chim
Elite Member
7# Isn\'t Enough
Just took a break for lunch and a cup of coffee. I was using the rotary mower this AM, and thought I broke the Kubota. The terrain was a bit rough, and the front of the mower dug into the dirt a few times. At one point, the tractor refused to move much at all. I was in 2WD, and it felt like a rear tire was spinning, but it wasn't. I looked things over and noticed something wet on the inside of the left tire. Figured "oops, hit something with a hydraulic line". Upon closer inspection, the liquid was coming FROM the tire. The tire was noticeably low, so I put it in 4WD, limped back to the house, and pumped the rears up to 15# to finish. All was OK, and I lowered the pressure to 10# when done with the rotary mower. It just rides so much better, I'll jack up the pressure when I bushhog again or dig hard.
I had been running 7# for several months without incident, but when the mower grabbed Mother Earth, the strain was enough to spin the rim inside the tire.
OK, enough - gotta get back out there......................chim
Just took a break for lunch and a cup of coffee. I was using the rotary mower this AM, and thought I broke the Kubota. The terrain was a bit rough, and the front of the mower dug into the dirt a few times. At one point, the tractor refused to move much at all. I was in 2WD, and it felt like a rear tire was spinning, but it wasn't. I looked things over and noticed something wet on the inside of the left tire. Figured "oops, hit something with a hydraulic line". Upon closer inspection, the liquid was coming FROM the tire. The tire was noticeably low, so I put it in 4WD, limped back to the house, and pumped the rears up to 15# to finish. All was OK, and I lowered the pressure to 10# when done with the rotary mower. It just rides so much better, I'll jack up the pressure when I bushhog again or dig hard.
I had been running 7# for several months without incident, but when the mower grabbed Mother Earth, the strain was enough to spin the rim inside the tire.
OK, enough - gotta get back out there......................chim