Bridge 4's 2638 HST CAB B.S. and ?? Thread

[bridge4]

You must have r1 tires on yours, mine are r4s they era 16:20size. they do hold more fluid.

How do you like them? I haven't been really impressed or disappointed either way. I have thought about a different tread type before I fill them next week, but hesitant to spend some money on something that won't make much difference.

 

[3gunr]

Sorry , the tires are 43x16 -20 They are quite a bit wider than ag tires.

 

[3gunr]

Ireally like them except in deep mud. with r1s you would have to get different rims as well as tires . if they are new the dealer might be willing to swap them out.

 

[bridge4]

You must have r1 tires on yours, mine are r4s they era 16:20size. they do hold more fluid.

Soo, I don't know where I got that other number in my head. I just went and looked at the tires and they are 43x16-20 as well.

 

[3gunr]

then they should take more than 24 gal. ther is a web site that tells you gal per tire size , i dont remember it offhand though. I use my 2538 on our 360 acre hunting property and have found it to work well in the woods and brush hogging around the hundreds of little trees in our fields. i run a 6 ft mahindra rotary cutter in sometimes 5ft tall weeds and grass with no problem. i also maintain several creek crossings and the loader will dig great.

 

[bridge4]

then they should take more than 24 gal. ther is a web site that tells you gal per tire size , i dont remember it offhand though. I use my 2538 on our 360 acre hunting property and have found it to work well in the woods and brush hogging around the hundreds of little trees in our fields. i run a 6 ft mahindra rotary cutter in sometimes 5ft tall weeds and grass with no problem. i also maintain several creek crossings and the loader will dig great.

Yeah I think it is now 38 gallons a tire now that I am looking at the correct size. So that is a nice jump up in the added weight I was expecting to add.

Good to hear about brush hog size, I wasn't sure if I could push it past 5 foot, I have a little field now, but will have more later and am going to plant some conservation seed on my trails and hopefully mow those as well as it comes in.

You got a couple pictures of the creek crossings? I have a few I need to do myself, right now I have bridges that can take a 4 wheeler, but most likely not the tractor.

 

[RNeumann]

Have them pop a second valve stem in. Easy to tell how much fluid you have and need.

 

[bridge4]

Have them pop a second valve stem in. Easy to tell how much fluid you have and need.

How does that work? I'm newer to tractors and haven't dealt with filled tires before, so if you could pretend I know nothing when you explain it, I'd appreciate it!

 

[RNeumann]

Put the valves 180° from each other. Rotate the tire to get the upper valve to the fluid level you want. Remove the valve cores. Pump fluid in through the lower valve until it comes out of the top valve. Install valve cores. Fill remainder with air.

This would allow you to drain them yourself- without a pump.

They can install the fluid without doing this but it’s not as “DYI”.

 

[bridge4]

Put the valves 180° from each other. Rotate the tire to get the upper valve to the fluid level you want. Remove the valve cores. Pump fluid in through the lower valve until it comes out of the top valve. Install valve cores. Fill remainder with air.

This would allow you to drain them yourself- without a pump.

They can install the fluid without doing this but it’s not as “DYI”.

Thanks for this, that does make sense, especially if I need to do it quickly on site for some reason. I will see if they can do this during the instal!