Rear Wheel Weights
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dieselcrawler
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They would help lower the center of gravity, combined with the wheels being set to the widest possible setting, yes it would help. I would also load the tires with your choice of the liquids avalible for that application.
My tires are loaded, and spaced out 4.5" more than factory allows with spacers I made. I would also like to cast some concrete wheel weights to fit in the center of the rear tires... someday!
My tires are loaded, and spaced out 4.5" more than factory allows with spacers I made. I would also like to cast some concrete wheel weights to fit in the center of the rear tires... someday!
vtsnowedin
Elite Member
Yes. They will lower your center of gravity but not by as much as the same amount of liquid weight inside the tires.
Also you can usually put more weight inside the tires then is practical to put outside in cast iron.
Also you can usually put more weight inside the tires then is practical to put outside in cast iron.
My tires are filled, my rear wheels are spaced out to the next to last setting, and my tire pressure is about 16 PSI rather then the recommended 20. I have about 200 pounds of wheel weights and just wanted to make sure that they will enhance stability rather than take away when traversing a grade.
vtsnowedin
Elite Member
The answer is yes it will help but probably moving the rears out to the last notch would do more.
dieselcrawler
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Mace Canute
Elite Member
If you are concerned about stability on a side slope, increase your tire pressures to the maximum recommended. It's cheap and easy to do. Low air pressure allows the uphill tire to have maximum height because of weight transfer but the downhill tire will do just the opposite and squat more than if it were on level ground. Lower pressure will also allow more deformation of the tire...the tire contact area will be shifted to the uphill side.
Mace,
That diagram is intriguing, but I can't fully decipher it.
I know that when on the beach, you lower your pressure for traction in the sand. NASCAR drivers like to keep their tire pressure as low as possible for traction, and they ride off camber in the corners. ATV tires are low pressure to help roll over the terrain.
I understand higher pressure for riding on pavement, or when using the FEL.
If both rear tires have low pressure wouldn't both tires mold to the surface relative to the amount of added weight. Lesser for the high side tire, more on the low, but still overall good for better traction and stability?
That diagram is intriguing, but I can't fully decipher it.
I know that when on the beach, you lower your pressure for traction in the sand. NASCAR drivers like to keep their tire pressure as low as possible for traction, and they ride off camber in the corners. ATV tires are low pressure to help roll over the terrain.
I understand higher pressure for riding on pavement, or when using the FEL.
If both rear tires have low pressure wouldn't both tires mold to the surface relative to the amount of added weight. Lesser for the high side tire, more on the low, but still overall good for better traction and stability?
Mace Canute
Elite Member
That's exactly what happens and it has the effect of tipping the tractor more than it would be if maximum air pressure was used in both tires. That tipping detracts from the maximum angle your tractor can withstand before roll over. It might not be much but a little here and a little there adds up.
In the first diagram you can see how the center line of the tire is pushed towards the centerline of the tractor when on a slope. This makes the tractor more tippy and high air pressure will help minimize how much the tire deflects when on a side slope. Don't worry about the other two diagrams, the one with the fine crosshatch just shows the shape the tire makes as it is deformed by being on a side slope and the other is just diagramming slip angles.
JKR
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Very interesting. I ride on slops and I can see what you are saying. Thanks.