Re: (ET) snowblower weight

[Christopher Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

Banks, Michael J. wrote:
> I just hooked up the snowblower to the tractor for the first time 
> (E-12).   When I go to lift it using the lift strap, the tractor sinks 
> by about 2 inches and really squishes the front tires before it starts 
> lifting off the ground.   Is this normal?  Or do my front tires need 
> more air.

Air. One of these days I *REALLY* need to replace my front tires; 
they're just rocks. Anyone know if I can go into any tractor shop and 
get new ones mounted?

What also really helps is to have a weight box on the back. Not so much 
for traction as to have something to take the weight of the blower off 
the front wheels. I find that about 200lbs of batteries helps a lot.

Probably the best thing to put on the back would be the tiller. Hm, 
actually that would be impressive: You could use the blower to take out 
the snow, then use the tiller to smash apart ice mountains.

Anyone ever tried this? Could the tiller handle mountains of ice if you 
lift it to max height?

Chris