Ballast Water in rear tires = more stable??

[MossRoad]

257.2 hrs.

What he's asking is are you just making this $%^&! up or do you have some links to some facts you can share?

 

[Tx Jim]

Here's a very interesting study on tire inflation, singles, duals, triples and tracks. It mostly deals with traction and inflation, but one note towards the bottom referring to ballast reads:



Whole article.
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/eng8282/$file/Single,_Dual_and_Triple_Tires_and_Rubber_Belt_Tracks_in_Prairie_Conditions.pdf

I couldn't get that article to load as this is all I saw:Error 404

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[Tx Jim]

257.2 hrs.

Evidently you misunderstood my question as I asked if you had any facts to support your theory instead you post some gibberish.

 

[buickanddeere]

You Southern Gentlemen have it good where you can fill your tires with water and get to work. Try that in Vermont where it gets to -30 below EVERY winter and that will not work. I have 'Rim-Guard' in mine(beet juice) and with the chains on in winter I have no problem. Steel or iron cast weights tend to collect dirt and salt between them and the rim they are bolted to reducing rim life. Also as they are balanced around the axle hub their positive effect on the tractors center of gravity is less (not zero just somewhat less) then the same weight of fluid sitting in the bottom of the tires. Set your rears wide and fill them with something right for your area. It might well save your life.

If you are worried about the little bitty difference between the Center of gravity with fluid vs cast. What do you do about the raised Center of gravity when that fuel tank is full vs empty? What do you do about a 150lb operator and a 250lb operator raising the Center of gravity ? What do you do about the effect of sloshing liquid ballast. The force will contribute to rollovers when a wheel is jolted by a bump.

 

[buickanddeere]

What he's asking is are you just making this $%^&! up or do you have some links to some facts you can share?

It's called humour. Txjim and myself have been pulling each other leg for years .

 

[Tx Jim]

What he's asking is are you just making this $%^&! up or do you have some links to some facts you can share?

buickand"dear"
Has his own personal ideas of how things should be performed EXCEPT in his own household where his wife is BOSS. She won't even let him buy a MFWD cab tractor to move snow!!!!!! That's the reason I altered his HANDLE.:dance1:

 

[vtsnowedin]

If you are worried about the little bitty difference between the Center of gravity with fluid vs cast. What do you do about the raised Center of gravity when that fuel tank is full vs empty? What do you do about a 150lb operator and a 250lb operator raising the Center of gravity ? What do you do about the effect of sloshing liquid ballast. The force will contribute to rollovers when a wheel is jolted by a bump.

No I'm not worried about the difference in the COG. The original poster was and both cast iron hub weights and fluid filled tires improve it. You can't do anything about where the fuel tank is or the operator in the seat so it is pointless to worry about them. There are good and bad points to liquid ballast that have pretty much all been brought out and examined up thread. I chose liquid plus spacers plus the widest tire position as I work on some very steep wooded ground. Other people have other work conditions and priorities so I'll let them make their own decisions after relating why I made mine.

 

[buickanddeere]

buickand"dear"
Has his own personal ideas of how things should be performed EXCEPT in his own household where his wife is BOSS. She won't even let him buy a MFWD cab tractor to move snow!!!!!! That's the reason I altered his HANDLE.:dance1:

Jim . Have you been texting mrs B&D again ?

 

[Tx Jim]

Jim . Have you been texting mrs B&D again ?

Nope my crippled fingers aren't suitable for texting. You must be getting Oldtimers as you stated a little while back that she wouldn't let you buy a MFWD tractor to move snow. Remember you stated she insisted kitchen remodel,vacation & fur coat came 1st!!!!!!!!!:dance1::dance1:

 

[FTG-05]

What he's asking is are you just making this $%^&! up or do you have some links to some facts you can share?

He's full of it. It's actually 87 hours.

"All statistics on the internet are made up."

That's a direct quote from Abraham Lincoln, therefore it's true.