Back blade plowing with tractor

[DEERE3594]

Been trying to plow with a back blade on a 5210 Deere. 43horse. 2wheel drive. It dose great on flat flat or down hill, but any up grade and it just spins. would wheel weights help or chains, or do I just need a 4x4 tractor?

Here is a pic of the tractor, so you know what size Deere Im talking about...
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g14/deere3594/l_3631238ac584205272d2211e2e704f29.jpg

[OTHRGRL]

I used to use an old '53 Ford Golden Jubilee tractor to plow with all winter - no chains or weight with 2WD. Need to get and keep momentum to move the heavy snow around and it always did better pulling snow forward than pushing so I always had to pull it into piles then push the piles off the driveway. We also had a little White lawn tractor that we would put chains on for the winter.

[minisub]

You might be better off without the loader, but then you probably need it to finish off the snow piles. My 2WD Garden Tractors are useless without weight. With about 400 to 500 lbs of wheel and rear weight (on a 900 lb tractor) they are about unstoppable. I can get good traction without chains unless there is the slightest bit of ice under the snow. Then I am just stuck at the bottom of the hill.....

[OTHRGRL]

You might be better off without the loader, but then you probably need it to finish off the snow piles.

x2, forgot to mention we took the bucket off for winter duties - until the snow got so deep we had to start picking it up and dumping it on the other side of the mounds.

[Kevin G]

You should be able to go to a tire shop or maybe a farm supply store and get fluid to put in the tires that used to cost a good bit less than wheel weights. That and a set of chains would really surprise you.
I've seen people use antifreeze and water instead of calcium or whatever that stuff is anymore.

[MMLMM]

Can you turn the blade around So its more of a pusher in reverse?

I used to plow some pretty sketch driveways back in highschool and Id spin the blade around and drag it against the back of the plow, wouldnt tear up the driveway and it would kind of float and not get the back wheels spinning. Then Id follow up with a couple quick passes with the blade the correct way to clean up...

I plowed snow for a few years on a Ford 8N before I graduated to a plow truck, then a back hoe (with heat) lol.

Also you could scoop up a bucket full of dirt/sand in the bucket and when you plow it will load the back wheels when the plow starts to drag you down..Also chains help. The water/coolant in the tires dont seem to do as much good IMO.

[B C'izzle]

You should just move to Az. We don't have problems like that down here!

[DEERE3594]

I defiantly need the loader to move the piles, im sure that weight up front dosnt help. To keep on the cheep, do yall think hanging some 100lbs weights of the back blade would help?

[01LB7]

Just buy a red tractor, they work betterhandbang

[DEERE3594]

Just buy a red tractor, they work betterhandbang

Thems fighting words ):h):h

[minisub]

I defiantly need the loader to move the piles, im sure that weight up front dosnt help. To keep on the cheep, do yall think hanging some 100lbs weights of the back blade would help?

Only with the blade up. Actually might make it worse with the blade engaged.

I actually do this with my back blade, but I use it going downhill and then lift the blade and dead head back to the top of the hill to make another pass.

[flyinelvis11]

x2 on the fluid in the tires. cheaper than wheel/suitcase weights and the stuff they use now doesn't corrode like the calcium did. don't use straight water, it will freeze that equals bad news