wheel weight limits?

[firemanpat2910]

If your loaded tire goes flat its been "unloaded" by your line of thinking you would have to remove the wheel weights in the woods. I would let the tire drain it self. with liquid in tires it is also possible to find a puncture faster ,when the tire starts peeing on you, head to the barn.

 

[firemanpat2910]

If your loaded tire goes flat its been "unloaded" by your line of thinking you would have to remove the wheel weights in the woods. I would let the tire drain it self. with liquid in tires it is also possible to find a puncture faster ,when the tire starts peeing on you, head to the barn.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Dont drive on a flat. It will ruin the tire in fairly short order. Drive to the barn before it gets flat.

I am just filling my tires with plain water and draining it out on the ground when I want to lighten. In the winter I will drain virtually all of it out and maybe add alittle antifreeze..
Larry

 

[SPYDERLK]

Dont drive on a flat. It will ruin the tire in fairly short order. Drive to the barn before it gets flat.

I am just filling my tires with plain water and draining it out on the ground when I want to lighten. In the winter I will drain virtually all of it out and maybe add alittle antifreeze..
Larry

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I'd simply suggest to anyone who plans on owning a tractor for any lenght of time to buy the fitting, the hose, the right pump, and a barrel to pump in/out fluid from tires. You'll end up using it several times in your lifetime, trust me. The convenience of having it handy will offset the purchase price, let alone the actual cost of having someone else do it for you.

I bought a Teel chemical pump with garden hose fittings for under $60. Got it through W.W. Grainger. It's stainless steel with a rubber impellor. 2 rebuild kits come with it. In 5 years, I haven't had the need to rebuild it yet. (Probably serviced 15 tires in that time) Fitting from NAPA around $18, and a couple 3/4X25' garden hoses, plus a 55 gallon plastic barrel, and you're in business.

TSC sells a pump IDENTICAL to my Teel. (Saw one there 2 days ago)

By having the equipment handy, when you know that you have a tire going down, jack the weight up off the wheel, and pump out the fluid (whatever you have in your tires) and save it 'till the leak is fixed. Then pump it back in.

BE PREPARED.

JMHO, and worth all you paid for it.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I'd simply suggest to anyone who plans on owning a tractor for any lenght of time to buy the fitting, the hose, the right pump, and a barrel to pump in/out fluid from tires. You'll end up using it several times in your lifetime, trust me. The convenience of having it handy will offset the purchase price, let alone the actual cost of having someone else do it for you.

I bought a Teel chemical pump with garden hose fittings for under $60. Got it through W.W. Grainger. It's stainless steel with a rubber impellor. 2 rebuild kits come with it. In 5 years, I haven't had the need to rebuild it yet. (Probably serviced 15 tires in that time) Fitting from NAPA around $18, and a couple 3/4X25' garden hoses, plus a 55 gallon plastic barrel, and you're in business.

TSC sells a pump IDENTICAL to my Teel. (Saw one there 2 days ago)

By having the equipment handy, when you know that you have a tire going down, jack the weight up off the wheel, and pump out the fluid (whatever you have in your tires) and save it 'till the leak is fixed. Then pump it back in.

BE PREPARED.

JMHO, and worth all you paid for it.

 

[neverenough]

I'm not sure if you are serious with this post, or if you are phishing. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

You have 900lbs on a 3pt that is rated for probably 600ish pounds, trying to counter balance a loader that is rated for under 900lbs at 19 inches lift, and the tractor weighs less than 2500lbs.

2 solutions: 1, carry weight within the tractors limits, 2, buy a bigger tractor.

One of my loader tractors is a John Deere 4010 (1961 6cyl 75hp farm tractor), with a 158 loader rated to lift 3500lbs. I run fluid filled tires with 900lbs of wheel weights. the tractor has been set up that way since 1970, never an issue, but the rear does get a little light with heavy loads. Now for you to need the same ballast as I run, with 1/3 the tractor, tells me your not properly operating the tractor.

You break a front spindle, while traveling up and down hills overloaded like that, most likely you will NOT live to tell us about it.

 

[neverenough]

I'm not sure if you are serious with this post, or if you are phishing. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

You have 900lbs on a 3pt that is rated for probably 600ish pounds, trying to counter balance a loader that is rated for under 900lbs at 19 inches lift, and the tractor weighs less than 2500lbs.

2 solutions: 1, carry weight within the tractors limits, 2, buy a bigger tractor.

One of my loader tractors is a John Deere 4010 (1961 6cyl 75hp farm tractor), with a 158 loader rated to lift 3500lbs. I run fluid filled tires with 900lbs of wheel weights. the tractor has been set up that way since 1970, never an issue, but the rear does get a little light with heavy loads. Now for you to need the same ballast as I run, with 1/3 the tractor, tells me your not properly operating the tractor.

You break a front spindle, while traveling up and down hills overloaded like that, most likely you will NOT live to tell us about it.