Weight Options

[chaos]

I live East of Portland, OR in the foothills of Mt Hood. It rains a lot here.

The rain affects only the part of the property with the pond, springs, and creek. I don't expect to do too much work in that area.

 

[chaos]

I live East of Portland, OR in the foothills of Mt Hood. It rains a lot here.

The rain affects only the part of the property with the pond, springs, and creek. I don't expect to do too much work in that area.

 

[KiotiJohn]

Keep in mind that on many tractor brands, R4 tires can not take wheel weights. Not all brands, but many only offer them for Ag, R1 tires.

With 4WD and a good heavy implement on the back for ballast, I don't believe filling is the best, or necessary option, for loading or other tasks.

RV anitfreeze, and windshield washer fluid (usually much less expense) are also good alternatives for filling if you decide to go that way. I wouldn't use CaCl or other toxic antifreeze at all.

With the work you're going to be doing, I would expect some punctures, so filling would be out of MY choices.

I don't have filled tires on my CK20, and haven't really needed them. If I need more weight for a job, I just do it with the BH on.

Most other times, my boxblade is sufficient ballast and I don't have to worry about all that weight when using the backhoe.

John

 

[KiotiJohn]

Keep in mind that on many tractor brands, R4 tires can not take wheel weights. Not all brands, but many only offer them for Ag, R1 tires.

With 4WD and a good heavy implement on the back for ballast, I don't believe filling is the best, or necessary option, for loading or other tasks.

RV anitfreeze, and windshield washer fluid (usually much less expense) are also good alternatives for filling if you decide to go that way. I wouldn't use CaCl or other toxic antifreeze at all.

With the work you're going to be doing, I would expect some punctures, so filling would be out of MY choices.

I don't have filled tires on my CK20, and haven't really needed them. If I need more weight for a job, I just do it with the BH on.

Most other times, my boxblade is sufficient ballast and I don't have to worry about all that weight when using the backhoe.

John

 

[mschuck]

I'm in Portland OR too, and I had my R4's on my New Holland TC30 filled with Beat Juice and it cost $300.

I'm no expert on tractors but I'm glad I've got my tires filled.

After helping my neighbor move several yards of rock and dirt I'm glad I have the extra weight. On a slight slope with a full bucket it felt much more stable than his little Kabota without filled real wheels, he had to hook up his brush hog and put weights on it to make it stable and it still was a bit sketchy.

I've also used my tractor to move some rather large sections of a big fir and I'm sure the filled wheels helped quite a bit.

I live up in the Skyline area and I've got some sloop too and I'm always glad I've got the weight in the tires and I can always add more weight to the 3pt if I need it. I don't think I'd ever want less weight.

With respect to hurting the grass I've run all over my lawn and caused no damage from the rear wheels, the front wheels in 4 wheel drive mode caused some slight damage but nothing to worry about.

 

[mschuck]

I'm in Portland OR too, and I had my R4's on my New Holland TC30 filled with Beat Juice and it cost $300.

I'm no expert on tractors but I'm glad I've got my tires filled.

After helping my neighbor move several yards of rock and dirt I'm glad I have the extra weight. On a slight slope with a full bucket it felt much more stable than his little Kabota without filled real wheels, he had to hook up his brush hog and put weights on it to make it stable and it still was a bit sketchy.

I've also used my tractor to move some rather large sections of a big fir and I'm sure the filled wheels helped quite a bit.

I live up in the Skyline area and I've got some sloop too and I'm always glad I've got the weight in the tires and I can always add more weight to the 3pt if I need it. I don't think I'd ever want less weight.

With respect to hurting the grass I've run all over my lawn and caused no damage from the rear wheels, the front wheels in 4 wheel drive mode caused some slight damage but nothing to worry about.