Leveling bar for ride on

[tricky74]

I have made a leveling bar for my tractor and it works not too bad off the 4 in 1 bucket.
But I also added chains so I can tow with ride on.
On flat gravel or sand it works great but as soon as I hit bumps it bounces as it is too light.
So I added some wood as weight and it is better till you run over some sticks and they get stuck and just pile up.
Tried quite a bit of weight and mower was struggling to pull it.
Then tried lighter.
And lighter again.
Is there a spot the weight should be? Like at the front / middle / back?
Or do I need to use a stick rake I do not have first then the leveling bar?
Much easier than trying to maneuver the tractor around in tight spots.

 

[kthompson]

Does it have a cutting edge? If not can you install one of some sort?

 

[tricky74]

No cutting edge it is just 50mm SHS. Have been towing it around my grass as well so afraid of a cutting edge.

 

[Roadworthy]

If your mower struggles to pull it you may be putting its drive mechanism at risk.

 

[tricky74]

That was just a test. Seems to be best with just 1 weight around 15kg.
Mower hardly notices that.
I am going to try it at the front then the back and see how it goes.
Need to sort something to secure it first.