Weights

[chrispratt11]

Hello. Thanks to everyone and the great advice I finally purchased a front blade for my JD 4310. Now, the question is what kind of weight do I need in the back? any advice? Its a 7 foot plow. Also, I was told NOT to load the tires cause thats hurts traction?

 

[Haywire]

Additional traction and weight below the center of gravity (stability) are the primary reasons why you load the tires from my understanding.

Ian

 

[Don87]

Hello. Thanks to everyone and the great advice I finally purchased a front blade for my JD 4310. Now, the question is what kind of weight do I need in the back? any advice? Its a 7 foot plow. Also, I was told NOT to load the tires cause thats hurts traction?

Load your tires.
And get no more advice from the person that said it hurts traction.:thumbsup:

 

[Thomas]

"I was told NOT to load the tires cause thats hurts traction? "
Interesting.

I had my R4's loaded and big differents ..like night and day..yet to use chains.

 

[dex3361]

Hello. Thanks to everyone and the great advice I finally purchased a front blade for my JD 4310. Now, the question is what kind of weight do I need in the back? any advice? Its a 7 foot plow. Also, I was told NOT to load the tires cause thats hurts traction?

Les than sage advice. Weight is good in most circumstances.

 

[chad22]

Sorry to hijack the thread. But what does Load the tires mean?

Thanks

Chad

 

[Haywire]

You fill the tires 3/4 of the way with a fluid that won't freeze like windshield washer fluid to add weight. They used to use calcium, but it rots the rims. I've heard of using car antifreeze, but it's an environmental hazard if you spring a leak.

Ian

 

[Don87]

You fill the tires 3/4 of the way with a fluid that won't freeze like windshield washer fluid to add weight. They used to use calcium, but it rots the rims. I've heard of using car antifreeze, but it's an environmental hazard if you spring a leak.

Ian

You can also use Rimguard(beet juice). Pricey, but non-toxic and heavier than washer fluid.

 

[David s Von Gieserbrechta]

I use weights on the rear wheels of my Bx2350 and chains all around.
Years ago I got tired of the plastic covered concrete wheel weights on my little ten horse Allis so being a pattern maker I tooled up a pattern and sent it to the local foundry. After the Allis died I was just using these weights on a harrow frame dragged behind the quad for maintenance of the driveway.

Needless to say that I was pleasantly surprised to find that these weights fit on the Bx2350 perfectly. Whoda thunk it? These puppies weigh in at 275 pounds a side and thats some serious weight. Now on snow it or ice it just spins and digs holes untill the chains fine hard stuff and then it just chugs along like all good little orange tractors should.

Now all I have to do is tool up a few patterns for the front end and a ballast block for the three point, cuz like cast iron trumps sand and rocks every time.
Being a retired pattern maker with a complete home woodwork shop has it's perks.

And oh yeah the rear chains from the Allis fit the front wheels on the Kubota after I took out one ladder length so it's all good.

 

[whistlepig]

I filled my tires with Rimguard and added a ballast box. The filled tires add about 400 pounds and the ballast box an additional 600 pounds.