Henro
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- Joined
- Jul 4, 2003
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- Location
- Few miles north of Pgh, PA
- Tractor
- Kubota B2910, BX2200, KX41-2V mini EX
Wheel VS Frame weighs...what\'s up?
I am having great difficulty understanding why a tractor manufacturer would recommend NOT loading tires or using wheel weights, but WILL recommend weights hung off the frame. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Does anyone have an explanation for this? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
It would seem to me that weight that was part of wheel itself, would be a plus, not a negative, as the ground would carry that weight, rather than the axles for the most part.
I realize there are forces that would be greater with heavier wheel/tire, but tractor wheels don't really rotate very fast.
If the wheel were suspended on a shaft like a fan blade, then I could understand extra wheel weight as being undesirable, but a wheel is not a fan blade. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
It just seems like a heavy wheel would be no worse than the same amount of weight being put on the frame. And might be better. A specific example would be my Kubota BX2200.
I am thinking of buying a set of bar tires to use in winter and if I am doing something in the dirt/mud with that tractor. I might get them foam filled, as that adds weight and punctures will be eliminated. It is my understanding that this would be frowned upon by Kubota. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
I am not good at following blind orders, but I am good at following good reasons! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Anybody have a reason/explanation/analysis/experience that shows why I should not add weight WITHIN the tires, while I CAN hang a weight box on the back and suitcase weights on the front without problem? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Can someone help this numb mind see the light?
I am having great difficulty understanding why a tractor manufacturer would recommend NOT loading tires or using wheel weights, but WILL recommend weights hung off the frame. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Does anyone have an explanation for this? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
It would seem to me that weight that was part of wheel itself, would be a plus, not a negative, as the ground would carry that weight, rather than the axles for the most part.
I realize there are forces that would be greater with heavier wheel/tire, but tractor wheels don't really rotate very fast.
If the wheel were suspended on a shaft like a fan blade, then I could understand extra wheel weight as being undesirable, but a wheel is not a fan blade. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
It just seems like a heavy wheel would be no worse than the same amount of weight being put on the frame. And might be better. A specific example would be my Kubota BX2200.
I am thinking of buying a set of bar tires to use in winter and if I am doing something in the dirt/mud with that tractor. I might get them foam filled, as that adds weight and punctures will be eliminated. It is my understanding that this would be frowned upon by Kubota. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
I am not good at following blind orders, but I am good at following good reasons! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Anybody have a reason/explanation/analysis/experience that shows why I should not add weight WITHIN the tires, while I CAN hang a weight box on the back and suitcase weights on the front without problem? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Can someone help this numb mind see the light?