Re: Tractor Rollover Safety - WF vs NF

Posted by Hugh MacKay on February 14, 2006 at 03:26:56 from (216.208.58.186):

In Reply to: Re: Tractor Rollover Safety - WF vs NF posted by jmauss on February 12, 2006 at 20:18:25:

j mauss: Filling tires with liquid is not a nice job, even if you have proper equipment for the job. You can gear up a graviety feed with the liquid 5 or 6 ft above tractor. then all you need is hose to the valve stem, with a bleeder at the stem for letting off air as these do tend to air lock a bit. You start with tire full of air, on the tractor and valve stem at top. Each tire will probably take better part of a day. You don't need to watch it but will ocasionally find it stopped and have to bleed off air.

Tire shops have pumps and they can do a tire in about 1/2 hour. These pumps don't have a long life, thus one has to be doing a lot tires to justify these.

If I were you and didn't need the weight for traction, if not doing a lot of heavy pulling, I'd go with the dual wheel idea. You could put these duals on for going down your slope. Look for a set of snap on duals that can be removed or installed in 5 min. Even a set of steel band wheels slightly smaller than your rubber tires, fabricate a systen to clamp these outside your tires. They work fine if you don't need added traction. E mail me if you have questions.

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