CA front weight
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Topic: CA front weight
Posted By: bigredneck61088
Subject: CA front weight
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 5:13pm
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How are you guys holding down the front of your CAs? Mine needs some weight and I have access to some suitcase weights, anyone build a bracket for those on a CA? Or would I be better off with front wheel or side weights. I have new tires and tubes in the front so they could be filled, but didn’t think that would make much difference. Thanks in advance! |
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Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 6:40pm
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I've got front wheel weights and they'll help a little but not a whole lot. Those engine weights are pretty hard to find ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 7:05pm
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Pretty easy to modify a JD garden tractor weight bracket to bolt onto the front cultivator mounts to use suitcase weights.Nice thing about suitcase weights is they are easy to take on and off as needed. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 4:03am
Have you added a 3 pt? Most any of the factory equipment can be balanced with a pair of side weight and if needed a set of wheel weight. If you installed one of those aftermarket 3pt kit, you need to find anything heavy that is available. Maybe a seat out front for the MIL   ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: bigredneck61088
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 7:27am
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Gary, got any pictures of one modified, sounds like a good option... Paul, still on the factory AC gear, but moving snow with a AC blade I could use some steering weight... |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 8:04am
No pictures but really all that needs to be done is maybe drill a hole or two to line up with the CA depending on the bracket.I don't know which JD garden tractors my weight brackets came off as a friend of mine had a pallet of them and gave me several.Some were wider than others.They are well made heavy duty brackets. |
bigredneck61088 wrote:Posted By: bigredneck61088
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 4:34pm
| I just checked ebay there are a million different John deer mounts, is it the front mount or rear? |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 7:13pm
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THe ones I have were front mounts |
Posted By: Rayhowling
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 8:10pm
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On my CA I welded a piece of steel 6 inchs long by 1/2 inch to the top of the axle with a small piece of steel welded on top of the 6 inch piece to keep the suitcase wts from moving sideways. I just use them when the rototiller is being used, it is easy to take wts off. |