Tire Balast

[Ffphil]

Don't remember the numbers exactly but it sound really close to what I was told by installation company

 

[skindaddy]

for those that have loaded tire did you just do the rears? cause wouldnt you loose capacity on the front tires with a big load in the front bucket?

 

[FTG-05]

for those that have loaded tire did you just do the rears? cause wouldnt you loose capacity on the front tires with a big load in the front bucket?

Kubota recommends not loading the front tires. I did it anyway. About 12 gallons each. Kept the front wheels on the ground better than 60 gallons of water in the FEL bucket when bushhogging my hills and a lot less of the "porpoising" when driving somewhere.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

I only did the rears on my 5083 with rimguard. I run 8 100lb suitcase weights when brush hogging if I have the loader off. I think I still have room for 4-6 more if I needed it.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I plan to get Rim Guard for my small tractor if I can find it. It gets "floaty" in the rear with a lot of rocks or dirt in the bucket. The tires won't hold much but any is better than none. I might add some wheel weights, too.

You really need to put some weight behind the rear axle so that it counterbalances the load on the front wheels. Putting ballast in or on the rear wheels does nothing to remove weight from the front axle. It may be enough to keep your rear wheels on the ground, but the more weight that you have on the rear axle without a counterweight (think box blade, bush hog etc) the more you can load your front axle which can easily cause damage if the OEM specified maximum loaded weight is exceeded.