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Posted by Bill on December 10, 2003 at 17:21:01 from (69.162.161.88):
Hi! 1st lawn tractor owned, mows great,but have a snow traction problem. If this board isn't the appropriate venue, please direct me to wherever. Ok...My Toro XL 16/38 tractor runs a 40" Berco two stage snow blower. My rear tires are tubed and filled with windshield washer fluid, plus I have the wheel weights. The tires I thought had the proper inflation for tires filled with fluid. My driveway has a very slight slope of about 2-3 degrees. When I went DOWN the driveway in 2nd gear I discovered that the speed was too slow..or it seemed I did not have the speed needed and I had rear wheel spin....going downhill!!! 3rd gear was much better but I still has some wheel spin and had almost no steering. I got to the end of the driveway...and was not impressed. I turned around in the street and quickly found out I could not make it up the driveway in 1,2, or 3rd gear. I could go maybe 3 feet and then wheels spinning!!! Only if I started from the other side of the street in 4th gear...could I make it up the driveway........ My front tire had 26 psi, my rears had 24 psi!!!!! What the heck...I thought the dealer had set up the machine properly...The Berco calls for 7-8 psi rear tires (although it doesn't mention fluid filled tires) and 14-16 psi in the fronts. I lowered the pressures, I wait for the next snow!!!! Is this going work SUBSTANTIALLY better???? I thought of adding more weight in the rear, the dealer said no, that the fluid in the tires and the wheel weights were enough and that more would offset the balance front and rear...the Berco manual says that the extra weight must be 100 lbs minimum (which suggests X amount more is ok!) I don't know what the fluid in the tires adds in weight, but even with the wheel weights, I dont think its 100 lbs! Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!! thanks in advance, Bill
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