b00mhower 33 #1 Posted Saturday at 07:36 PM Hello all, with the change in weather the ole horse has come out of the stable. Still have delusions of grandeur about making a front scoop out of my existing plow frame and I fairly quickly realized I need a touch more ground clearance. I know folks have adapted trailer hubs for the front but as I no longer have a machine shop at my disposal elected for another solution Que marketplace. Found a fella selling a pair of Cub 154 Lo Boy front wheels and tires for pretty decent $ so I jumped on it. $25 worth of bushings from McMaster later and viola 4-12 front end on a 312. That's pretty much it, it leans a bit but it's not for show, maybe I'll put 24's or 6-12 on the rear to straighten it up but I don't really mind for now. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,556 #2 Posted Saturday at 07:45 PM 8 minutes ago, b00mhower said: , it leans a bit but it's not for show So? Haven't you seen any of the trucks owned by some sub-25 nutbags? That look is all the rage. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b00mhower 33 #3 Posted Saturday at 07:47 PM Just now, adsm08 said: So? Haven't you seen any of the trucks owned by some sub-25 nutbags? That look is all the rage. Unfortunately I have lol as a recently reformed sub-25 nutbag I can at least say this was for functional reasons 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,319 #4 Posted Saturday at 10:27 PM Looks good from here ... That's the same basic lean back my own C160-8 Cinnamon Horse has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b00mhower 33 #5 Posted Saturday at 10:40 PM 12 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Looks good from here ... That's the same basic lean back my own C160-8 Cinnamon Horse has. If I recall correct you were the one who pointed me in the 12" front wheel direction. Finally got around to it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill 633 866 #6 Posted Saturday at 10:52 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, adsm08 said: So? Haven't you seen any of the trucks owned by some sub-25 nutbags? That look is all the rage. Its called the "Carolina Lean." Edited Saturday at 10:53 PM by Wild Bill 633 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,903 #7 Posted Saturday at 10:58 PM Nice!! Those front wheel plates look to have the square cut holes for rear wheel weights.... just a thought. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b00mhower 33 #8 Posted Saturday at 11:00 PM Just now, ri702bill said: Nice!! Those front wheel plates look to have the square cut holes for rear wheel weights.... just a thought. Had the same thought. Gotta wait for it to dry up some but I'm gonna see how they do disking the garden, pulling the moldboard with the old tires at times I was steering with hopes and dreams 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,319 #9 Posted Saturday at 11:07 PM 6 minutes ago, b00mhower said: at times I was steering with hopes and dreams Not the best method. That's why I leave the Mackissic chipper shredder on the Cinnamon Horse all year. HUGE front weight there for a heavy stuff pulling rear hitch counter balance. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b00mhower 33 #10 Posted Saturday at 11:16 PM 7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Not the best method. That's why I leave the Mackissic chipper shredder on the Cinnamon Horse all year. HUGE front weight there for a heavy stuff pulling rear hitch counter balance. There's one of those things the green tractor guys got right, steering brakes. I've serviced more older deere GT's than I'd care too but the turning brakes really make a small tractor feel big 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 417 #11 Posted Saturday at 11:50 PM 55 minutes ago, Wild Bill 633 said: Its called the "Carolina Lean." My 414 does that! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 57,472 #12 Posted Sunday at 11:25 AM 12 hours ago, Wild Bill 633 said: Its called the "Carolina Lean." Who the heck coined the phrase Carolina Lean? Ain't seen nothin like that in my neck of the woods! Living in the mountains of Western North Carolina I can see where this could work well coming DOWN many of our steep grades but it might want to do a backflip on the uphill grades. I feel that it is the obligation of each younger generation to try to piss off the older generation; Lord only knows I did my part a few decades back! Then again, its nothing new, just a recycling of the 1960's GASSERS minus the horsepower. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,903 #13 Posted Sunday at 01:43 PM 14 hours ago, b00mhower said: Had the same thought. Gotta wait for it to dry up some but I'm gonna see how they do disking the garden, pulling the moldboard with the old tires at times I was steering with hopes and dreams I improved the steering for the winter by changing to ag tires, fluid filling the inner tubes, and adding 25 lb barbell weights to the fronts.... (1st year with the C81 - used turf tires...) I find the prices for the WH cast weights would probably require me to name my next kid after the seller...!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b00mhower 33 #14 Posted Sunday at 04:12 PM 2 hours ago, ri702bill said: I improved the steering for the winter by changing to ag tires, fluid filling the inner tubes, and adding 25 lb barbell weights to the fronts.... (1st year with the C81 - used turf tires...) I find the prices for the WH cast weights would probably require me to name my next kid after the seller...!! I hadn't put much thought into front tire weight but after this past winter of getting taken for a ride trying to plow the drive I might give it a shot. I've got the rears loaded but no bolt on weights 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,903 #15 Posted Sunday at 04:20 PM Additional weight - on or in the wheels is the best solution to prevent premature wear of the axle bearings. Because the rims are wider on the C series, I use 95 lbs of cast iron weights in the rear - a handfull to install, but worth it... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,319 #16 Posted Sunday at 04:41 PM Agreed. I installed oversized tires front and rear to get extra fluid capacity. Also installed Bolens weights in the rears because they're heavier than average. My fluid is 255 to 260 lbs ALONE. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b00mhower 33 #17 Posted Sunday at 04:52 PM Looks like fluid fill with these tires would gain me 15-20lbs. I had an idea about casting my own concrete weights so I may go on ahead and try that, luckily I have some calc'ed out rears to use for a template 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 13,443 #18 Posted Sunday at 05:14 PM 5 hours ago, 953 nut said: Who the heck coined the phrase Carolina Lean? Ain't seen nothin like that in my neck of the woods! Right???? Must have come from South Carolina... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,556 #19 Posted Sunday at 11:51 PM On 3/29/2025 at 6:52 PM, Wild Bill 633 said: Its called the "Carolina Lean." It is an abomination of physics and geometry. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,326 #20 Posted Monday at 12:53 AM I saw one of those taildraggers while we were in California last week. I think it was a Tahoe. With that short wheelbase and high rake, I was wondering how much of the road ahead the driver could actually see. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,256 #21 Posted Monday at 05:03 PM 16 hours ago, 8ntruck said: I saw one of those taildraggers while we were in California last week. I think it was a Tahoe. With that short wheelbase and high rake, I was wondering how much of the road ahead the driver could actually see. IMHO, fashion and fads often have little or nothing to do with function. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
