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Lee460 07-24-2012 11:06:39 184.17.84.129 Report to Moderator	Question for you guys. If I put say 500 lbs of fluid in my tires and removed 500 lbs of wheel weight would my traction be better, worst, or the same? [Reply]   [No Email]
gtx1967jewison 07-25-2012 20:36:32 174.253.147.255 Report to Moderator	Re: fluid in tires in reply to Lee460, 07-24-2012 11:06:39   I have partially filled tires & due to 50% less hp & thus having to run in low gear, still outpull many guys & even win or 2ndhave place alot. I NEVER spin out, they do. As for it not contouring to the ground- wth? There is still AIR in most of the tire, & for that matter throw a half-full hot water bag over a beer can & see if it conforms or stays rigid. LoL! [Reply]  [No Email]
Kip-Utah 07-25-2012 07:35:43 75.169.64.1 Report to Moderator	Re: fluid in tires in reply to Lee460, 07-24-2012 11:06:39   I"m not a fan of fluid in higher speed classes, but I"ve got a couple of tractors that I pull in 3-4 mph classes that have fluid ballast. Both of these tractors have numerous wins and one has been club champion a couple of times. Kip [Reply]  [No Email]
VicS 07-24-2012 20:45:42 70.195.0.237 Report to Moderator	Re: fluid in tires in reply to Lee460, 07-24-2012 11:06:39   Fluid doesn"t compress like air, so your tires won"t contour to the ground. [Reply]  [No Email]
scotc 07-24-2012 17:53:05 75.235.245.156 Report to Moderator	Re: fluid in tires in reply to Lee460, 07-24-2012 11:06:39   In a row crop application the fluid will give a better ride and slightly better traction, that's why they started using it. It works like the centra-matic wheel balancers they have today. But I doubt that a partial fill would do you much good. I've had partially-filled tires that, going down the road, the tractor would feel like the rear end was stepping out to the left, then right, left, right, didn't feel it so much at lower speeds, but I would guess it's still doing it. And as said before, you're stuck with it, you can still unbolt weights. [Reply]  [No Email]
Ole Johnny 07-24-2012 16:05:51 67.142.164.23 Report to Moderator	Re: fluid in tires in reply to Lee460, 07-24-2012 11:06:39   The traction of weight from fluid vs hard weight is the same. HOWEVER the tractor rise would be drasticlly different since the weight isnt on the sprung weight. [Reply]  [No Email]
macmm 07-24-2012 13:02:51 174.252.145.219 Report to Moderator	Re: fluid in tires in reply to Lee460, 07-24-2012 11:06:39   Opinions on fluid differ but fluid in tires moves around and causes traction problems and if u wanna take off wheel weights u take em off....fluid is stuck in there...good luck man [Reply]  [No Email]