Kadbow

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Haven’t figured out how to search these forums yet so will ask a couple of simple/stupid questions. What is a good tire pressure for front and rear tires on my Jubilee? Now for the stupid question, how do I tell if my tires are filled with liquid? Thanks.
 
Check out tip # 39. A set of manuals will
be very helpful.

Rotate the tires until the valve is on the
bottom. Press the tip of the Shrader valve
with a screw driver. If fluid comes out,
they are loaded.

Most tires have the max pressure embossed
on them. If not, 12 in the rears, 24 in the
fronts should work ok.
75 Tips
 
Ok thanks. That is what I figured on the fluid but was confused because one had fluid (at least a little) and one didn’t.
 
To add to what Bruce said, if your tires are loaded, spin the valve
stem to the top to check the pressure and add air if needed.
AND if they are loaded and they do leak, fix that leak immediately.
New valve stems and cores are a screw in deal for a couple bucks.
Wash any leakage off with warm water, dish soap and a brush.

Calcium Chloride gets a bad rep for rusting out rims, but in my
experience it doesn't rust rims unless it leaks and that leak is
ignored. There is a tire pressure gauge made specially for checking
loaded tires. Any will work, but will fail quickly with CaCl in the mix.
 
(quoted from post at 20:56:55 03/20/18)

Calcium Chloride gets a bad rep for rusting out rims, but in my
experience it doesn't rust rims unless it leaks and that leak is
ignored. There is a tire pressure gauge made specially for checking
loaded tires. Any will work, but will fail quickly with CaCl in the mix.

really looking forward to having mine unloaded soon. no sense dissolving rims for no reason, and no reason is what i have for loaded tires.
 
(quoted from post at 21:49:37 03/20/18)
(quoted from post at 20:56:55 03/20/18)

Calcium Chloride gets a bad rep for rusting out rims, but in my
experience it doesn't rust rims unless it leaks and that leak is
ignored. There is a tire pressure gauge made specially for checking
loaded tires. Any will work, but will fail quickly with CaCl in the mix.

really looking forward to having mine unloaded soon. no sense dissolving rims for no reason, and no reason is what i have for loaded tires.
"Dissolving rims" are part of that myth.
Will it dissolve them? Sure. If you let it leak long enough.
The one pictured "had leaked ever since grandpa bought it".
But three generations simply refilled it with CaCl and air.

I understand that you use your tractor mostly for mowing, correct?
You may not need the extra weight for that task, but be prepared
for a "bouncier" ride without it. Just one of the side effects.

Most of mine are unloaded now too, since most of mine are used
for shows or parades any more. Definitely a bouncier ride for me.

My loader tractor is loaded to the gills though, with CaCl since it
cost one third as much and weighs more than "beet juice".
At that price difference, a new, aftermarket, 6 loop rim is cheap.

This one happened to be an original PA rim for an x00 series.
It was literally wrapped with enough layers of duct tape to hold a
tube in it. Pretty incredible. I can't find duct tape like that anymore!

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I put 12.4-28 turf tires on my 9N last fall, loaded with CaCl, wrapped in chains for plowing this winter. What a difference! I'm pretty sure it could climb a tree now.
 
(quoted from post at 23:35:09 03/20/18)

I understand that you use your tractor mostly for mowing, correct?
You may not need the extra weight for that task, but be prepared
for a "bouncier" ride without it. Just one of the side effects.

yep. all the grunt work here is done by my WD. for the N, 98% is pulling an old side discharge King Kutter 5' finish mower. the remaining 2% consists of joyrides :)

my lawn is pretty much all clay, and many parts of it are pretty rough. i appreciate the heads up on the bouncing, that hadn't occurred to me. the dissolving thing was poetic license ;) i realize it doesn't happen quickly. but, as a wise man once said...

[i:977d1ad188]rust never sleeps.[/i:977d1ad188]
 
I like 20psi up front in my 4x19s and 10psi in the back with my CaCl loaded rears. The lower pressures provide a slightly softer ride and a bit extra traction.

Colin, MN
 

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