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Ken, Glad to see you also are a member of "the Club". :-) I would suggest using a "carry-all" to start - you might have to buy one, or make one, but they are handy to have anyway. Sort of like the "two tractors" logic, the more reasons you can think of to have some "toy" the easier it is to justify it. :-) Then use concrete blocks, a barrel filled with water, or what ever to get some weight acting as the counterweight. Test drive the tractor with no load in the bucket. I'd use the most weight I could and still have the front steer well. Then you could weigh the result to give you a traget for the "permenent" counterweight. Remember, the further back from the rear wheels you can get the less weight you need, and the lower the load on the rear tires. Now you might want more weight on the rears for traction, so it is your choice. Greg, read the post linked below. It will explain why rear wheel weights (and also fluid in them) does NOTHING to reduce the front tire load. The whole point of a counter weight with a front loader is to reduce the front tire load. That is a common mistake that people make. They know that wheel weights will keep the rear down if you have a heavy load in out in front of the tractor, like the bucket of a front end loader. Regards,
Larry
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