Re: tractor tire ballast

Posted by the tractor vet on May 09, 2021 at 21:55:31 from (108.220.145.239):

In Reply to: tractor tire ballast posted by Hdjunkin on May 09, 2021 at 17:07:44:

Well here is my take on this , I use cal., and have for over fifty years . My current 806 had cal. in it LONG before i bought it . when we broke down and put a new set of Firestone radials on yep i had to FIX the valve stem hole as i have repaired many . We also sand blasted the inside of the rims and primered and painted the inside . As they had some rust damage . Now keep in mind here we are talking about a tractor that was built in 63 and we put a set of tires on it like six or seven years ago that were NOT the ORG tires and only god knows just how many sets have been on it since new. And i had to fix the valve stem hole whoppy big deal . The Ca at the mix we use adds around 12-1300 or so Lbs to each rear tire , if i add DO Nuts to equal the weight we are talking around eight or nine weights per tire and if added to just the out side they will stick out a foot past the tire putting stress on the inner axle clamp bolts and trust me they break fast enough and at over 90 bucks a bolt / Stud each time 4 i prefer to keep the weight centered Already broke two when i for got to check air pressure on the set of duals and popped two outside ones . If you run cal. and you get a leaker you FIX it NOW not later and wash the rim down . If your doing heavy tillage , loader work then ya need all the weight you can get If your pulling heavy silage wagons You can NOT get enough weight . In my part of this land we have HILLS and a tractor that weighs in just under 14000Lbs TRYEN to handle a 35000 or more loaded silage wagon is a clear cut case of the tail wagging the dog . Yep Cal will kill the grass BUT animals will not drink it , Yep given enough time it will eat the rim out if neglected , yep it is a pain handling a loaded tire when ya have to do repair work on the rear end or fix a flat , BUTit is a safety factor in the hills . And a must for tillage .

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