Gregster613
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- 273 TYM. 2009 //Yardmachines 7 Speed Shift-on-the-goScotts L2048
Hi guys,
Different subject, and fantastic results!
Last saturday it was raining here so I decided to get around to a task I'd been debating to do or not - Load my rear tires - well I decided to see what would happen and it was really a simple job. I experimented first by loading up my lawn mower tires and it was so easy to do I kept chugging along and did the 273 next. All I can say is - WoW - what a difference!!
The only thing I didn't like was that I couldn't find a source for winter blend WW fluid. It appears that they don't even stock it at the auto shops here in Southern Ca. That was a bummer to learn. I had intended to add at least 3 - 4 gallons per tire. Just to be on the safe side. We sometimes will get frost here, but it's gone as soon as the sun comes out. So I should be OK anyhow. Just wanted it known that I did plan on freeze prevention, orginally.
It stopped raining on Sunday; my neighbors horse pasture had several posts broken off so I offered to dig him some new holes (he's an older gent who wouldn't have been capable to dig them by hand). I went over with the PH digger to plunge him some new holes and what a greasy, sloppy mess the pasture was! It must have been 1' - 2' deep with top-slop. While I admit it was awful slippery [whole tractor slid somewhat while turning/manuvering] but the traction I had while back-dragging the slop from the gate pathway {with loader} was incredible! I know that I'd have just spun out and not have been able to do anything without the extra traction I had from the loaded rears.
I've been doing a fair bit of work around my place with my box-blade lately and I'm so impressed at the additional traction that I can hardly wait until it dries up some more and I can re-use my box-blade again. I've gotten a rather stout chunk of wood that I plan to somehow anchor onto the BB for weight and now I'm really excited to see how much more it'll bit and I can drag. I believe it's a good thing to make that TYM really snort while it's in it's break-in zone. Gets everything seated and broken in @ the serious work zone. I was extremely happy and had a bunch of fun seat time on Sunday.
Happy tractorin' to all.........Greg
Different subject, and fantastic results!
Last saturday it was raining here so I decided to get around to a task I'd been debating to do or not - Load my rear tires - well I decided to see what would happen and it was really a simple job. I experimented first by loading up my lawn mower tires and it was so easy to do I kept chugging along and did the 273 next. All I can say is - WoW - what a difference!!
The only thing I didn't like was that I couldn't find a source for winter blend WW fluid. It appears that they don't even stock it at the auto shops here in Southern Ca. That was a bummer to learn. I had intended to add at least 3 - 4 gallons per tire. Just to be on the safe side. We sometimes will get frost here, but it's gone as soon as the sun comes out. So I should be OK anyhow. Just wanted it known that I did plan on freeze prevention, orginally.
It stopped raining on Sunday; my neighbors horse pasture had several posts broken off so I offered to dig him some new holes (he's an older gent who wouldn't have been capable to dig them by hand). I went over with the PH digger to plunge him some new holes and what a greasy, sloppy mess the pasture was! It must have been 1' - 2' deep with top-slop. While I admit it was awful slippery [whole tractor slid somewhat while turning/manuvering] but the traction I had while back-dragging the slop from the gate pathway {with loader} was incredible! I know that I'd have just spun out and not have been able to do anything without the extra traction I had from the loaded rears.
I've been doing a fair bit of work around my place with my box-blade lately and I'm so impressed at the additional traction that I can hardly wait until it dries up some more and I can re-use my box-blade again. I've gotten a rather stout chunk of wood that I plan to somehow anchor onto the BB for weight and now I'm really excited to see how much more it'll bit and I can drag. I believe it's a good thing to make that TYM really snort while it's in it's break-in zone. Gets everything seated and broken in @ the serious work zone. I was extremely happy and had a bunch of fun seat time on Sunday.
Happy tractorin' to all.........Greg