Re: Liquid Ballast vs. Iron Weights

Posted by Indydirtfarmer on July 29, 2004 at 06:46:35 from (66.83.236.250):

In Reply to: Liquid Ballast vs. Iron Weights posted by 720Deere on July 29, 2004 at 06:26:53:

I was following the thread on the John Deere board. Many good theories, all explained quite well.
Last year about this time, I started an experiment of my own. I have one tractor that is used to pull a corn planter, cut and bale hay, and bush hog. It doesn't need much ballast for most of that work. (Actually needs MORE wieght to pull the round baler than anything) When using the planter, I mount a set of saddle tanks for liquid fertilizer on the tractor. That provides all the needed wieght to pull a 4 row no-till planter. (I use it on 1 farm, WAY away from where my 8 row planter stays) I want the wieght at some point, but when it comes time to plant, I want to be able to remove the wieght quickly, and easily.
Iron wieghts accomplish that end. At the time when I was switching wieghts, I also removed the injector pump for a visit to the repair shop. I had to pull the tractor around with fluid in the tires (1450 lbs). Then I removed the fluid, and added almost the same wieght in iron wieghts. I had to pull the tractor around the shop with THAT set-up also. I used a garden tractor to move it on both occasions. With the fluid in the tires, and tires inflated to 15 PSI. the garden tractor almost didn't have the gonads to move it. With the iron wieghts, and the same tire pressure, it pulled significantly easier. Hmmmmmmm.
Not exactly rocket science, but conclusive anyway. John

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