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Advantage of mid-tractor weight bracket?

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Doug

08-11-2002 18:40:33




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Some guys say that adding a weight bracket just in front to the rear axle helps the tractor hook up better but I don't understand why. Can someone please explain? Looks to me like if your front end is just bobbing, your better off with the weight correctly distributed between on front of the front axle and behind the rear axle. Thanks in advance!




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wvcrash

08-15-2002 17:50:06




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 Re: Advantage of mid-tractor weight bracket? in reply to Doug, 08-11-2002 18:40:33  
The purpose of a mid mount weight bracket is to be able to position the weight you need for the front wheels to keep them down(app. 2-4 inches off the ground)and still have weight down pull on the rear for traction. when using the mid mount you should have 1/4 the total add on ballast weight on the front the spread out the rest of the weight on the rear and mid mount.When I pull my 806 in the 9,500lb class I have 100lb on the front 550lb on mid mount 300lb on each wheel and 100lb on the rear. I'm always in the top 5, for the 12,500lb class I just adjust for what I need. Remember when the front comes up you loose hitch height and then the natural pull down the sled gives is gone.

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Eric

08-12-2002 20:15:02




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 Re: Advantage of mid-tractor weight bracket? in reply to Doug, 08-11-2002 18:40:33  
i had a belly bar on my 77 but i took it off this summer. it was just one more thing to wonder about. and another place to second guess myself.
plus i didn't use it that much anyway.
maybe if i took notes it would have helped more.
Eric



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Slo

08-12-2002 17:12:52




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 Re: Advantage of mid-tractor weight bracket? in reply to Doug, 08-11-2002 18:40:33  
I have one on both of the tractors I pull, and use them a lot. It seems to be a matter of preference for most, and just a matter of learning.

They also come in real handy in the heavier classes, as neither of my rear brackets hold a whole lot of weight.



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Brad

08-12-2002 14:14:43




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 Re: Advantage of mid-tractor weight bracket? in reply to Doug, 08-11-2002 18:40:33  
I use a belly bar and love it. For my set up once I get the tractor balanced front to rear in the light class, all I do is add weight to the middle to go up in weight class. The belly bar seems to be more forgiving than the traditional front/rear setups.



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Doug in OR

08-12-2002 07:10:20




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 Re: Advantage of mid-tractor weight bracket? in reply to Doug, 08-11-2002 18:40:33  
I've found that it is harder to balance the tractor between the front and the rear when I use a mid bracket. Somehow, it seems that the tractor is always too front-heavy when I use the mid brackets. When I'm on a track with less bite, I want the weight as far back as possible. When I'm on a track with more bite, the front end becomes lighter - the mid brackets work a little better here. Even so, adding a little weight to the front, instead of trying to find that perfect weight for the mid brackets, does more for balance.

And as said by the other poster, when you get into the heavy classes, sometimes you just run out of places for the weights. All in all, it is easier for me to fine tune the tractor if you use rear weights, and add weight to the front as needed.

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KEN

08-11-2002 18:55:53




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 Re: Advantage of mid-tractor weight bracket? in reply to Doug, 08-11-2002 18:40:33  
I have front and mid and rear brackets.I use the rear and front more,seems to work better for me.I use the mid bracket in the heavy classes because not enough room on the others.Need to get the front bracket out as far as the rules allow, the further out the harder to lift was the best thing i did.ken



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