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Jtullis13
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I let the rears down to 15 psi, but haven't driven it yet. I will today and let you know how it rides.
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clemsonfor
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Filled tires make all the difference in the world in pulling power on these little tractors. I didn't think that the little bit of fluid I could put in these tires would make a difference, your only talking about something like 180 pounds of water between both rears. But the real world pulling power when I have this dish harrow buried was night and day. I wish I did it years earlier. I used winter blend windshield washer fluid cause I was worries about straight water freezing in the few random extreme cold snaps we have and because if I got a leak I didn't want to be leaking Ethelene Glycol all over killing my pets.
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Jtullis13
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Filled tires do make a huge difference. I can't remember how much weight it added to my 2110d turf tires, but it did add 110 pounds per rear tire on my 155d. I drove it today & at 15psi it was very nice ride. So this winter should be better when plowing or snow blowing with it.
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Do you think that the difference in traction is due to the added tractor weight, or to the fact that the weight is in the tires? How about wheel weights?
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The difference in traction is due to the weight in the tires, and having wider tires helps too with having a lager foot print on the ground. Wheel weights do help, but also add strain to your axle because the weight it pushing on the axle which does add weight to the tractor and helps with traction. Fluid in the tires is a better ballast because all that weight is directly put on the ground at the foot print of the tire and removes the weight strain on the axle itself.
I was able to figure out what added weight my 2210d has per tire with Rimguard. Each rear tire has an added 332 pounds, so 664 pounds between both of them add tremendous amount of traction at the ground for what ever my needs would be either in dirt or on snowy pavement.
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Wow, whatever you put in there must be heavy. Assuming you have the 9.5-24 rear tires the chart shows 167# with water. Liquid Tire Ballast Chart.
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Winston the weight I quoted was for my turf tires on my 2210d. Those tires are 13.6x16. I do have my R1s that have Rimguard in them too. They weigh in at 182#s per tire. Rimguard is almost 11 pounds per gallon, that is the heaviest fluid you will find for ballast. It is also fairly inexpensive and has no negative effects on the wheel, tire, environment, freeze resistant to -35 degrees and won't irritate your skin if it comes into contact with you. I have a dealer 30 minutes from where I live so it is a no brainer for me.
Ooooohhhhh. Was thinking ag tires. I put antifreeze in my old 2002D rears and later changed to weights. Weight does make a difference. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/yanmar/252891-concrete-wheel-weights.html?highlight=
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Winston that was a pretty cool idea you came up with, and looked pretty cool. I am sure you notice a huge difference in performance compared to how it was with out the weights. Does help if you get another hole in a tire, you wont have to mess with the fluid. I will keep my fingers crossed that it won't happen to me. Rimguard will seal up small holes but not a large one. Overall the added weight does make a huge difference though. Nice write up on that Winston!
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Weight helps traction, but that's just not right about wheel weights putting any significant extra load on the axle.
Weight on the body of the tractor, loader, or 3pt can put some extra weight on the axle & bearings because the axle bearings are offset from where the hub attaches to the axle. But wheel weights are typically bolted to the same hub that also supports the wheel and tire (and liquid).
So the forces travel through the hub to the same location on the axle whether those forces originally came from wheel weights or tire liquid.
With either tire fluid or wheel weights, any lever arm between the CG and the hub attachment to the axle is very short, so no significant moment is created - and hence no significant stress.
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