Loaded Tires on a Bx

[RaydaKub]

Yup, I know that. Valve on top and I get a mix of air and washer fluid out. But I put in 10 gallons of fluid in them and it was still all air so I added almost a gallon of water too.

I just found another thread here that said 75% on a 26x12x12 holds 10 gallons. It was quoted from the Goodyear Farm Tire Handbook. I bought my 20 jugs of washer fluid after reading a reference here from Firestone.

 

[skyhook]

Don't want to bust your bubble, but thats only about a total of 200 pounds, total.
I don't see any improvement here.

 

[94BULLITT]

Don't want to bust your bubble, but thats only about a total of 200 pounds, total.
I don't see any improvement here.

It may not sound like much but 200lbs on a 1400lbs machine is 14%.

 

[ultrarunner]

Loading the rear tires was enough for my hoe to take a bite where as before, it would lift the tractor.

Also made it less tippy on the hill I had to traverse.

 

[AceDeuce]

I can attest, the extra 200lbs makes a significant difference. Much more stable on slopes and better traction when using the FEL.

 

[radioman]

I too can attest it makes all the difference in the world too loading those tiny rear tires.

 

[TomSeller]

It may not sound like much but 200lbs on a 1400lbs machine is 14%.

Yes. It is also 200 lbs down low. You can't get weight much lower than that. Does a lot to the stability of the machine.

 

[snpower]

Rimguard said I needed air/liquid (metal) valve stems... assuming the BX2360 has rubber ones or not?

 

[snpower]

I just found another thread here that said 75% on a 26x12x12 holds 10 gallons. It was quoted from the Goodyear Farm Tire Handbook. I bought my 20 jugs of washer fluid after reading a reference here from Firestone.

Rimguard told me 8.9 gallons on the 26x12-12 turf FYI...

 

[RaydaKub]

Rimguard told me 8.9 gallons on the 26x12-12 turf FYI...

From what I've read here several times from our colleagues 75% is enough to keep the rim submerged and generally if you press the valve in withit set at 12 oclock you will get fluid back out but it will likely spit some air as well. That's where mine are right now with over 10 gallons. I don't know whose manual is correct but they obviously don't agree.

 

[94BULLITT]

From what I've read here several times from our colleagues 75% is enough to keep the rim submerged and generally if you press the valve in withit set at 12 oclock you will get fluid back out but it will likely spit some air as well. That's where mine are right now with over 10 gallons. I don't know whose manual is correct but they obviously don't agree.

I think the reason that fluid comes out the valve stem is when it is at the bottom it gets filled with fluid then when the valve is it the top it still has some in it. What I do is shoot a little air in the valve before checking the tire pressure to blow the fluid out of the valve. If your valve is submerged when it is at the top this will not work.

 

[RaydaKub]

I think the reason that fluid comes out the valve stem is when it is at the bottom it gets filled with fluid then when the valve is it the top it still has some in it. What I do is shoot a little air in the valve before checking the tire pressure to blow the fluid out of the valve. If your valve is submerged when it is at the top this will not work.

That does make sense, and the shot of air is a good idea. Yeah the valve stem could be full from the rotation. But I've put in almost 2 gallons more than the most generous recommendation you've cited. I still get a mix. If I only put in the 8 or 8.9 cited, I should get almost all air. The fact that I get air at all indicates I'm certainly not way beyond the 75% value. To me, that indicates the Rimguard recommendation is low.

 

[snpower]

Can anyone comment on BX valve stems? Will I need new, metal ones ?

Also - for mowing - will the added weight damage my precious (laughing) lawn ?

 

[snpower]

I found a local outfit that uses methanol/water to fill tractor tires. About $135.00 for 18 gallons filled. That would give me 144 lbs. as low as you can go if I use RimGuard's data or 160 lbs. if I use conventional wisdom (10 gallons per tire). Closest RimGuard dealer is 1.7 hours away, so local is a better deal, I think that weight down so low should be adequate.

 

[radioman]

Can anyone comment on BX valve stems? Will I need new, metal ones ?

Also - for mowing - will the added weight damage my precious (laughing) lawn ?

I had to replace BOTH of my rears tire stems after I had rimguard in for about a year and half. It seems like kubota stems wasnt as good as the ones I picked up at auto store. The metal screw on part that is supposed to be molded in came right out on one stem and the other started leaking in simalar spot and I caught it on time. I havent had any more issues since I replaced the stems with newer rubber stems for over 3 years now.

 

[94BULLITT]

Can anyone comment on BX valve stems? Will I need new, metal ones ?

Also - for mowing - will the added weight damage my precious (laughing) lawn ?

The lighter your mowing machine is the better of you are going to be but sometimes you have to make a compromise.