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B7500

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Tupper Lake, NY
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Kubota B7500 HSD
Hi guys!
Does anyone have an estimate on how many gallons and therefore weight I would gain in filling my B7500 rear tires? Is it worth it?
-Terry
 
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I had my B7500 tires filled this summer with CaCl. I figure I've added about 400 pounds. It definitely makes an improvement - more stability and better transfer of power (less tire spinning).
 
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Paul,
Thanks for the reply. Did you also fill the front tires or is that practical to do?
-Terry
 
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No, Terry - just the rears. I don't believe it's very common to fill the front ones, and I don't suspect there'd be very much to gain as they're pretty small.

By the way, you're not too far away - I'm very close to Malone. Back when it made more sense, we used to do quite a bit of shopping at the Champlain malls.
 
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Great link. Thanks! It looks like 350 added pounds to my tractor. That should help alot. Any idea what the dealer will charge to do it?
-Terry
 
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"By the way, you're not too far away - I'm very close to Malone."
Cool. I bought my tractor from Snell in Postam. Great folks to do business with.
-Terry
 
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Tawoo,

Myself and other have filled the rear tires with windshield washer fluid using a cheap drill pump.

Pretty easy and cheap. There is at least one thread here with pictures and some details...

Self loading of tires easy! is the thread title:

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If all goes well that should be a clickable link...hope it works...

Bill in Pgh, PA
 
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By the way, there is no need to get as exotic as I did with the hardware.

All you really need is the pump and a piece of tubing that you slip over the valve stem. You just turn off the pump and pull the tubing off the valve stem a couple times to let the air pressure out. You then stop when you think the tire is filled to the valve stem.

If you over fill the tire, the fluid will be pushed back out by the air pressure in the tire.

You do need to jack up the rear of the tractor so the wheel you are filling is not being pressed downward on to the ground.

There are a couple other threads that address the home tire loading subject. I am sure you can turn them up with a search.

Hope this helps...Bill

Bill
 
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Bill,
I remember reading your post on tire filling and was very impressed with your setup. However, at the time my tractor was new and I was just trying to figure out just how run the thing. Now I realize the benefits of the added weight so I'm going to give it a try.
Wish me luck and thanks for your reply.
-Terry
 

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