Adventures with the 222 (aka "Maxine")

[Harry]

Rear weight for Maxine...

Trying something different for Maxine (our 222) this year
- (she really needs the extra weight for traction going up the hill to street level )
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We don't have a garage or shed here in the city, so the 222 lives outside all year with a cover over it when it's not in use.
I wanted extra weights to be a manageable size so they were easy to move in and out of the basement when not in use.
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This fall I made a tray to fit in the 2" receiver hitch. In the spring I'll paint it and make a box to carry garden tools in warm weather.
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but for now there is room for seven .30 cal ammo cans filled with misc nuts and washers
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- each ammo can weighs about 30 Lbs, so that's a total of about 200 extra pounds.
...it's also convenient storage for all those nuts and washers - hopefully one day I'll even get around to sorting them by size

Gerry some wheel weights would be nice, but your limited on what’s available. Maybe make an adapted to bolt to the wheel with a solid bar in the middle to slide on bar bell weights.

[RoamingGnome]

Gerry some wheel weights would be nice, but your limited on what’s available. Maybe make an adapted to bolt to the wheel with a solid bar in the middle to slide on bar bell weights.

Good Suggestions @Harry - I've got a pair of cast iron Bolens Wheel weights already mounted on Maxine

(you couldn't see them in the first photos I posted)
I've got pails of RV antifreeze and the fittings for loading tires with fluid and new tires for Maxine (the old ones are badly weather checked and need air added every couple of months) - Unfortunately, winter weather (or at least the cold temps) arrived earlier than I hoped this year
While mounting tires on rims in the BigSky Shop™ when the temp outside is below freezing is not impossible... I just don't pay myself enough for that headache
Definitely have my spring projects starting to line up

[propane1]

Two link chains would help Gerry. Get some chain and make the ones on the tractor two link.

Noel