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Tire Pressure?

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COLBY TX

08-22-2003 11:29:25




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I have a Ford 2000 diesel and it has 7.50-16 in the front. I just had new rubber put on and brought them home & bolted them up. I checked the psi and it was at 40psi. Isn't this super high? I do not have a loader, I just use it for bush hoggin and pulling disc. Shouldn't it be somewhere around 15-18psi? Also it has 12.4-32's in the rear, what about should I run in them?

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buickanddeere

08-24-2003 16:09:41




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 Re: Tire Pressure? in reply to COLBY TX, 08-22-2003 11:29:25  
Every body worries about soil compactions and install duals on the back. 12psi in the tire is 12psi plus a couple of psi in sidewall/tread stiffness. Yet they drive around rutting the soil with 40 psi in the front tires. The front just needs enough so they don't squat.15psi may well do.



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DP

08-23-2003 05:29:40




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 Re: Tire Pressure? in reply to COLBY TX, 08-22-2003 11:29:25  
The front tires should be in the 35 to 40 PSI range. As for the back ones, on a tractor that size, only guessing here, but thinking 10 to 12 PSI. A good way to tell is look at the tire where it meets with the ground and see that the full width of the tires are touching the ground.



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Nebraska Cowman

08-22-2003 18:40:06




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 Re: Tire Pressure? in reply to COLBY TX, 08-22-2003 11:29:25  
40 lbs does sound high for a smaller tractor. But those are bias ply tires the won't flex like the tires on your car. maybe 25 - 30 lbs. On the rear I cant tell you. somewhere around 15. I never use a gauge if they are fluid filled. It will ruin your gauge.



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JMS/MN

08-23-2003 10:57:55




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 Re: Re: Tire Pressure? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-22-2003 18:40:06  
Rotate the tire until the valve is at the top, above the fluid level. Will minimize damage to the gauge. Better to replace a gauge every couple of years than run the tires too low.



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