Ballast Wheel Weights for a ZG23

[redskinzzfans]

I have a new ZG23 that I absolutely love, but I do have one complaint, a loss of traction when mowing the hills on my property. Does anyone have any experience with this situation, what did you do to correct it. I changed the tires, went with a bar style tractor tire ,it did help as long as I go up the hills and not down. It did come at a cost though, they tear the turf quite a bit when making turns, even if I'm very careful. I thought about going back to the original tires and adding wheel weights, but so far I haven't been able to locate weights to fit the factory wheels, and I'm not sure that I would get the same level of traction with the turf tires. I'm affraid that they would only spin going up or slide coming down . I would appreciate any help and advice I can get. I will add this in case anyone was wondering, with the bar tires it does go up the hills like a mountain goat, but it can tear the ground if you're not careful.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

This is just the reality of any zero turn mower. There is not much you can do. The ZG's are already much heavier than a typical ZTR. Weights won't hurt, but there is no majic bullet for your problem.