Re: Re: Re: ?water? in tires

Posted by MikeH on November 10, 1998 at 10:45:55:

In Reply to: Re: Re: ?water? in tires posted by Bill on November 10, 1998 at 06:45:44:

: Here's some info on weighting a tractor:

: http://agro.nmclites.edu/ntrc/AFMRC%20Modules/mod725.htm

Bill, you posted a link to an excellent article on traction control via ballast. However, I don't like how quickly they dismissed the use of ballast for stability. Let me try my opinion out and see who shoots it down: If you lower the center of gravity of a tractor via liquid in the tires (or any other method), there will be less of a tendency to tip (sideways on a slope, or dropping into a hole under one wheel). If you completely fill the tires, then any added stability depends on how large the tires are with respect to tractor. Little tires can be completely filled and will lower the center of gravity because the top of the tires are still relatively low compared to the engine and transmission. Very large tires, if filled, do nothing for stability because so much weight is above the engine and transmission that the center of gravity is roughly the same as without the extra weight. If this logic is right, then filling tires to 50% with water should help ALL tractors with stability. Is this right? Sure seems to make sense to me.

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