Hi again wstr75
Thank you for sharing your fotos with us :thumbsup:
Am I right im believing that you have the larger 6.5x12x23'' wheels on your tractor?
If you are considering putting more weights on your wheels, and you haven't seen this thread already, you might get some inspiration from one of our members from New Zealand, called Tandem:
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...-cbs-740-photos-2.html?highlight=#post5355498
Tandem has been able to add around 42 kg (92.5 lbs) to each standard 5.0x10x20'' wheel. If you have the larger 23'' wheels, you should be able to add even more.
When you are working with an implement like the subsoiler, I think you need all the traction you can get. Modern 2-wheel tractors are usually very powerful compared to older ones, but at the same time they are relatively light, and as traction depends heavily on the weight on the wheels, one tends to run out of traction these days, long before the engine runs out of power. Your tractor probably weighs about 300 lbs, and your diesel engine probably has around 12 hp. Comparing that to a Holder E12 built from the 1955 to 1959 for instance, this tractor had a comparable diesel engine but a weight of 915 lbs! Your tractor weighs less than 1/3 of the Holder, and probably therefore has less than 1/3 of the traction, thereby "wasting" 2/3 of the engine power in wheel slippage.
If you have added 65 lbs to a 300 lbs tractor, you probably have increased traction by around 65/300x100 = 21%. If you are able to add 100 lbs to the 65 lbs you have already, you can estimate an increase of around 165/300x100 = 55%, compared to the tractor without wheel weights. - Not bad! :thumbsup:
I look forward to hear how much weight you will be able to add, and how it will affect your work with the subsoiler.
Best regards
Jens