Traction

[turbofiat124]

How does one go about filling tires with water? I wouldnt use antifreeze if it pops or spills on your lawn itll kill it. But windshield fluid is an idea .

Even pure antifreeze won't kill grass.

Pure water will rust out metal rims in no time. I have one of those little red wagons and after about 5 cans of fix-a-flat per tire, I finally gave up and decided to buy new tires. By that time the inside of the rims were so badly rusted from the the water in the liquid latex the bead section of the rims were badly pitted they required tubes. I grinded away what rusted metal I could and painted the inside and outside of the rims.

About as bad as that calcium crap they used to put in tractor rims. I had to replace the front wheel on my dad's 58 Ford 800 because even the *new* stuff rusted from the inside out. Don't know what the new stuff is.

Still trust my friend's judgement that putting anything to weigh down the rear end will wear out the transmission. I think AG tires are the way to go.

Tractor Supply seems to be the best place to buy tires.

 

[exotion]

The transmission thing makes since

 

[Tater]

The transmission thing makes since

Then maybe they should stop putting those same transmissions on the heavier more expensive mowers...lol... What he said seems like BS to me... Anyway since I still have my still goin 23 YO 60" Wheel Horse zero I took that awfull chance...lol...
I put my weight back on the rear of my 61" Husky ZTR and reinforced the lil front wheel brackets on the deck which are pretty light duty, and am very well pleased... The weight is not the problem, it's the weight ratio front to rear that determines traction IMHO... Anyway, mine does 100% better and I will later take pictures and try to post them... But till I do, it is a box with a pin on the bottom that sets in the draw bar pin hole and bolts to the vertical plate behind the engine and holds 4-Conc. cap blocks, greatly improved traction...:smile:...

And no I don't do wheelies......

Here are the promised pictures... I tell you my mower is a new machine and my hate has turned to love...lol...

You can hardly see it between the center blocks but there is a 1/8" x 1" tie or brace there...

I did add a bit of beef to the lil hitch plate too... The box pin just sets down in the hitch hole...

I spaced things out to take the corrogated plastic stuff to eliminate rattle, outsides and in between...

The 2 holes in the added plate are between the 3 holes in the original, giving more precise adjustment...

Anyway, that's how I did mine and it works for me... BTW-I have always put tubes in both these mowers tires so I can run a bit less pressure,
and don't have to balance out the pressure every time I mow...
The only bad thing now for me is, the grass is now dry and I have to go mow my neighbors yard and mine...
PS-I should add that I don't mow up or down any hills...

Have a good one...Tater...