Posted by Bill(Wis) on April 15, 2008 at 16:35:49 from (71.249.198.251):
In Reply to: no fluid in tires posted by :RIVIR on April 15, 2008 at 13:44:39:
A good place to start is at your John Deere dealer. Get the JD pamphlet entitled "Optimizing Tractor Performance". Basically they start by recommending somewhere around 120 pounds of tractor weight per horsepower but that figure might be quite different for your intended use. Get the numbers you need off the Nebraska Test for that model tractor. They should have the ballasted numbers as well as unballasted and will tell you just how the tractor was ballasted. Bear in mind that the tractor was set up by the factory engineers to "look good" in the test. That means they might have put on way more weight than you ever would. Also keep in mind that the pulling tests were done on an asphalt track. Probably not the same consistency as your fields. I like to get the tractor's CG, both horizontal and vertical, if available. If not, you can do the horizontal yourself but you'll need a scale. Probably a good idea to weigh it in an unballasted "field ready" stance anyway.
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