Foam Fill Tractor Tires
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Topic: Foam Fill Tractor Tires
Posted By: Scott B
Subject: Foam Fill Tractor Tires
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 10:19am
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I just picked up a new to me Kubota. Needed a loader. Second time out brush hogging and picked up a nail in the rear tire. Spraying liquid ballast everywhere. Whats everyones perspective on foam filling tires and replace the liquid ballast? We've had a tractor with it for the past 30 some years and it seems indestructible. Thoughts? ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 10:21am
| Foam is not ballast, where Water and Methyl alcohol(WS Solvent)weigh around 7lb/gal foam only weighs around 1.5-2. Great for not needing air but is not ballast. |
Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 12:09pm
| Rough ride, will loose a lot of traction. |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 12:23pm
Yep. Actually meant to say "Rubber Filled" which is heavier and like ballast. Has been reading about the foam fill and guess had that on my mind. ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
DMiller wrote:Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 1:18pm
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If were considering that would be looking at the Airless tires. Mitas is demo'ing airless tires for ag now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8WLwfNLoTI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8WLwfNLoTI If would fit Ag tractors these would be great for mowing where I am(Honey Locust) https://www.mclarenindustries.com/us/en/solid-cushion-tire/backhoe-tires/6/ |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 5:56pm
I tend to go with iron weights and air tires, best ride, easiest to work on...JMHO ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 9:16pm
| Scott some of these guys have obviously never been around foam Filled tires. It is heavy. I have sent in dozens of skid loader tires and had them foam filled. It takes 2 good men to pick up a 12x16.5 foam filled skid loader tire and put it in the back of a pickup. Yes they ride rough. I would not recommend it if you are going to do a lot of road travel. If you don't want the calcium, next best thing is steel weights. |
Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 9:20pm
I'll second that. Used to run a tractor at work that had foam/rubber filled tires with a side mounted Tiger mower. They don't flex like you would think. Our loaders and Bobcat at work (landfill) have foam/rubber filled tires. If you have ever experienced flat spots on a sub-zero day, imagine having that every time you stop for any period of time. Even when it's 90* out. On the Bobcat might as well have steel wheels on it. ------------- Looking at the past to see the future. '53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it! |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2020 at 9:07pm
| We had filled tires on some flight line equipment they have no flex and no traction. Replaced the filled tires on the bobcat with air filled tires. All of a sudden it became useful again. Withe the no air tires as soon as you went off the concrete you were stuck. It got real old having to drop the pallet and come back with a payloader to move it. |