coobie
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- Kubota RTV 1100c, JD 740,Kioti DK 40 with KL401 loader .
How much weight will foam filled add?One would think not much?
New tires tubed?
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Gil Case
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Foam filling is 1.5 times the weight of liquid CaCL2 or washer fluid. I had the fronts on my CK20 filled because the 2465 BH is so heavy the front end floated when going up hills with an empty bucket. They now weigh over 100lbs each. Helped some.
LD1
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Foam really isnt the best decriptive term. Its more like a liquid urethane rubber they pour in and it cures making it like a solid rubber tire. I priced to have the fronts of my kubota done. They are a very small 7x16 tire. Smaller than a typical truck tire in terms of volume. It was something like 89# per tire. So yea, its heavy.
Gil Case
Gold Member
Ld1 is right about foam filled tires except they match the resiliency of the foam to approximate the flex of an air filled tire. Running foam filled on the road is undetectable from running normal tire. So they are not like a solid fork lift tire when you drive them.
I will be looking into getting the tires on my new Kioti loaded here soon and would like to know more info on this foam So if anyone has any good informative links or knows a place in N east Pa that does it I would be very helpful for me
Amvcane
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- 2012 Kioti CK35hst tlb; 1988 JD 420; 1990 JD 322; 1987 JD 332; 1985 JD 318; 2010 JD ProGator 2030A;
I purchases my ck35hst from Hansen Equipment Inc. in Forest City, PA. I had the rear tires filled with Rim Guard. Ty and his wife own and run the business and Ty is the only person who works on the equipment. Every time I stop in he has a couple tractors of all different colors split in half. Some colors he doesn't even sell. I'm not sure if he uses the urethane filler but he is very knowledgable and I'm sure he can set you in the right direction.
Thanks for the info I will call Hansen EQ and talk with them they were easy to look up.
Chuck could you maybe pass along the name of the business or even a phone number? It would be much more helpful than just the name of the town.
Chuck could you maybe pass along the name of the business or even a phone number? It would be much more helpful than just the name of the town.