Setting up 318 blade....counter weight

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JohnnyReb

Discussion Starter · Jul 25, 2013

Ok so it's almost time to mount up the dozer blade on the front of my 318. Wheel weights are pretty expensive and hard to find around here so I'm brainstorming an alternative. I plan on adding 26 inch ags and filling them with fluid first off. The blade setup isn't really that heavy ( well for me). I picked it up myself and carried it across the yard and sat it in the trailer when I got it and unloaded it myself. That being said, I'm 6'2 and 250 pounds of farm boy and I'm wondering if my size and weight alone with the filled tires will be enough? My plans are to use it to work my gravel driveway some and doing some scraping here and there.

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Diesel332

· #2 · Jul 25, 2013

I have run my 214 blade with turfs and no extra weight and it did perfectly fine. I am 5'11" and 190 lbs.

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coalminer16

· #3 · Jul 25, 2013

Most of the time wieghts are needed with a plow when using to clear snow. Since snow typically has ice under it and you need to push large amounts that is where weight is needed the most. It would be good to have ag tires or chains on possibly but you can always just try using it without doing anything else first. That is the cheapest option. If you had the 26 inch ag's with fluid you would be more then covered.

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jar19800

· #4 · Jul 25, 2013

unless you are digging a ditch, filled tires of that size will be enough. 26" tires hold A LOT of fluid.

if you need more and have a 3 point hitch you can use a 5/8 all thread and hang barbell weights between the lift arms.

because i use my 3pt to dig at the moment i have added weight at the top link

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Diesel332

· #5 · Jul 25, 2013

coalminer16 said:
Most of the time wieghts are needed with a plow when using to clear snow. Since snow typically has ice under it and you need to push large amounts that is where weight is needed the most. It would be good to have ag tires or chains on possibly but you can always just try using it without doing anything else first. That is the cheapest option. If you had the 26 inch ag's with fluid you would be more then covered.

I've plowed 5" of icy snow and added only a pair of 50 lb. cast wheel weights.

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JohnnyReb

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 25, 2013

Thanks guys. No snow plowing here. Doesn't snow much in Kentucky like it used too. I have a long drive that's uphill and gets rutted up. I just need to scrap gravel here and there. Sounds like with my heavy butt and fluid filled tires I should be fine

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Mach-1

· #7 · Jul 26, 2013

If you're not pushing snow, filled ag's should be more than enough...:thThumbsU

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