the time and this setup is what I used this year. 75# weights and chains with a 54" blade. I now have loaded tires and chains. On both setups I did not spin tires. And I have lots of gravel driveway with hills.
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Time for me to go on a mini-rant.... I don't like weight boxes because you're putting the weight on the entire tractor (the frame, axles, bearings, etc).
That's the end of my rant. Anyhow, CHAINS will make more of a difference than weights in my experience. You might try out some chains before you invest anything on weights (assuming you don't have any now). With all of that said, I bought real IH weights just because I wanted them.. They were about $100. If I were on a budget at the time and NEEDED the weights, I would have probably gotten some weight set weights on CL and made them fit the wheels. |
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Agree
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Alvy, I am in Waynesboro, GA. That puts me about 3.5 to 4 hours to the closest Florida border. I think I have something like 7 hours to Pensacola. What part of Florida are you located? Would you ever make it to the Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie, GA every Oct? I work as an AG mechanic, and I try to make it to the expo every 2 years or so just to help keep up with what is happening out there. Maybe that would be a meeting point for us.
Definitely the place to have weights is at the point of contact with the ground (tires). Be it liquid or solid weights doesn't really matter. You will get a lower center of gravity and better stability of the machine on slopes, including ditch banks. Frame weights are OK, but I would like to limit that. For those people that have their gut ballasted to 300+ lbs, I think that is enough frame weight. My gut isn't that big (yet).
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