Tire Ballast

[Hinomotoman]

Does anyone know the capacity of the 43X16.00X20 tires? I put 20 gallons apiece in them yesterday but don't know how much more I need.

Eugene

 

[George2615]

I haven't found a tire chart with that size (same tire on my tractor). Liquid tire ballast should be close to 75%. A tire that is close is a 41x14-20 which would use 32 gallons for a weight of about 267Lb. per tire. With the 43x16-20 a little larger I would think around 35 gallons per tire would work fine. I still haven't decided whether to load mine yet. If I do I'd put 35 gallons of washer fluid in each of mine which should be at least 280lb. per tire. At 20 gallons each your probably about 160lb. or so per tire. Try it out, you can always add more later. What did you fill them with?

 

[Hinomotoman]

Antifreeze/water solution.

Eugene

 

[azranger]

I used one of these and 1 gallon of antifreeze Per tire. turn tire valve to the top and fill, when water starts to come out of the hole it is correctly filled.

Quick Fill Tractor Tire Attachment - GEMPLER'S

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[hutchman]

Just filled mine. 38 gal per tire. I used the rimguard chart to figure that out before I went and cleaned out the store of RV antifreeze.

Does anyone know the capacity of the 43X16.00X20 tires? I put 20 gallons apiece in them yesterday but don't know how much more I need.

Eugene

 

[Hinomotoman]

Thanks hutchman

Eugene