hotrod60

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What does one benefit from a belly bar on a JD other than another place to hang weights i guess what i am asking is does it help with traction or does it help to keep the front down now i know it will be different for different makes on my JD it's more around the middle of the tractor my brother's farmall M its more back between the rear wheels i was just wondering what expierience some of you have had with this
 
I'll second what's below. It's really just another place to hang weights. Basically, you can hang weights anywhere you want on a tractor because overall you're only adjusting the loading on the front and rear axles for a particular track condition.

Zack
 
I don't have a "belly bar" but do have weight brackets off of the frame beside the block on my JD 70. This is far enough forward to keep the front down on my setup. They started out as a place to hang more weight, but I got rid of my front bracket when I realized I didn't need it. Just how my setup works.
 
The force of weight is multiplied the further from the fulcrum point (rear wheels).
So, you move up the next class, 500 lbs up. You put 100 lbs on the nose, 200 lbs on the rear and 200 lbs on the belly bar.
That 100 lbs on the nose, may end up being more like 700 lbs when you put it 10' or 11' in front of the rear axle.
Tractor pulling is all just physics, but with a lot of variables.
 
i had a belly bar for a while. It just served as a place for me to out guess myself on where to put the weights. so i took it off. now i only have 2 choices instead of 3. but i can still out guess myself if i try.
 
Sure Eric but you do fine. But I agree with colekicker, If I put 2 weights on the rear and 2 weights in the middle, then 2 weights on the front I seem to be balanced the same as the class before. But it takes 8 to make 500 lb. So I am constantly moving the other two. So I guess you are right, after all. LOL Vic
 
It helped my john deere a alot its helps hold down the front and lets the tires spin some to help with holding power i always did good with it
 
I believe in them ,can't quite explain why it works.My farmer crowbar thinking made me put it all on the front and back.I was either spinning out or stnding the front up.I watched the Colton family and they never ran anything up front on a JD G.I followed there example with much better results better balance on a G [styled]
 
It does help. I've seen where there's a loose track and I didn't need any weight up front but a little in the center was enough to keep it down. It's another advantage to getting the weight distributed just right. It can even make a difference whether they are hanging towards the front or towards back.

Jim
 

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