Re: (ET) Drive belts & pulling

["Dean A. Stuckmann" <dstuck lakefield net>]

You won't be able to pull very much in reverse.  With the high hitch there
is a tremendous amount of down force on the rear of the tractor and the
front end will be very light.  I still say that if you can make the weight
class you want with the deck on, you would be better off to remove the deck
and have most of the weight added to the front instead.  An old barbell set
works great for fine tuning the weight.  I can't stress this enough - TEST
PULL!
 Good luck

Dean A. Stuckmann 

> SolidTech wrote:
>>   Also, I was thinking about going to the Longmont, CO pull (that's what
>> spurred the drive belt swapping).  Any suggestions?  Leave the mower 
>> deck on
>> for added up-front weight?  Put some block/bricks into the weight box?
> 
> You definitely need lots more weight up front.  I was pulling a wood
> chipper with my E-20, which was way too heavy for it.  I pulled a lot of
> wheelies and my drive belts slipped a lot.
> 
> Are you allowed to pull backwards?  As in, could you mount the sled to
> the front of the tractor and go in reverse?  Otherwise, is there a hitch
> that can mount up front and run along the sides of the tractor to the
> rear?