The Benefits of Ballasting Tractor Tires with Water

There are three main reasons to fill

tractor tires

with liquids, such as water: increased traction, reduced center of gravity, and prevention of rear tire lift. Everyone looking to ballast their tires wants to maximize performance and minimize costs. A variety of ballasts can be used, including water, windshield washer fluid, beet juice, calcium chloride, antifreeze, and polyurethane foam. Do you need more weight? Inflating

tractor tires

with water can improve their grip more cheaply than adding metal weights.

Driving quality is more affected at higher speeds, so those who frequently drive a tractor on the road should consider driving quality more than those who mainly keep their tractor in the field. Water ballasting should be used just like permanent ballast if the tractor is too light for the job you want to do, but it doesn't allow you to rebalance the weight between the front and rear of the tractor. Reducing the overall weight of the tractor will reduce rolling resistance and, consequently, protect crops and reduce fuel consumption. This can avoid having to buy additional weights or carry around 3 additional tons of water all year round for no reason.

VF technology is designed to offer greater traction capacity and prevent tires from slipping, without the use of water. Therefore, this is an especially useful solution for jobs that require a lot of traction, especially when the ground is very wet and you are working with high torque (plowing), since the tractor needs to move without slipping to avoid smoothing the ground and compacting the ground. For example, buoyancy, a specific feature of VF tires, will no longer be possible if the tires are filled with water. This reduces slippage, which means less ground damage, more working efficiency (shorter working times) and more durable

tractor tires

(less wear on the lugs).

Therefore, you should calculate the slip ratio to determine if your tractor needs to be weighted or not. When filling tractor tires with polyurethane foam, the tire is not punctured, but it is not possible to make future tire pressure adjustments. Given the disadvantages of these other forms of ballast for tractor tires, it may be worth considering beet juice for tire ballast. The use of metal ballasts is recommended if you want to modify the load distribution between the front and rear of the tractor, which is more difficult to achieve with water ballasting. Farmers, highway departments, lawnmowers and property maintenance providers have long recognized the benefits of adding liquid ballast to tires.

It turns out that ballasting

tractor tires

with water remains the easiest and most cost-effective way to weigh down the tractor without mechanical hazards. To use heavy tools or to have a high tractive force when plowing, for example, it is necessary to increase the weight of the tractor. In conclusion, ballasting

tractor tires

with water offers many advantages over other forms of ballast. It increases traction while reducing costs and protecting crops from damage due to rolling resistance. It also prevents slipping on wet surfaces while allowing for future tire pressure adjustments.

Finally, it is an easy and cost-effective way to weigh down a tractor without mechanical hazards.

Jaclyn Svrcek
Jaclyn Svrcek

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