3510 by the light of day
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And the last one.
What I did was take a 2.5 gal bucket and drilled 1/2 in hole in the bottom. Then took a little piece of 1/2 in copper and sweated a 90 on it. Heated the end and pushed it through the hole. I calked the pipe around the hole and let it sit 2 days. Then a already cut garden hose was hose clamped to the pipe. A 10 dollar adapter from TSC went on the tire end. I jacked the tractor and put a stand under the left tire. Pulled the insert out of the stem, left the air out and then hooked up the adapter. Started pouring WW fluid. At first I relived pressure at about 5 gal, you really dont need to untill around 10.
BTW, whoever it was that said 27 gal??? We have different tires or you didnt want them as full as I do. 45 Gal to the top of the rim. Wife is on a WW fluid run now. Hey, she had to go shopping anyway /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I have 13 in the right now left i as full as I want it. Should be about 360lb in each, at approx 8lb per gal.
What I did was take a 2.5 gal bucket and drilled 1/2 in hole in the bottom. Then took a little piece of 1/2 in copper and sweated a 90 on it. Heated the end and pushed it through the hole. I calked the pipe around the hole and let it sit 2 days. Then a already cut garden hose was hose clamped to the pipe. A 10 dollar adapter from TSC went on the tire end. I jacked the tractor and put a stand under the left tire. Pulled the insert out of the stem, left the air out and then hooked up the adapter. Started pouring WW fluid. At first I relived pressure at about 5 gal, you really dont need to untill around 10.
BTW, whoever it was that said 27 gal??? We have different tires or you didnt want them as full as I do. 45 Gal to the top of the rim. Wife is on a WW fluid run now. Hey, she had to go shopping anyway /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I have 13 in the right now left i as full as I want it. Should be about 360lb in each, at approx 8lb per gal.
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Wife got back late. Got done at 12:+ AM. Ouch. The tires are filled to the top of the rim, which is where I wanted them.
PineRidge
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Hey Doc. that's a great way to give your new tractor a transfusion. Nice pictures too!
rockyridgefarm
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Sure looks good!
That tire fill setup was pretty smart. I thought I was cool stickung a sump pump in a barrel....
That tire fill setup was pretty smart. I thought I was cool stickung a sump pump in a barrel....
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Ya use what ya got /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
At around 10:30 PM I would have loved a pump. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
At around 10:30 PM I would have loved a pump. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
How much weight do you figure you added to the back of the tractor? 90 gallons of water would be about 700 lbs or so. Does the tractor "drive" different with the tires filled? I have been bouncing the idea of filling the tires around for a couple of months and just want to hear the pros and cons. I use my loader primarily for stone and wet dirt so I have lifted the rear wheels more than once. Never fails to get the adrenaline pumping in this old body. It is a thrill I can do without. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif