Tires 斗oading the tires ???

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FRIZ

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John Deere 4720 Cab
Hi:

What does 斗oading the tires mean? Does it have anything to do with water in the tires???
Why? Wheight?

Please clarify for me.
Regards,
FRIZ
 
   / 斗oading the tires ??? #2  
I assume the forum ate a special character and you mean "Loading" the tires. You're right, it's typically filling them with a fluid which adds weight to the tractor. Since the weight is very low it provides a lot of stability. Usually water isn't a great idea since it freezes in most parts of the US. Often a solution of calcium chloride is used, but this is highly corrosive so you don't want to let the level fall below the top of the hub. Used antifreeze is also common, but you have to worry about contamination if you get a puncture. RimGuard is a commercial product designed just for this and is worth looking into.
 
   / 斗oading the tires ??? #3  
Loaded tires give you rear ballast to counter act the weight of the loader on the front end. It will make the tractor more stable on a side slope because the weight is placed down low; it won't make the tractor feel "springy" when you go over a bump; it'll give you better traction; and since the weight is in the tires and not directly on the axle or rear end like wheel weights or a ballast box would be, it makes it a less stressful ballast alternative for the tractor. One thing though is you can't remove tire ballast in the simple way that you can a wheel weight or such. But to me the immense benefit that loaded tires gives you will counter act every other form of rear wheel ballast.

I have the rears on my 3320 filled with Rimguard, it cost me $175 from the dealer. Rimguard is basically beet juice, it's not corrosive, it's non-toxic and bio-degradable so if you puncture a tire it won't harm the environment, it has the highest lb per gallon ratio of any type of tire ballast, and it's freeze resistant down to -35. IMO, it's the ONLY choice when it comes to tire ballast.
 
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#4  
Thank you all for the information.

Regards,
FRIZ
 

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