Wheel weights vs filling tires for 5103

[brandon07]

I live in Northwestern Florida and I use water in my 990's tires. Most people around here have there tires filled with water, heck my dealer did it free when I bought the tractor without me even telling him to.

 

[tawilson]

Aha, I knew it!

 

[canoetrpr]

I can't quite figure out why tractor makers don't offer a "heavy wheel" option when you purchase.

Conceivably one could design a wheel with weight built in and I sure as heck would have opted for it if I had the choice.

 

[Turkflyer]

Easy to do. On larger tractors, there are usually two types of wheels. One is a steel wheel like these tractors do. The other is a cast wheel. You can add weights to both. I use both liquid and weights on my 5000 series tractor.

 

[CWP37]

For a 5103, any suggestion on how much weight to add. Will be using box blade, FEL, and shredder.

 

[LeadPoison]

125 pounds per PTO HP with 75% on the rear wheels.

At least that's what the gentleman that worked for Deere on here told me.

 

[Turkflyer]

Yep, go for 125 lbs/ PTO hp as he said. If 2wd, put 70% on rears, if 4wd, use 60%. You may need more on the rear to offset the FEL. Your operator manual covers it too. For these type applications, you can go above the 125 lbs figure.