will this rear blade work for my 1715?

[gunner76]

Thanks for the info Axle. I built a platform out of 5x6" wood that I can stack weight on and then slide my Carry All under it. I can go from the 84lbs the carry all weighs up to 500lbs if I use all the weight I have to add. I'll probably add some fluid to the tires before winter so if I'm using the rear blade I have extra weight for traction.

 

[dnw64]

Anyone ever try filling their tires with mercury? I calculate you'd add over 900# per tire versus just 90 with Rim Guard or 70 with washer fluid.

 

[gunner76]

Anyone ever try filling their tires with mercury? I calculate you'd add over 900# per tire versus just 90 with Rim Guard or 70 with washer fluid.

As toxic as mercury is I doubt you'd find anyone to put it in your tires. Imagine the problems you'd have if you sprang a leak and the wrong person found out about it.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Anyone ever try filling their tires with mercury? I calculate you'd add over 900# per tire versus just 90 with Rim Guard or 70 with washer fluid.

Interesting idea but I would imagine 100 gallons of mercury would raise some flags lol.

When I was a kid someone broke a mercury thermometer in a classroom, they shut that room down for 3 days while a clean up crew did whatever they do for a mercury spill. Now think of losing 20-30 gallons of mercury if a tire got punctured, the ground would prob be classified as a toxic waste site, crazies would sue you because you hurt the environment ext ext. that would be the worst idea ever for a political, health and liability aspect, great for a ballast lmao!

 

[AxleHub]

Anyone ever try filling their tires with mercury? I calculate you'd add over 900# per tire versus just 90 with Rim Guard or 70 with washer fluid.

To handle mercury requires a special licensing. To sell it or buy it is very tightly controlled and highly restricted and tracked for several reasons including environment and terrorism (mercury switches). In addition - rubber is effected by mercury. Now gold on the other hand is readily available lol.

On a more serious side - I knew someone who tried lead shot - but the results weren't that serious LOL.

 

[dnw64]

On a more serious side - I knew someone who tried lead shot - but the results weren't that serious LOL.

Actually I read somewhere that someone used lead shot as the aggregate to make concrete for a set of the fill-your-own wheel weights. I don't recall off-hand the weight, but it was significantly more than gravel.

 

[1705NZ]

Has anyone put a front weight bracket on their GC1700? I see MF makes the suitcase weights for it, keen to do this for mine for when i'm pulling my box blade and/or harrows on the fields for better front traction. Although if that didn't work I'd just swap my R4's and get ag tyres.