Raven's Roost

[JSinMO]

@RoamingGnome Gerry , did you see how I made my for the 446 blower tractor ? Portland cement and chopped up wheel weights for aggregate ?

I was just trying to remember your post on this. I remember @thebuildist made the concrete counter weight, and maybe wheel weights too?
This had been on my never ending list too! Chains help but there’s no real substitute for weight.

[Eugen]

Thanks for the comments about loaders and the need for more weight... Serious mellon scratching going on here today,
Just got back from Canadian Tire with a couple of 5 gal pails of RV antifreeze - good to -50°C (and they were on sale )

- Now to find some 15" inner tubes (the tires are looking a little cracked and weather worn)
- order a Slime 20073 fill adapter from Amazon -
fill adapter.jpg
.
and then figure out something for additional wheel weights, FB marketplace seems a little hit and miss for something to fit a 15" rim. Might have to get creative and make something out of concrete... and look for some extra weights that will be easy to attach to the 3 point hitch.

I think they got tubes already.

[Eugen]

@RoamingGnome Gerry , did you see how I made my for the 446 blower tractor ? Portland cement and chopped up wheel weights for aggregate ?

I was just trying to remember your post on this. I remember @thebuildist made the concrete counter weight, and maybe wheel weights too?
This had been on my never ending list too! Chains help but there’s no real substitute for weight.

@DavidBarkey made concrete wheel weights, documented here on the forum somewhere.

[Eugen]

@RoamingGnome Gerry , did you see how I made my for the 446 blower tractor ? Portland cement and chopped up wheel weights for aggregate ?

Brake rotors are good for that purpose too.

[DavidBarkey]

@RoamingGnome Gerry , did you see how I made my for the 446 blower tractor ? Portland cement and chopped up wheel weights for aggregate ?

I was just trying to remember your post on this. I remember @thebuildist made the concrete counter weight, and maybe wheel weights too?
This had been on my never ending list too! Chains help but there’s no real substitute for weight.

@DavidBarkey made concrete wheel weights, documented here on the forum somewhere.

Yeah I looked but could not find it . It keeps saying too many hitts or something .

[JSinMO]

@DavidBarkey I found it. Here is the link to your post on making the wheel weights.

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=370

[RoamingGnome]

Awesome Possum!

- Thanks for finding the post @JSinMO
- Great write up @DavidBarkey
- I'll have to take the wheels off the Yellow 644 tomorrow and properly check @Eugen I did take a quick look and thought they looked like regular tire valves, but looking at the 16"tubes I have I didn't realize how chunky the valves are on the tractor tubes...

- Maybe head back to Cdn Tire and get a couple more pails of RV antifreeze while it's on sale

[DavidBarkey]

@DavidBarkey I found it. Here is the link to your post on making the wheel weights.

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=370

now I know why I could not find it . I was looking for homemade , not home made . My literary skill leave a lot to be desiered .

[MattA]

@DavidBarkey I found it. Here is the link to your post on making the wheel weights.

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=370

now I know why I could not find it . I was looking for homemade , not home made . My literary skill leave a lot to be desiered .

But your tractor fixing skills make up for it

[RoamingGnome]

Update - 2024-09-19
Arrived home late last night after 4 productive days up at the property...
Autumn is definitely coming -

Some of the leaves are already starting to change colour
- Did some minor repairs, improvements to the trailer on Sunday,

Test connection of the Noma 100w Solar Panel to the old "free" battery I'm going to use for 12v inside the camper (I'll wait until spring to get a replacement deep cycle battery)

Woke up "Grampa" - the 195 Case from his hiding spot in the garage container

He got a new battery hold-down and a plate with a 2" trailer ball to bolt on to his drawbar

After that, checked fluids and he started right up
All ready to drive up the big hill to the clearing at the top, and itching to work the next morning...