
Tractor wheels spinning while backing uphill...
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Posted December 13, 2016 - 06:31 AM
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Posted December 14, 2016 - 07:02 AM
I was going to say something smart alecky about someone riding on the back, but I see your pretty new, so I bit my tongue. If you can get some parts for a bar bell set, they are real easy to adapt to the rear hitch.
You won't offend me... I'm sort of new here, but old in many other places.
I think I'm going to try this. I have some old weights in a corner in the garage, and I'll rig up a pipe of some type to hold them.
I also came across a set of weights I might try to snag if I can work out the logistics of getting them picked up.
Edited by SgtMoonracer, December 14, 2016 - 07:03 AM.
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Posted December 14, 2016 - 08:20 AM
Some folks adapt the barbell handles w/ the spin-on nut to fit on their rear wheels as well. Just add weight as needed.
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Posted December 14, 2016 - 12:06 PM
Or a Factory Brinly dump attachment for added weight???
I got one of those and planning on restoring it, nice attachment!
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Posted December 14, 2016 - 12:07 PM
Backing up is the worst case when there is something hanging off the front. I try to drive uphill going forward whenever possible when I have the blower on.
Edited by Husky, December 14, 2016 - 12:07 PM.
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Posted December 14, 2016 - 04:10 PM
I had to open that pic... I thought you had painted rocks in all the bolens colors.Or a Factory Brinly dump attachment for added weight???
Glad i was wrong. Nice gourds.
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Posted December 15, 2016 - 08:13 AM
Or a Factory Brinly dump attachment for added weight???
Man I want one of those attachments, Can't find one anywhere! Its probably hanging off the back of the 900 I'll find someday.....
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Posted December 15, 2016 - 04:24 PM
Okay, an update. My son just picked up a set of FMC weights for me that he'll bring home tomorrow. In the meantime, I fabbed a weight box.
I used the arms from my mower deck, putting the "L"part of the bracket through the frame mounting points and swinging the adjustment side to the rear. I used a plastic milk crate with the tractor's hitch through one of the holes in the crate, I cut a slit in a piece of flat steel about the same size as the inside of the crate wall I had lying around, and slid it down inside the crate, and stuck the hitch through it, and the pushed a long bolt down through, thus supporting the inside of the crate by the steel. I slid a 1/2" rod through the mower arms and through the crate, and drilled holes in each end and used hitch pins to hold it together.
I've got 80# of old weights sitting in the crate, and can add more weight if needed.
I'll buy two-link chains if necessary, but I'll see how this works first.
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Posted December 16, 2016 - 07:55 AM
Weight bracket and weights look good. If it were me I'd still go with 2 link chains. I think they tend to spin less than 4 link does due to the smaller distance between the cross chains. With a 4 link I think once a wheel breaks loose its harder to get it to grip again than a 2 link. Don't know if that makes sense the way its typed or not.
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Posted December 20, 2016 - 01:28 PM
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Posted December 20, 2016 - 04:00 PM
I've got 80 pounds of weights in the home made weight box, and (I think) 50 pounds on each wheel with the FMC weights. I backed up the driveway after a freezing rain event on Saturday with a tiny bit of wheel spin, but the driveway was pretty much solid ice. It was more than acceptable.
I think this will work. Two-link chains would be even better, but I'm keeping that purchase in reserve. No snow in the forecast, so it might be a bit before I know for sure.
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Posted December 20, 2016 - 04:16 PM
Loading the tires can be a big help.
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Posted December 20, 2016 - 05:02 PM
I have them loaded with windshield washer fluid. Rim Guard never got back to me on a local dealer, so I went with windshield wash.
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