Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Liquid Ballast vs. Iron Weights
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Indydirtfarmer on July 29, 2004 at 07:20:25 from (66.83.236.250):
In Reply to: Re: Liquid Ballast vs. Iron Weights posted by harley1983 on July 29, 2004 at 07:13:54:
Nothing against your opinion. (I like the "look" of iron weights too) It seems to me that the question at hand is which requires the most horsepower to overcome. I'm quite certain that rolling resistance is higher on fluid-filled tires. That is why I operate most of my tractors with tire pressures at the peak of their best working range. I run radials on the tractors I use for tillage. They stay at a low pressure. As soon as any of my tractors need tires, I'm switching ALL OF THEM TO RADIALS. (And getting rid of the fluid too) John
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Product Review: Black Tire Paint - by Staff. I have been fortunate in that two of my tractors have had rear tires that were in great shape when I bought the tractor. My model "H" even had the old style fronts with plenty of tread. My "L" fronts were mismatched Sears Guardsman snow tires, which I promptly tossed. Well, although these tires were in good shape as far as tread was concerned, they looked real sad. All were flat, but new tubes fixed that. In addition to years and years of scuffing and fading, they had paint splattered on
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|