Wheel weights/water question

[C.J]

It’s a 50k loader tractor I’m looking at sorting too, recent bkt 520/70r38s on it.
Any idea what volume they took to fill @kill ?

463 litres (kgs) at 75% fill per tyre according to Kleber

 

[kill]

It’s a 50k loader tractor I’m looking at sorting too, recent bkt 520/70r38s on it.
Any idea what volume they took to fill @kill ?

I have a feeling it was around 450litre/kgs. Added 2x 25 litres of anti freeze and bought a tool off eBay for a few pounds to put on a hose pipe and pumped water /anti freeze mix in with a little water pump. Jacked tractor off the ground and let air out and put valve 10 to and just pumped water mix in. There is a chart online somewhere I found with tyre volumes.
DO NOT take tyre pressures afterwards unless valve is at 12 o'clock unless you wanta knacker your tyre inflator gun.

 

[s~~t shoveller]

Yep,same tyre size,not sure as tyre firm did it.think they are 3/4 ish full.i took the antifreeze to there depot and left them to it but I think it’s not that tricky yourself.our tyre guy said to make sure to use antifreeze though as it protects the rubber same as on your hoses on the cooling system.i know it’s transformed it,used to skid on the road even at mild braking with nothing on the back ,bit better if towing .much better with fert and seed bags it used to sway.

 

[Courier]

Got ballasted rears On a 50k loader tractor here,been using four years ,no bother and can’t tell the difference.bkt tyres and ballasted shortly after fitting them but were on a week before ballisting to assess the situation

Just be aware that relying on ballasted wheels alone with a loader tractor does nothing to reduce the strain on front axle components, unlike the use of a counterweight which actually reduces front axle loading - the further behind the back axle the more effective the counterweight.

 

[wdah/him]

did u get sorted?