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Cheap 88 pound Front Weight for XT3
If anyone is interested on how I made my own 88 pound front weight continue reading. I did this because my box scraper lifts the front end just enough to effect the steering.
I purchased a 3.5 gallon trash can (black trash so it matches the tractor), 2 steel hangers and 1 50lb bag of cement from Lowes for a total cost of around $13. Then I went to the local tire shop and they gave me 35lbs of scrap lead wheel weights for free. I then rummaged through my scrap wood bin found some teak for handles along with some nuts and bolts to secure everything into the concrete. Mixed it all up, nothing special here and let it cure overnight. I'll hang it on the tractor in a week when the concrete is fully cured. I ended up using the entire bag of concrete except about 1 cup full of mud. I used about 30-32 lbs of lead weights mixed in. The final product tipped the scales at 88lbs. |
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Odd.... my 42" tiller doesn't make the front of my 1050 light enough to be an issue. (That's a pretty light front end tractor compared to the older machines with a cast grille housing.) Can't believe that little box blade is as heavy as a tiller, or could cause any real steering issues.
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Operator error, not lack of weight. |
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