gtractorfan
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Just a thought-- seems like you could leave something like that barrel at the cement plant and they'd be glad to fill it with left over cement from a project.
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the tractor vet
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Ah if 1/4 is good then 1/2 inch is better .
Fair enough. My post looks stupid.
I was looking at a counterweight thread https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1646631 and must have bumped the link to this one when I went to post an answer.
There is a big difference in buckling and bending between 3/16 and 1/4 inch angle. There is a much bigger difference between 1/4 and 1/2. I found 3/16 to be barely adequate and too easy to bend. Granted, I bent it by pulling a chain when I should have been using the drawbar, but it was too easy to bend and straighten.
This thread was not playing well with my computer. While trying to figure out how I got here, I am finding different numbers of responses not only when switching between modern and classic, but logged in and not logged in and reopening the posts.
I was looking at a counterweight thread https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1646631 and must have bumped the link to this one when I went to post an answer.
There is a big difference in buckling and bending between 3/16 and 1/4 inch angle. There is a much bigger difference between 1/4 and 1/2. I found 3/16 to be barely adequate and too easy to bend. Granted, I bent it by pulling a chain when I should have been using the drawbar, but it was too easy to bend and straighten.
This thread was not playing well with my computer. While trying to figure out how I got here, I am finding different numbers of responses not only when switching between modern and classic, but logged in and not logged in and reopening the posts.
add the ballast ,add more. spindles break darn cheep junky built tractor. if your
going to carry heavy things buy 1 heavy enough to carry it.
sorry but ive replaced spindles .most were broke from too much weight on axle.
1 guy was carrying round bales on too light of a tractor down the road high gear
full throttle. fixed 1 for him found out what he was doing n stayed too busy after
that. 1 guy fixed it n the loader broke next.
going to carry heavy things buy 1 heavy enough to carry it.
sorry but ive replaced spindles .most were broke from too much weight on axle.
1 guy was carrying round bales on too light of a tractor down the road high gear
full throttle. fixed 1 for him found out what he was doing n stayed too busy after
that. 1 guy fixed it n the loader broke next.
caterpillar guy
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Counter weights work fine to a point. But if your going to lift heavy things you need big heavy loaders or cranes or forklifts to do it. No replacement for big loaders and lifts.
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