[AT] weighted tires or not

[John Hall]

Yep, wondering if it would ever make a difference mowing on hillsides or 
next to ditches. We have plenty of places that make me "nervous".

John Hall

On 5/26/2019 1:56 PM, HERBERT METZ wrote:
> John,
> It only takes one situation where more weight would have been of benefit.
> Herb(GA)
>
>
>> On May 26, 2019 at 8:32 AM John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>    Some of you guys may remember I had to replace the tires on our 454
>> Utility tractor a couple months ago (about 40hp).  I didn't have time to
>> add water to them before I started using it. One of the first jobs was
>> to spray some wet fields. Got to thinking, this thing weighs about 1,000
>> lbs less now---that is a good thing in wet ground. Spraying, mowing,
>> tedding hay is about all I do with this one. Occasionally I have to move
>> a loaded hay wagon with it (probably about 5-7,000 lbs). Wondering if I
>> should leave the fluid out of the tires?  We've had this tractor since
>> 72 and it has always had loaded tires. The only time I am thinking I may
>> really need them loaded is using a scrape blade (for heavy work, not
>> touching up a driveway), in the snow, it isn't often I have to scrape
>> snow but it happens every few years, or moving heavy wagons--especially
>> backing them up. Tractor is not 4WD, it does have a set of wheel weights
>> (always has had) and we live on some rolling hills--there are places you
>> don't go with any tractor. Whats the groups thoughts?
>>
>> John Hall
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