80" of snow this week.

[Williy]

So far no snow here if we did get some it would melt is a day or 2
just a little rain. When I lived in Wisconsin my drive way would fill
in neck deep but I had a snow blower and would drive right under
the snow most of the time was like powder and then sometimes wet

willy

 

[grsthegreat]

We had 8” of new snow 2 days ago. Then 40° for 2 days. Lost alot of it. Weird day

 

[wolc123]

Wolc,
Does the rim sit on the pilot at all with those nuts as spacers? I would be worried about the rim moving on the bolts if not engaged on the pilot and potentially wallowing out the holes in the rim.

No and that might be a problem if the bolts were not torqued, but should not be with them all tight. There’s not much clearance to the bolts on the holes in the rims, maybe 1/32” total.

It’s way better now than it was, without the tire chains rubbing on the fenders or hooking the implement on the 3-point. Wallowing of the holes is about the least of my concerns.

I also use that tractor for some disking in the spring and I think I’ll leave the chains on for that, to get the added traction assist. Thru the summer and fall, I mostly just use it on a bush hog, and I’ll take the chains off for that. I don’t imagine I’ll ever take the nut spacers off again.

I may add a heavy plate to the front bracket though, because that tractor has always been a little too light on the front, with a 5 ft bush hog on back, and has been limited to how much firewood I can carry on a 3 point carryall.