Re: Re: Re: dual wheels for Farmall 544

Posted by Hugh MacKay on October 06, 2002 at 14:17:17 from (64.228.11.55):

In Reply to: Re: Re: dual wheels for Farmall 544 posted by Al on October 06, 2002 at 10:14:56:

Al: I used a lot of duals over the years on 1066, 656 and 560. I never used any weights liquid or solid on those tractors. I found they would pull just as much tillage tools dualed as single with weight. Soil compaction costs more money every year than we realize. First year I had 1066 I pulled 24 foot cultivator also a 20 foot disc with 20" plates with single wheels and liquid weight. Planting corn or drilling grain with 656, I could feel every wheel track 1066 left especially when crossed tracks diagonally. In early stages of crop devlopment you could see those tracks reflected in crop. The 1066 also destroyed its first tires that first year. Had bulges on tires so bad you couldn't use high gear on hard road. I bought a set of axle duals and 4 new tires and the liquid weight didn't go back. Within a year I had duals for 560 and 656, again all weights were removed. From that time on duals were never off 1066 and 560. I did drop them from 656 for mower conditioner, corn planter, spraying, etc. Tires will last a lot longer. Second set of tires on 1066 went 9 years and 9,000 hours.

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