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? how much fluid in my rear tires

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Darrell Wilson

02-08-2005 07:17:01




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I have a farmall M with 13-6-38 rears no fluid right now how much will they hold or how muh should i put in for plowing and discing thanks Darrell in West Ky




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Paul in Mich

02-08-2005 10:25:45




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 Re: ? how much fluid in my rear tires in reply to Darrell Wilson, 02-08-2005 07:17:01  
Darrell, As a follow up to Dave"s reply, water weighs approximately 8.3 lbs per gal. CaCl2 (Calcium Chloride) weighs approximately 10.8 lbs. per gal. The same amount of CaCl2 will give you 30% more weight than the same amount of water. CaCl2 will not freeze so it is safe for winter use. Additionally, contrary to popular belief, CaCl2 is less corrosive to rims than water. What you strive for with loaded tires is ballast, optimal wheel slippage, (10% to 15%) and optimum fuel consumption. Horsepower and ground speed should determine how much ballast you add, and you can tune that in by measuring how far 10 revolutions of the rear tire will travel under normal load with your plow in the ground, and in 2nd gear (4.0 mph). Then travel the same distance with no load, and measure the difference If it takes, for example 8 3/4 turns to travel the same distance with no load as it does under load, you are running at 12.5% slippage. Optimum run for 2WD tractors should fall inbetween the 10% to 15% range. Both over ballast and under ballast compromise optimum targets. It is recommended that liquid ballast not exceed 75$ of your tire"s capacity. Lot of guys find that high. We used to fill approximately 60% liquid and add or subtract cast weights to suit the job or application.

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Red Dave

02-08-2005 07:25:13




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 Re: ? how much fluid in my rear tires in reply to Darrell Wilson, 02-08-2005 07:17:01  
Darrell, here is a link to a website that has a chart that may have the information you are looking for.



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scotty

02-08-2005 10:12:26




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 Re: ? how much fluid in my rear tires in reply to Red Dave, 02-08-2005 07:25:13  
Hi Dave, Thanks for that chart, Im gonna print it out. You got me thinkin about loadin the tires on my Massey loader, Im using a counter weight, 35 gal steel drum loaded with rocks and concrete, the tires might be that way to go and not tie up the 3pt!!

scotty



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