Re: (ET) More on wheelweights

["steves" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

I was looking at my tractor this weekend, and I noticed my wheels are 
turned
'in' so that my track width is small. This causes the hubs to stick out
substantially beyond the square mounting holes. I believe, in this case, 
one
would need spacers to get the weight mount bracket out beyond the hub. The
spacer length would be several inches (I didn't measure). I don't know if
this causes any problems or not.

The alternative of course is to turn the wheels 'out' (wide track), but 
then
I'm concerned that the track exceeds the snowblower width, and I've learned
that once the wheels get out of the blown path, traction decreases rapidly
(weights added or not).

How do the rest of you set the wheels with the snowblower?

SteveS
E20




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Zachary" <njcfsa earthlink net>
To: "Elec-trak list" <>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) More on wheelweights


> Apparently, one can put four 10lb weights plus one 25lb weight on each
side.  I quote:
> "Use 10-pound plates inside the wheel and 25-pound plates after clearing
the outer edge of the wheel/tire. The typical wheel allows four, 10-pound
plates and one, 25-pound plate per wheel (plus 5 pounds for each adapter)."
> The link is:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2574846421&category=11756
> The item is slightly more expensive on eBay, I guess because of eBay 
> fees.
> I am going to see if I can obtain these weights BEFORE I buy the 
> adapters.
> Richard "Zack" Zachary
>
> ThompsonG DFO-MPO GC CA wrote:
>
> I just measured - it appears the 8 ½ inch spacing with four holes is the
>     one for my E-15 - and they carry it.  I think I'll probably order a
set. It
> appears I could >add 50 lbs per side for a total of 100 additional.  Not
> much, but every little bit helps.  Maybe I should just drink a lot more
beer
> and gain the 100 lbs.  It would be >more fun.
>   By the way, I turned the rear wheels on my E-15 "inside out" to widen
the
>     track and increase lateral stability with a bucket loader.
>
>
> Two more things about the wheel weights,
> 1.) The wheels on and ET are the same as Wheelhorse, may even have been
> made by Wheelhorse and there is detailed instruction on how to size the
> wheel.
> 2.) The site has a freight calculator section and shipping is not too
> bad if you use FEDEX ground, it was $11.95 to Buffalo.
>
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