Anyone load their front tires?

[hrcarver]

I know (almost) everyone loads the rears. Anyone load the fronts on the mfwd's? Looks a easy way to pick up a couple hundred lbs (far cheaper than 2 more suitcase weights), but the tire guy I asked thought I was nuts.

Make any difference with a load hanging on the 3pt?

 

[SPYDERLK]

I do on the 7520 Ags. Adds about 500 lbs without exra load on the axles like front chassis weights would. Very nice for FEL work cuz tires dont squat as much. Better digging force too. I just use water from the garden hose so no issues to drain or vary loading.
larry

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I have all four tires loaded on both my Mahindra's. The 3215HST and the 7520. I don't know about the difference of having the fronts loaded or not. I filled all four to start with. When doing dirt work, the more weight that you have the better and quicker it gets done.

Just my :2cents:

 

[Mikeeemo]

I have thought about this over the years. The front tires turn slightly faster than the rear do. Loading the front tires supposedly increases wear in the axle.


I may add a little to the tires, as I am out of space on my weight rack.

 

[moored4]

there was a good tread on just this topic! Search

(How much weight would loading the fronts of B2920 add )

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[5030]

I just buy enough tractor and don't load squat. If you have enough arse behind the bucket, loaded tires aren't necessary.........

Because of what I use my tractors for, loaded tires are a big no. Compaction on forage ground decreases production and yields. I hardly ever use 4wd though both my units are 4wd. Lets say for 'just in case'.

 

[Mikeeemo]

I just buy enough tractor and don't load squat. If you have enough arse behind the bucket, loaded tires aren't necessary.........

Because of what I use my tractors for, loaded tires are a big no. Compaction on forage ground decreases production and yields. I hardly ever use 4wd though both my units are 4wd. Lets say for 'just in case'.

So bigger tractor that weighs more is better than smaller tractor with loaded tires? I would think that no matter how it is configured, weight is weight.

I guess I need to be taken to school.

Does it matter to the ground how the weight is configured on a tractor?

 

[bucktaker]

Mikeee If I remember correctly 5030 is a big hay producer, so his needs are mostly pto hp driven not ground traction,
its a comprimise a smaller loaded tractor can do more with better traction than a non loaded smaller weight traction.

Not everyone needs extra weight, I unloaded my Ford 600 rears since it no longer does any tillage only rotary cutting. My new 5740 still experminting to determine if I need the rears loaded.

 

[Gordon Gould]

On my L3010 Kubota say "do not load the front tires". But they give no explanation. Does anyone know why they make this statement ? Is it safty at high speed road operation or mechanical considerations ? Seems like a good idea in a lot of situations.

 

[dex3361]

My owners manual on my Kubota L4400 indicates not to load the front tires with fluid. I read somewhere that the fluid filling of the front doesnt allow enough room for the air to act as a shock absorber causing front end damage. I will also add my buddy has a Kioti had the fronts loaded and his front rim busted the cent out. Did the fluid in the tires cause it? Who knows.