Re: Wheel weights and Duals

Posted by paul on September 06, 2002 at 07:58:58 from (209.23.145.73):

In Reply to: Wheel weights and Duals posted by Tractor newbie. on September 05, 2002 at 17:43:40:

Duals are rare on under 50hp tractors, while
pretty much required on over 200 hp tractors.
There can be a need for duals on smaller
tractors tho. You need to match the traction to
the weight to the hp of the tractor. Locally in
spring it is wet & slippery around 'here' so
duals are needed in spring. In fall the ground
probably is hard & firm, wouldn't need them.

Properly balancing a tractor weight is a real art
form!!! Front weights have nothing to do with
rear weights. If you have enough rubber on the
back axle & are spinning over 10%, you need
more weight on that axle. The front end
requires enough weight to maintain control of
steering, and to keep the front end down on
heavy pulls.

Add front wheel assist to the tractor, & then the
weighting is a whole new ball game! Need to
keep traction up front too.

'Wheel hop' is not fun, and very hard on the
power train. Probably what did International
Harvester in, those 2 plus 2 tractors were very
hard to balance out, would wheel-hop
something aweful & either spin out, or wreck
something. If the weighting is all wrong, the
axle starts bouncing up & down. It's like riding
over railroad tracks all day long...

--->Paul

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