troutsqueezer
Veteran Member
I'm not sure why this is. I pay attention to every detail on my tractor when it comes to maintenance. Well, except one detail it turns out. I can't chalk this up to laziness. I can't even blame it on being absent-minded. I'm thinking it must be perception.
I've been driving my tractor around for the last several years without checking the front tire pressure. I know. I'm an idiot. They just never looked low on air to me. Over time, as they got flatter and flatter, I began to think that they were of low profile design so they shouldn't look like they had much of a sidewall. That's flawed thinking, right there
As I was hauling a full bucket of decomposed granite up my steep driveway a few days ago, I glanced at the front tires and happen to notice that one was looking a little bit flatter than the other. I should check the pressure soon, I thought. After a few more loads, I parked the tractor next to the shed to remind myself to do an air pressure check next time I had the energy. I've done this before but the next time I needed the tractor, I just used it without checking the pressure and I told myself I'd be sure to check it next time.
Finally, the other day I got a roundtuit. I checked the tire that seemed a little low first. No reading at all. The gauge must be plugged. It can't be running on zero pounds. I checked the other front tire. Twenty pounds. The gauge was working. Geez was I really running that tire on zero for what was probably a very long time? Yep.
I pressurized the tire, left it alone and came back a few hours later to check for leaks. Sure enough, it had a slow one. I plugged it and it is holding. However, the tire is so chewed up, I decided to replace it altogether. The other tire that was down to twenty pounds is in much better shape.
It just goes to show ya, those Titan TracLoaders must be tough tires. They stayed on the rim under full load and everything even with no measurable air inside.
From now on, I'm gonna check them, at least once a year... :laughing:
I've been driving my tractor around for the last several years without checking the front tire pressure. I know. I'm an idiot. They just never looked low on air to me. Over time, as they got flatter and flatter, I began to think that they were of low profile design so they shouldn't look like they had much of a sidewall. That's flawed thinking, right there
As I was hauling a full bucket of decomposed granite up my steep driveway a few days ago, I glanced at the front tires and happen to notice that one was looking a little bit flatter than the other. I should check the pressure soon, I thought. After a few more loads, I parked the tractor next to the shed to remind myself to do an air pressure check next time I had the energy. I've done this before but the next time I needed the tractor, I just used it without checking the pressure and I told myself I'd be sure to check it next time.
Finally, the other day I got a roundtuit. I checked the tire that seemed a little low first. No reading at all. The gauge must be plugged. It can't be running on zero pounds. I checked the other front tire. Twenty pounds. The gauge was working. Geez was I really running that tire on zero for what was probably a very long time? Yep.
I pressurized the tire, left it alone and came back a few hours later to check for leaks. Sure enough, it had a slow one. I plugged it and it is holding. However, the tire is so chewed up, I decided to replace it altogether. The other tire that was down to twenty pounds is in much better shape.
It just goes to show ya, those Titan TracLoaders must be tough tires. They stayed on the rim under full load and everything even with no measurable air inside.
From now on, I'm gonna check them, at least once a year... :laughing:
