Soundguy
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while I'm waiting to get my ps on my 4600 fixed I'm going to address a light front end problem.
from previous load / unloading I can tell the front end gets light with that heavy 6' mower lifted, and while loading onto my deckover gooseneck... had the front end come up while laoding 2 times and had to steer with brakes. not fun when on ramps
checked the price of NH weights.. about 2.50$ per pound.. that's way crazy.
found barbell weights for about 88 cents a pound.. but that's still high.. can't find any heaper at yard sales.. etc.
so I am going to concrete cast some 3/4 round weights.. saw about 4" thick, and basically a circle with a 90- cut out..I'll cast in a carriage bolt into the concrete on one of the inner flats and then drill a coresponding hole on the HD 4" angle iron bumper. figure I will hang either 2 or 4 of them.. bumper has plenty of room, and there will be plenty of ground clearance. I'm using the bottom of an old animal waterer tub for the mould.. it's 4" deep and? 18 " diameter as I recall. I'll use 0 gauge wire left over from fencing to run in the oncrete. 15$ of concrete will make more than 4 weights. I'll probably load my front tires too.. I still have a gallon of non toxic rv antifreeze left over from loading some rears,, i'll stick 1/2 gallon in each front to keep it from freezing then fill the rest with water.. that should add some weight as well.
soundguy
from previous load / unloading I can tell the front end gets light with that heavy 6' mower lifted, and while loading onto my deckover gooseneck... had the front end come up while laoding 2 times and had to steer with brakes. not fun when on ramps
checked the price of NH weights.. about 2.50$ per pound.. that's way crazy.
found barbell weights for about 88 cents a pound.. but that's still high.. can't find any heaper at yard sales.. etc.
so I am going to concrete cast some 3/4 round weights.. saw about 4" thick, and basically a circle with a 90- cut out..I'll cast in a carriage bolt into the concrete on one of the inner flats and then drill a coresponding hole on the HD 4" angle iron bumper. figure I will hang either 2 or 4 of them.. bumper has plenty of room, and there will be plenty of ground clearance. I'm using the bottom of an old animal waterer tub for the mould.. it's 4" deep and? 18 " diameter as I recall. I'll use 0 gauge wire left over from fencing to run in the oncrete. 15$ of concrete will make more than 4 weights. I'll probably load my front tires too.. I still have a gallon of non toxic rv antifreeze left over from loading some rears,, i'll stick 1/2 gallon in each front to keep it from freezing then fill the rest with water.. that should add some weight as well.
soundguy