fill tires or not?

[sunnyside360]

Didn't see it mentioned but RimGuard can be used in tubeless tires which many tractors are equipped with and so if you do have a leak it is easily fixed by just plugging it without removing the wheel from the tractor. :thumbsup:

This factor will save you a ton of $$'s along with grief/aggravation if you should ever have a flat

 

[k0ua]

sounds like filling the tires is the ay to go. since my dealer won't do it should i take the tires off myself and take them somewhere? (where to take them?) or should i have someone come out to the house and do it?(who does that?) or can i do it myself?

You can do it yourself.. a 6 dollar drill pump at Home Depot. and a $9 fill adaptor at tractor supply ( and lots of other places) some garden hose, and the WW fluid or RV antifreeze or concoction of your choice. You will need a floor jack able to lift one wheel of your tractor.

James K0UA

 

[thatguy]

sounds like filling the tires is the ay to go. since my dealer won't do it should i take the tires off myself and take them somewhere? (where to take them?) or should i have someone come out to the house and do it?(who does that?) or can i do it myself?

You can buy a special valve at Tractor Supply or online, that will allow you to fill them yourself..

here is an article on gemplers showing you how to do it.. they can also sell you what you need Installing Liquid Ballast in Tires | Gempler's


a tire vendor, that deals with tractor tires, should be able to do them at their shop OR run a service call and fill them at your place..

DO NOT take the tires off unless you have some really strong friends.. You may find it difficult to move them around once filled..

Brian

 

[greg_g]

Filling the tyres adds more weight to the tractor closer to the ground. This in turn brings the centre of gravity of the tractor closer to the ground.

Well, since you haven't added length, width, or height, technically the center of gravity hasn't changed. What has changed is the mount of weight that helps hold the uphill tires (I filled all 4 of mine) on the ground.

//greg//

 

[NHmitch]

Has anyone used beet juice, or know how expensive it ius? Rim guard seems to be the best option, and have more weight than the windshield washer fluid that I have in mine.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Well, since you haven't added length, width, or height, technically the center of gravity hasn't changed. What has changed is the mount of weight that helps hold the uphill tires (I filled all 4 of mine) on the ground.

//greg//

AAANNNNGGGGHHH Beep! you have failed your physics 101 test and must repeat the course.
The center of gravity is the one point where the weight of the tractor is in balance. As much above as below and as much left as right and as much front as back. Filling the tires 90 percent filled will move the center of gravity to the rear and down as the center of each mass of fluid is below the axle and the center of both rear tires are behind the center of gravity of the unloaded tractor. Adding a load in the FEL bucket moves the COG forward and lifting it to max height raises it. Having that weight low in the back inside the tires is the perfect counterweight to that load up high in the bucket when your loading it over the side of a dump truck body.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Has anyone used beet juice, or know how expensive it ius? Rim guard seems to be the best option, and have more weight than the windshield washer fluid that I have in mine.

I have one quote for it from a JD dealer for $3.00 per gallon installed 86 gallons to fill two 13.6X 28 R1s for $258.00. Others throw it in with the loader purchase but I'm sure it's in there somewhere just like Preggo sauce.

 

[greg_g]

Has anyone used beet juice, or know how expensive it ius?

My 88 gallons of RimGuard was $237.60 installed. Plus what it cost me for a 150 mile round trip to the closest dealer.

//greg//

 

[Mechanos]

Has anyone used beet juice, or know how expensive it ius? Rim guard seems to be the best option, and have more weight than the windshield washer fluid that I have in mine.

My local tire shop installed Rimguard in my tires for $2.25/gallon. I took the tires to them to avoid the service call fee if they came out to me.

 

[NHmitch]

Rimguard seems to be a very reasonable price, and really not much more than the winsdshield washer that I have in now, however the weight advantage would make it well worth it. I am going to have to look into that locally. Thank you for the responses..:thumbsup: