Anyone load their front tires?

[grsthegreat]

I need to load mine with Helium so i can lighten my tractor and be able to haul it on my trailer. After doing the calcs, i now have to sell my old 16' flatbed trailer and get a new one that can carry more weight. ahhhh.

 

[Short Game]

I need to load mine with Helium...

Don't do all four tires. Imagine the UFO reports.

 

[whodat526]

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?

i have to customers with 1715 fords 4wd that i have loaded to fronts on mainly for the extra weight up front when picking up the bush hog

 

[hrcarver]

i have to customers with 1715 fords 4wd that i have loaded to fronts on mainly for the extra weight up front when picking up the bush hog

That's sort of what I had in mind. I have a 2500 lb drill that hangs a good bit back. I could probably do better to just grab a half bucket full of dirt when I need it, was just curious if anyone did it.

 

[mcd176]

when I had my NH TC35 my dealer loaded all four tires and I never had any issues in 600 hours, when I bought my Kubota L4200 my dealer said no to loading the fronts, he said corporate said not to do it. just mt .02 worth.

 

[art]

Just my two cents and if I owned, I'd not load the fronts for most any reason. More wear everyday!!!

 

[Gale Hawkins]

It helped on an 800 Ford handling 3-14" breaking plows many years ago. I would be interested in technical reasons a tractor company would be against it.

 

[carhartt56]

I had my front tires loaded when I purchased my DK40 last year . Mainly because of the 72" heavy duty woods rotary cutter I use . I dont mow with the FEL attached . My last tractor was a ford 3600 and my Kioti does handle the cutter better .

 

[IndyIan]

I had my front tires loaded when I purchased my DK40 last year . Mainly because of the 72" heavy duty woods rotary cutter I use . I dont mow with the FEL attached . My last tractor was a ford 3600 and my Kioti does handle the cutter better .

What pressure do your run in the fronts then? Much lower? I was driving down my not so smooth driveway with a fairly full bucket of gravel and I was glad the fronts had lots of give to them. It must be easier on everything from the front axle to the loader.
I know my dealer put my back tires to 15 psi or so to make up for the lack of compressability of the rim guard.