LOAD THE TIRES OR NOT ?

[Gary Fowler]

Since you have a Backhoe you want to load the tires for stability.

Some manufacturers don't allow loading of tires when a back hoe is used. MY Kubota B26 TLB is one of them. You don't really need the extra weigh with a back hoe anyway and loading the tires wont help much since you already have much more weight with the backhoe installed than you would ever get with liquid ballast.

Check your owners manual prior to putting any type of liquid in the tires. IF you need weight for a function after removing the backhoe, build yourself a ballast box, concrete is fairly cheap at about $4 for 90 pound bag.

 

[Guesseral]

I haven't decided just what I am going to do yet. One of my other tractors has loaded tires and when we farmed we always had the rears loaded for traction, but we always used calcium and had to replace several rims it's like the calcium goes right through the tubes. I know it really doesn't go through the tubes but that is what is seems like. With the newer tractors and tubeless tires I would only load a tire after installing a tube in it, just because I don't want any liquid directly against the steel rim also because if you use rim guard or even a high concentration of anti-freeze and loose the seal on the rim you loose everything you have in there and have to buy new! I know that you can loose the seal on a tubeless tire or even the stem pretty easily believe it or not. I would have lost everything last summer when I ran over a tree branch while brush hogging and it came up and broke the stem off of the tubeless tire. Just this weekend I had to take the front tire off (although I would never load a front tire) and take it to the tire shop and have it resealed because I Just couldn't put enough pressure to the hard R4 tire to seal it, they even had some trouble. I have know idea just how it came off of the rim we used it to hall some firewood one day and the next day it was flat and off the rim? So a tube is what I would do if I loaded my rear tires just because, well just because I am me! I will probably just make a ballast box myself, or maybe load the rear tires or both? :confused3:

 

[vtsnowedin]

I haven't decided just what I am going to do yet. One of my other tractors has loaded tires and when we farmed we always had the rears loaded for traction, but we always used calcium and had to replace several rims it's like the calcium goes right through the tubes. I know it really doesn't go through the tubes but that is what is seems like. With the newer tractors and tubeless tires I would only load a tire after installing a tube in it, just because I don't want any liquid directly against the steel rim also because if you use rim guard or even a high concentration of anti-freeze and loose the seal on the rim you loose everything you have in there and have to buy new! I know that you can loose the seal on a tubeless tire or even the stem pretty easily believe it or not. I would have lost everything last summer when I ran over a tree branch while brush hogging and it came up and broke the stem off of the tubeless tire. Just this weekend I had to take the front tire off (although I would never load a front tire) and take it to the tire shop and have it resealed because I Just couldn't put enough pressure to the hard R4 tire to seal it, they even had some trouble. I have know idea just how it came off of the rim we used it to hall some firewood one day and the next day it was flat and off the rim? So a tube is what I would do if I loaded my rear tires just because, well just because I am me! I will probably just make a ballast box myself, or maybe load the rear tires or both? :confused3:

I think you have achieved a "paralysis of analysis". That's OK we will be interested in what you finally choose and how it works out for you.

 

[cyrusgh]

Hi guys.. Thanks for all the responses.. decision made.. will load the tires with beet juice... and no tubes. Turns out the beet juice is not as expensive as I thought.. works out to $2.75/ Gallon - installed + $100.00 for the guy to come out . now its just the wait till mid may for delivery !!

Thanks again

 

[Citydude]

Hi guys.. Thanks for all the responses.. decision made.. will load the tires with beet juice... and no tubes. Turns out the beet juice is not as expensive as I thought.. works out to $2.75/ Gallon - installed + $100.00 for the guy to come out . now its just the wait till mid may for delivery !!

Thanks again

Nice!