tongue weight limit for Deere 212?

DMartin9N-2N · Feb 19, 2023

Good morning: I have a Deere 212, which I occasionally use to pull a 5 x 9 tilt trailer. The transaxle must have a load limit, but I don't know where to find it. Reference to publications? Any help appreciated!
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Dennis M. in W. Tenn.
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T.R.K. · Feb 19, 2023

The transmission in the Deere 212 is a genuine garden tractor transmission. You can even plow a garden with that tractor. It was Made by
Peerless, I think.

The real issue when pulling that large a trailer is the brakes. That garden tractor is not heavy enough to safely stop a load that it can
start. I recall hearing where someone was doing a hayride with a similar size Cub Cadet, and it ran away on a hill and hurt several people.
Most of them were children. The brakes could not stop the load, it just slid the tires.

wore out · Feb 19, 2023

The front end will leave the ground LONG before you hurt that H.D. castiron transaxle, IMHO.

DMartin9N-2N · Feb 19, 2023

Good afternoon,TRK: In your example, the brakes did their job, but the tractor is too light and the tires slide along the ground. If I load the trailer heavily in the front so the tires don't slip, would that put too much weight for the wheel bearings or the transaxle castings? I think the other poster points out the real problem, there can be too much trailer for the tractor's weight, i.e., too much weight for the amount of stopping ability. Thanks for clear-thinking advice, folks!!
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Dennis M. in W. Tenn.
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This post was edited by DMartin9N-2N on 02/19/2023 at 12:51 pm.

steve_in_mo · Feb 19, 2023

Should be a peerless 2333 on a later model 212. That's what I found in mine.
Lots of other brand LGT's used one or more of the Peerless designs.

olddog · Feb 20, 2023

The weak point for those transaxles is usually
the cast iron splines in the wheel hubs.
Agree with the others, stopping ability is limiting factor.

IaLeo · Mar 4, 2023

I had two different well used JD 212's and did a lot of yard work with a 5'x8' two wheel trailer just fine. Pulling around a sloped grassy yard was not problem even with a fairly big load of wood.

Tracksion would be the limiting factor. Light front end the next factor

Soft ground was the worst and yes, I had failing hub splines also. The tractors were 30 years old when I started using them.

You will probably want a set of wheel weights or fluid in the tires if you are pulling much a load. Leo

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