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Old 10-31-2018, 09:00 PM
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With winter coming i want some more rear weight the wheel weights went quite enough. Do they make a platform that I can set blocks on that will bolt on ? I saw some guys make them but I'm def not a fabricator if it doesn't bolt on I dont mess with it. Or if you guys ha e better ideas of simple rear ballast I would appreciate it. I'd like at least a 100lbs but the more the better.
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Old 10-31-2018, 09:09 PM
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I welded up this bracket to bolt to the Trac Vac bracket on my 125. It holds five 50 lbs plates.

Take notice of where it bolts to. You could bolt together a similar bracket to hold ballast.

I now run loaded tires instead of that bracket
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Old 10-31-2018, 09:26 PM
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I welded up this bracket to bolt to the Trac Vac bracket on my 125. It holds five 50 lbs plates.

Take notice of where it bolts to. You could bolt together a similar bracket to hold ballast.

I now run loaded tires instead of that bracket
Dad's o the loaded tires give you the same performance?
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Old 10-31-2018, 10:02 PM
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I welded up this bracket to bolt to the Trac Vac bracket on my 125. It holds five 50 lbs plates.

Take notice of where it bolts to. You could bolt together a similar bracket to hold ballast.

I now run loaded tires instead of that bracket
Do the loaded tires work as well as the rear weight? I'm surprised you sent run the rear weight and the loaded tires
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If you have something on the rear hitch all you really need to do is stop it from tilting back. The hitch can handle the weight. I would recommend chains and cast weighs first; my 1282 has moved A LOT of snow with chains alone.

If not, I would fabricoble or find some one to a basket of sorts that has a bolt or pin to index in the hitch pin hole and then uses to bolts to the top of the diff cover or higher (if you can find somewhere solid).
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Always better to add the weight to the axle, (wheel weights, fluid filled tires) than the tractor. Weight on the tractor adds worn issues to bearings.
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I've never needed anything more than filled tires and chains in the winter.
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Always better to add the weight to the axle, (wheel weights, fluid filled tires) than the tractor. Weight on the tractor adds worn issues to bearings.
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Always better to add the weight to the axle, (wheel weights, fluid filled tires) than the tractor. Weight on the tractor adds worn issues to bearings.
X2! Loaded tires, weights, and chains here.
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Do the loaded tires work as well as the rear weight? I'm surprised you sent run the rear weight and the loaded tires
Loaded tires work better than rear hanging weight ( although rear hanging weight is better than no weight).

I have loaded tires and chains on my 125 using the QA 42 snow thrower. Works great
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