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ericbx1500

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When I load the bucket on the fel with dirt ½ to ¾ full on my bx1500 with turf tires I have noticed that that the tires really are compressed like they are low on tire pressure. Is this normal? I have checked the pressure both have 23psi /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
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23# seems a little high. Have noticed the same thing, so far no problems with the tires.
Jim
 
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The turf tires compress because of the side wall construction design of that type of tire. Turf tires are designed to be soft on the lawn, that is essentially their mission in life. Because of that they are not the best choice for front end loader work and if you do a lot of FEL work, you may want to consider increasing the air pressure in the tires. The downside to increasing air pressure is that it will make the tires harder on the turf. If you are going to do some hard FEL work then I'd suggest loading up the air pressure for that task, and then backing it down to normal pressures after the job is done.

I don't know the specific tire pressure for the fronts of your particular tractor, but most tractors have very low air pressure so they don't compact the soil. For combines it is not uncommon for the air pressure to be as low as 12 to 15 p.s.i. The sidewall of a soft tire can add another 3 p.s.i. in pressure to the ground. Now if you had R4 industrial tires you'd not only have a tire designed for higher air pressure, but a tire with a more rigid sidewall that could easily add 5 or more p.s.i. to the ground above the amount in the tire. CUTs typically have more p.s.i. on the ground than things like a combine, but low pressure is really what the turf tires are designed to have to keep the damage to the lawn minimal and to prevent excessive soil compaction.
 
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Bob the tires are rated at 22psi. I thought about adding a little more air to them but I am not sure what would be a safe limit.
 
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We have the same situation on our b 7500. We do a ton of loader & construction work so we only get about 350 hours out of front turf tires (carlisles) . We run turfs because our primary business is fertilization of grass. We have searched for tougher front tires but 3 ply is the best we can find in that size!
 
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looked at the tires today and they are Carlisle Turf Master Tires 4-ply rated at 22psi max. Would adding 3 more psi hurt them. What is a safe limit?
 
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I would seriously doubt that 3 extra pounds would hurt, but I also believe that while I would probably do it, I would lower the pressure when I was done with the project.

FWIW, 3 psi in a 22psi max tire is almost 15% over the recommendation. I doubt I would go over that, however.
 
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Kubota B7100 with turfs and no power steering. Do a lot of loader work.

I run all the tires at close to 35 psi. Makes it easier to steer and also helps prevent the odd broken rock or bush stub to poke a hole in the tire.

Run all my car tires at 35psi , truck at 80 psi and trailer at 65psi.

Road bike at 70 psi and mountain bike at 35 psi.

Seems I like 35 psi.
Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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Egon you run your turfs at 35psi but what is the max psi rating on your tire.
 

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