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Re: Rear tire ballast
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Posted by Indydirtfarmer on December 16, 2004 at 06:17:06 from (66.83.236.250):
In Reply to: Re: Rear tire ballast posted by txblu...John!!! on December 16, 2004 at 05:35:21:
I've seen a set of back-hoe rear tires done that way. (Belongs to a building demolition contractor) A couple things come to mind. One, I'm going to continue to use this tractor on the farm also. It will be for hay work mostly. The multi-ply "tread liner" made for an extremely stiff tire. That might not be that much of an issue. The other thing is, most of my flats seem to be from cut sidewalls. Not ALL of them mind you). I'm either going with foam-filled, or "slime filled" and cast weights. (This will be on a new tractor...It will be replacing the 2440 I just painted for bush hogging...GOTTA HAVE A CAB!) John
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