Rim Gaurd

[koamfps]

I found out on accident that I have rim gaurd in my rear tires on my TN70. My question is when I use the FEL and put any real weight in it I will lift one or both rear wheels off the ground.... (Yep I may have Sharted in my pants)
How do I go about finding out if they (the rear tires) are at full capacity?

 

[jcl22]

do you have a lazer temp gun? the tire will be cooler in the morning by noon time if you didnt use the machine . measure temp on bottom of tire and move upwards when temp starts to climb that where it stop air will warm up faster then liquid

 

[Depmandog]

I would suggest you rotate the rear tire so the valve stem is in the approx 11:00 position, let a bit of air out. If you get a stream of rimguard then I think you can surmise its pretty close to full.

 

[MiserableOldFart]

Does the TC 70 owner's manual specify how much ballast you are supposed to have for the FEL? Both my tractor and its tires are much smaller than yours, but I wouldn't try to fool much with the FEL without ballast. The first couple winters I had it, I used only three concrete blocks on a bar for ballast, but snow in the loader doesn't make up a whole lot of weight. I've never had any problems with the 500+ pound RFM on the back, but once tipped the wheels off the ground with a 200 pound back blade on..

 

[Down South]

Perhaps the question should start with how much is the loader rated to lift?

The amount of ballast is a Big variable.

Some one here just posted that his factory backhoe w sub frame broke the transmission housing.
Hasn't said what he was doing either.

Fluid in the tires is for the tractor traction, not the loader though it helps stability.

But your old real tractors with loaders talk 2000 and 3000 lbs blocks on the back.

Perhaps the question should start with how much is the loader rated to lift?
Weight on the rear uses the rear axle as a pivot taking weight off the front.

I have a tractor with a loader rated at 1650lbs, the tractor front axle is rated at 750. I have 900 (barrel with harden quickcret some iron and 3 bags of fresh quickcrete) on the 3point. It maxes it out by the numbers and pushes my luck.
But it takes a huge amount off the front.

Before i loaded the tires ( about 60 gal of water each) and added the ballast, I was pulling another tractor out of the way with a chain and stood the loader tractor on the front axle.
You cant tell me that wasn't way way over 750lbs.

Ds

 

[piller]

First of all, Rimguard is a good liquid ballast, it does not eat rims like CaCl, it's environmentally friendly, it's heavy, and it won't freeze in normal conditions.

In my rear tires I can thump the tires and they make a different sound above and below the liquid/air line, so you could try that.

Finally, liquid ballast or even rear wheel weights will help for stability, however it does not take any weight off of the front axle, which might be a consideration. If I am going to lift anything heavy with the FEL I make sure I have a rear counter weight on the three point hitch (such as a heavy box blade, or a HD 6 foot cutter, etc.). Also, a safety note, if you don't have a rear counter weight and you load the FEL you will reduce the weight on the rears which can lead to loss of traction and braking, engaging 4wd can help if your tractor has 4wd.

 

[koamfps]

I found out on accident that I have rim gaurd in my rear tires on my TN70. My question is when I use the FEL and put any real weight in it I will lift one or both rear wheels off the ground.... (Yep I may have Sharted in my pants)
How do I go about finding out if they (the rear tires) are at full capacity?

Thanks for all the info:
I finally was able to get the tractor over to the tire place to have my Rimgaurd replaced in tire I tore the stem on and found out my problem.
Only 20 gallons of Rimgaurd in that tire and none in the other!!!!!!!!!
Specs call for 75 gallons in each tire. Needless to say the tractor is a lot more stable than before:thumbsup:

 

[flyingcow]

I have a TN75 with rimgaurd in the rear tires. Pretty close to the full amount. carry a 1/2 cord of hardwood around pretty easy. no issues.

Sounds like you found out your problem, glad you did. Sounds like it was a little tricky handling.