Nobody has "a case of the Mondays" at The Farm - RK55HC delivered this afternoon!

[fooger03]

Re: Nobody has "a case of the Mondays" at The Farm - RK55HC delivered this afternoon!

The team told me the toolbox had to be removed to mount the third set of rear remotes. Also, the ride is bumpier because of the beet juice; the air in your tires acts as the primary "suspension" system in the New Holland. With the tires filled with non-compressible liquid, there is far less air space available to soak up the bumps.

 

[gunny0628]

Re: Nobody has "a case of the Mondays" at The Farm - RK55HC delivered this afternoon!

Good to know Jeff. I thought my ride was pretty bumpy, but I chalked it up to it being a tractor. The seat makes a huge difference.

 

[markie61]

Re: Nobody has "a case of the Mondays" at The Farm - RK55HC delivered this afternoon!

Also, the ride is bumpier because of the beet juice; the air in your tires acts as the primary "suspension" system in the New Holland. With the tires filled with non-compressible liquid, there is far less air space available to soak up the bumps.

That makes sense, however the New Holland's rear tires are filled with antifreeze - not much air space there. RK is definitely bumpier. I'll chalk it up to beet juice being more dense, plus the extra cab weight combined with a higher center of gravity (relative to the open-station NH's lower weight/lower COG).

 

[s219]

Re: Nobody has "a case of the Mondays" at The Farm - RK55HC delivered this afternoon!

You might want to verify that the tires are not over filled. The fluid level should only be to the top of the rim. The remaining air space is required to provide cushioning and shock absorption, and in fact without it you'll probably eventually run into problems with the wheels/tires. Liquid is incompressible, and whether it's beet juice or antifreeze or washer fluid doesn't matter (they are all well past the incompressible limit even with variations in density, and it's the fact that their individual density remains constant that makes them incompressible). That remaining air pocket is important to allow some give since it's the only thing that can compress.

You can position the tractor so that the tire's valve stem is at 12 o'clock and then give the valve core plunger a press. There shouldn't be more than a spurt of fluid (what was in the stem) coming back out at you, then it should all be air. Since this is RimGuard, plan accordingly since it makes a mess.

The other thing to check while you're at it would be the tire pressure -- make sure it's not overinflated. In general, if they are R4 tires and you're doing loader/backhoe work you should run at the max pressure marked on the sidewall. However, sometimes it's necessary to drop a few PSI to improve ride or stability.

 

[BigMark]

Re: Nobody has "a case of the Mondays" at The Farm - RK55HC delivered this afternoon!

What S219 said , I was so concerned about ride quality that I didn't get the loader due to needing the beet juice. I'll report in on how the turf tires ride with just air in them. Hope you can find a compromise you're satisfied with.