Never heard of suitcase weights and I've had tractors a looong time. If Digger has them and if I was plowing snow, would buy them. Great idea, easy install.
Jack
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Rear weight bracket for garden tractors and SGT is 190-447. 42# suitcase weight is 759-3388 for single, 190-390 for a set of 2.
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Yupp. That's the way I do it, too. Only 20 or 30 minutes and I'm done.
Since everyone else has been chiming in on the subject, I just have an extra set of wheels/tires that have chains and weights on permanently. Takes me about 10 minutes to swap. It usually takes me about an hour to remove the deck, swap the wheels and put the snowblower on.
On the subject of farm tractors and chains, I grew up in Minnesota on a dairy farm. We would put chains on two tractors every fall. One was a Ford 9600 that we used the snowblower on and the other was a smaller tractor like a Ford 961. We would just jack one side at a time, slide the chains under, lift one end up and hook it on the tires lugs. Then we'd just turn the wheel until the two ends were underneath and hook them together. Had to adjust a couple of times after driving around. I don't recall it being difficult even as a young teen. I think it may have taken longer to raise the tire off the ground far enough to slide the chains under than it did to actually install the chains.
On the subject of farm tractors and chains, I grew up in Minnesota on a dairy farm. We would put chains on two tractors every fall. One was a Ford 9600 that we used the snowblower on and the other was a smaller tractor like a Ford 961. We would just jack one side at a time, slide the chains under, lift one end up and hook it on the tires lugs. Then we'd just turn the wheel until the two ends were underneath and hook them together. Had to adjust a couple of times after driving around. I don't recall it being difficult even as a young teen. I think it may have taken longer to raise the tire off the ground far enough to slide the chains under than it did to actually install the chains.
tkhoffman
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With the weight of the chains helping, I lift them up and kind of hang them on the tire Lug. Also a cloths line rope ahead hooked on a tire Lug. Then drive forward. The chains go on straight and pretty darn tight. Can't do that with Cub
sized chains. Like this guy,
but I have solid rims so rope just grab tire lugs farther up on tire.
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Just did this, can't believe how easy it was to do and how easy it was to elude me...
I don't have a floor jack anymore since the cylinder went bad but I do have 2 jacks that came out of mid 90's Silverados... They are awesome, just as fast, 10 ton capacity, hang them on the wall and they're out of the way.
Really, I salute chains guys. There's a spot in heaven for youse. For snow plowing on a pretty flat driveway I used Carlisle 23x8.50-12 AG tires; I understand there's a big cost difference between these and chains, I absorb the added cost because think chains, along with wheel weights are a P I T A.Just did this, can't believe how easy it was to do and how easy it was to elude me...
I don't have a floor jack anymore since the cylinder went bad but I do have 2 jacks that came out of mid 90's Silverados... They are awesome, just as fast, 10 ton capacity, hang them on the wall and they're out of the way.
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tire 
pressure question:
what kinda pressure do y’all run in the cold/snow when pushing throwing or otherwise iH Cubbin’ the snow?
pressure question:what kinda pressure do y’all run in the cold/snow when pushing throwing or otherwise iH Cubbin’ the snow?
20 psi fronts, 5-10 psi rears
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thank you!
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and on the topic of tire chains: i started with 4-link chains but wasn’t impressed with the
slip-whomp—slip-whomp—slip-whomp
modest gain in traction.
since switching to a set of 2-link chains, i’ve observed a much more consistent & reliable gain in traction. impressive traction, actually (paired with wheel weights both inside & outside the rears).
the ol’ Cub 100 is a much more capable snow-dozer than i’d imagined.
little though they may be, our Cubs are well-designed to perform the work we ask of them!
slip-whomp—slip-whomp—slip-whomp
modest gain in traction.
since switching to a set of 2-link chains, i’ve observed a much more consistent & reliable gain in traction. impressive traction, actually (paired with wheel weights both inside & outside the rears).
the ol’ Cub 100 is a much more capable snow-dozer than i’d imagined.
little though they may be, our Cubs are well-designed to perform the work we ask of them!
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