Tire loading adapter?

[Lunk]

Was able to get out and put a couple hours on this weekend - Just dinkin' around.

The difference in feel when using the loader (esp with my oversize "snow" bucket) is very noticeable. My tractor is one of the heavier ones for its size/class (3756# dry weight), and now it feels even more "planted" with the extra ballast in the tires.

I now understand what others have stated re: the upside of tire ballasting.

Thanks

Lunk

 

[Reg]

Bob,
My rear tires are, If I remember correctly, 43x16x20's.
I had the valve stem at 12:00 (AM or PM - it don't matter )

When I asked here on TBN how much they thought it'd take - An educated guess was about 50 gal. I did jack the tractor up fairly high to tilt the wheel back away from the valve stem, which may have helped with the extra gallonage.

I just filled them until the air-release valve would only release fluid, indicating that the level had been reached.

I used Zecol Blast WW Fluid. It was on sale for $1.39 per gal at the local Farm & Fleet. It was supposed to be the -25 stuff, but surprise-surprise, the online ad was wrong - It was -20 rated. They wouldn't knock anything off though, and as a businessman, I cannot stand the folks who cry "False Advertising" at every turn, so I accepted the deal, as it was still about 50 cents cheaper than other -20 stuff, and was an actual name-brand product to boot.

I'm confident it will do just fine...

How many hours on your 4720?
Has it been a good ownership experience thus far?

Thanks, Lunk

According to the manual;
41x14x20 for turfs on the 29 & 35,
44x18x20 for turfs on the 38, 42 & 47

If you have different sizes - maybe a dealer did some sort of an upgrade swap ?

The manual also lists;
29 & 35
R4 Ag
260 220 pounds of liquid ballast, but it doesn't specify the mix.

38, 42 & 47
R4 Ag
400 280 pounds, again the mix is not specified.

I'm GUESSING that they are figuring, for example the R4 17.5Lx24 at 50 gallons of straight water.

From the firestone web site the 44x18x20 take 56 gallons (at 75%, 12 o'clock)
and the R4 17.5Lx24 take 55 gallons - so turfs and R4s are CLOSE, at least for the larger size.

 

[Lunk]

According to the manual;
41x14x20 for turfs on the 29 & 35,
44x18x20 for turfs on the 38, 42 & 47

If you have different sizes - maybe a dealer did some sort of an upgrade swap ?

I checked back and the size was correct.

43 x 16 x 20 - R4's, not turfs...

 

[Reg]

According to the manual;
41x14x20 for turfs on the 29 & 35,
44x18x20 for turfs on the 38, 42 & 47

If you have different sizes - maybe a dealer did some sort of an upgrade swap ?

I checked back and the size was correct.

43 x 16 x 20 - R4's, not turfs...

Interesting....
I don't think I've seen R4s measured that way, in INCHES only as width and rim diameter, in METRIC as width, rim diameter and profile.
The manual that I have specs 15x19.5 for R4s on the smaller frame.
as I said, "...interesting".

I vaguely remember Bransons having slightly narrower tires than Century on the FRONT of the large frame tractors with R4s.

Anyway, the Firestone ag site is pretty good for hydro-inflation info and tire capacities, which is what this thread is all about (-: