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Water in Tyres

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Gareth Thorne

02-08-2004 17:09:21




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I recently brought a massey fergusion TE20 and have noticed one tyre has water in it while the other one doesn't. I think it would be best to balance it.

Can any body tell me if it is best to have water in the tyres or is their enought weight at the backend already?

I only use the tractor for slashing grass on a dry hilly block.




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Yankee in Tn.

02-16-2004 09:01:23




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 Re: Water in Tyres in reply to Gareth Thorne, 02-08-2004 17:09:21  
The fluid in the tires will make your machine more stable on the hilly area you said you are mowing.Liquid in the tires significantly lowers your center of gravity.There are other fluids that can be used that are not as corosive on your wheels.Check with the tire dealers in your area.



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Ron

02-12-2004 18:43:15




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 Re: Water in Tyres in reply to Gareth Thorne, 02-08-2004 17:09:21  
Calcium Cloride may also help keep the tyres from freezing as it is not just water. ---Use caution with the calcium cloride filled tyres. A friend and I were working on an old farmall cub and the tyre burst. The fluid covered our legs which later cause minor skin burns. Could have been worse getting in into one eyes.



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Ed TN

02-12-2004 13:01:18




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 Re: Water in Tyres in reply to Gareth Thorne, 02-08-2004 17:09:21  
Water in the tires provides better ballast than wheel weights because the center of gravity is lower.



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Ray A. in NJ

02-09-2004 16:04:49




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 Re: Water in Tyres in reply to Gareth Thorne, 02-08-2004 17:09:21  
The ballast in the rear tires is calcium cloride mixed with water. Although the tractor will get better fuel mileage without it, she'll pull like a bear with it. I have ballast in all my tractors because I need them to pull to ther capabilitys. The only other option is wheel weights or add weight to the three point hitch. It was always more cheaper to add ballast to the rear tires when you bought a new tractor.

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Thomas

02-09-2004 10:47:38




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 Re: Water in Tyres in reply to Gareth Thorne, 02-08-2004 17:09:21  
Either ballast the other wheel or drain the ballasted one. An inbalance of weight can cause instability on slopes.



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James in MO

02-09-2004 05:32:39




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 Re: Water in Tyres in reply to Gareth Thorne, 02-08-2004 17:09:21  
You probably don't need the fluid if you are just mowing you will probably cause more damage with rutting than good. I would say someone had to repair the tire and couldn't afford to fix it for putting fluid back in it is expensive especially if they knew they were selling it I don't think it would hurt anything but I don't think it would cost much to have it removed either



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