A farmall h is closer to 4400 lbs. Lots of guys back then were bolting on lots of cast iron weights to pull the 2 tow type plows so most that pulled 2 tow type plows had a tractor that weighed well over 5000 lbs when all said and done and in use.
I do not know when the the practice of adding fluid to the tires first started, but it would not surprise me that also it happened during WWII again out of necessity due to not being able to readily get steel to bolt on. Many farmers at that time were moving from horses to their very first tractor so it was not even an option to remove the bolt on weights from their previous tractor to use.
At a time when steel was heavily rationed any steel savings was significant and a darn near 2 to 1 albeit a little less than that in practicality was certainly significant. Obviously it meant the price was less too due to 1/2 as much steel. Low cost was a huge factor during a time of a depression economy.
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