sorry to bother you guys with another question but... everyone on here says to fill the back tires for ballast and stablition. so i called the dealer and was going to have him fill my tires before i picked up my 3032 next week. he says deere doesn't recommend filling them because of the damage to the rims. will this scew up my warranty if i fill them somwhere else?
fill tires or not?
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Thomas
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Interesting..what type of fluid etc.are they useing?
thatguy
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IF you use calcium chloride it will cause corrosion over many years if it leaks..
I think most places now either use windshield washer fluid TYPE (an alcohol base????) or BEET juice (which is sold as Rim Guard)
Are you getting a FEL? if so, you need the tires filled IMHO
Brian
I think most places now either use windshield washer fluid TYPE (an alcohol base????) or BEET juice (which is sold as Rim Guard)
Are you getting a FEL? if so, you need the tires filled IMHO
Brian
MistyBlue
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Fill the tires. I didn't with my NH TC33 and it's like driving blimp sometimes. And if the FEL isn't practically scraping the ground it's tippy.
I'm not the best/most experienced driver by far, but boy can you feel an enormous difference between filled tires vs not on a tractor. The dealership filled the tires on my JD 2320.
I have to get those tires filled on the blue tractor. Moving big snow drifts in winter is scary with a bouncy, light tractor.
I'm not the best/most experienced driver by far, but boy can you feel an enormous difference between filled tires vs not on a tractor. The dealership filled the tires on my JD 2320.
I have to get those tires filled on the blue tractor. Moving big snow drifts in winter is scary with a bouncy, light tractor.
nybirdman
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I would'nt have a tractor with a loader without filling the rears.Much,much safer.
creekbend
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Perhaps your dealer is not equipped to perform this procedure, or maybe he just doesn't want to bother with the service and therefore be able to focus more attention to other matters? In retrospect, when I purchased my tractor with a FEL, ballast was added by the dealer plus a grill guard. After all the paperwork was reviewed and signed, the dealer then informed me that he was going to add ballast to the rears and a grill guard. He further explained that when they sell a tractor with a FEL, they always ballast the rears and add a grill guard. BTW, there was no charge for these two options. As I mentioned previously,I had already signed the papers when he informed me of this free service. He further elaborated that he does not like to sell a Tractor without providing these measures because of the additional safety provided. Best wishes.
k0ua
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I agree totally with the tire loading and the grill guard. I would stay away from calcium cloride. Been there done that, even if you use a tube, which you should do, if you have a puncture, it sprays salt water all over your tractor's inside fender.. rust waiting to happen. WW fluid. (methenol mix) or rimguard, or propylene glycol (RV anti-freeze are all better alternatives than calcium cloride in my opinion. Calcium cloride works and it is cheap. But I don't care for it. Also in my opinion you need tire ballast for stability and 3pt weight to offset and unload your front axle.
James K0UA
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