To fill or not to fill

[tman1020]

Well my tire size with the industrial tires is 15 x 19.5 also. I called the rim guard dealer by me today and I was quite a bit off on my price. He says it holds 29 gallons per tire which is approximately 75% full at $4.06 a gallon plus about a half hour labor to install. Total cost of $295. That still doesn't sound horrible for the premium product and 620 pounds of total weight added.

 

[MoPops]

When you get it done, come back and tell us what you think about the addition.

Be happy to. I really haven't had a lot of traction problems, but it seems like I'm in the timber a lot. No way could I work with too much sticking out on the 3 pt. I'd be hitting trees quite a bit.

 

[k0ua]

Well my tire size with the industrial tires is 15 x 19.5 also. I called the rim guard dealer by me today and I was quite a bit off on my price. He says it holds 29 gallons per tire which is approximately 75% full at $4.06 a gallon plus about a half hour labor to install. Total cost of $295. That still doesn't sound horrible for the premium product and 620 pounds of total weight added.

That sounds about right to me.

 

[radioman]

Well -- I never saw this thread till now. IMHO, if you added a 400 lbs cab - you raised your center of gravity on the tractor. filling the tires will bring the cog down lower. I wouldnt be so concerned about trailer capacity. its a tractor not a truck where every lb counts on the road and the tractor can handle the extra weight if needed.

 

[tman1020]

i agree adding weight to my tires would help lower my center of gravity especially with the cab. i am a bit worried that if it ever did get tippy with the cab that i would not have any warning and it would happen very fast with no way to recover. I'm thinking about filling them just for this. i have rolled a tractor before its not any fun I'm lucky to be sitting here typing this. the weight capacity i was referring to was of my transport trailer that i hall the tractor on. i plan on upgrading it soon but for now it will just have to do.

 

[MoPops]

Well, got it done right after lunch. Took about a half hour. He pumped them full until it was coming back out. Guesstimate total at 45 gal. Cost was $232. Included a $75 serv chg, and a $9 fuel chg.
All I will say is wow! It really made a difference. Both in traction, but mostly in using the FEL. It's like a different tractor. Wish I would have done it right away.
FYI, I'm about as far from an expert with tractor performance characteristics as you can get. If I can tell this much difference. You all will really be able to tell.
Went into the woods behind the house. I've been wanting to clear out some down trees. Muddy hillside. Heavy logs. Felt much more stable, and solid.

 

[tman1020]

thats great to hear, I'm glad you are happy with it. I'm surprised it only took 45 gal. That is a lot less than what i was told. they were saying more like 29 gal. per tire.

 

[MoPops]

thats great to hear, I'm glad you are happy with it. I'm surprised it only took 45 gal. That is a lot less than what i was told. they were saying more like 29 gal. per tire.

Surprised me also. He brought out 100 gallons, just in case. But he filled them until it was coming back out the valve. I ran it up and down the highway in high range at about 2500 rpm, just to see if they felt different on the road. I couldn't feel any difference. (Running at 30 psi, is that where you guys run yours?)

 

[pmsmechanic]

I run my tires as low a pressure as possible taken out of the owners manual. You have better traction and the ride is so much smoother. I rarely have heavy implimemts on the three point anyways.

 

[MoPops]

I run my tires as low a pressure as possible taken out of the owners manual. You have better traction and the ride is so much smoother. I rarely have heavy implimemts on the three point anyways.

Not really sure how I can lower the pressure. If I open up the valve stem, beat juice comes out. Ha
I'm sure it'll destroy a normal gauge.
Thx