|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Ballast
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Indydirtfarmer on January 21, 2004 at 16:30:29 from (204.255.239.147):
In Reply to: Ballast posted by Dirthog on January 21, 2004 at 16:11:47:
It all depends on what you're going to be doing with your tractor. I have, among others, a 2440 Deere. It's 60 HP, and wieghs in at about 6000lbs, with me on it. It had fluid in the rear tires when I bought it. It hit the scales at 7400 lbs. I use it for baling hay, pulling a 4 row planter, running a 6' rotovator, and bush hogging. It was just too heavy. I posed the question on here, sometime last summer, about taking the fluid out of the tires. I got many a warning about how unhappy I'd be with it.
Well, 6 months later, I wouldn't put the fluid back for anything. The tractor handles all the chores I need of it, and is MUCH easier to haul on a trailer. Add that to the fact that I don't have the stress on the rear wheel bearings and axles, and I don't worry about having flat tires with fluid leaking everywhere.
If you're going to be plowing, or pulling heavy wagonloads of hay, you might want to think about taking the wieght off. Otherwise, you won't miss it. JMHO. John
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
| Order Support
Today's Featured Article -
It Can't Be Done! - A Tractor Story - by Neil Campbell. I'll never forget the time back when I was a boy baling hay on our Farm in Big Rapid, Michigan. The most memorable event that took place was a trip up the steepest incline on the farm pulling an old New-Idea baler with a pony-motor for power and a haywagon. I had just talked my Dad into buying an old John Deere B with 6-speeds ahead and I was real proud of it, except it was a little smaller than the Case tractor that we normally
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Late 50s early 60s international harvester 560 with cultivator
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2026 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
