TIRES, WHEELS AND BALLAST56
BALLAST
To avoid personal injury:
A Additional ballast will be needed for
transporting heavy implements. When the
implement is raised, drive slowly over rough
ground, regardless of how much ballast is
used.
A Do not fill the front wheels with liquid to
maintain steering control.
A The ballast is not required when doing the normal
operations with the BX25DLB tractor, LA240A loader,
LA240A AU-SG loader and BT602 backhoe
connected in factory settings.
BFront Ballast
Add weights if needed for stability and improve traction.
Heavy pulling and heavy rear mounted implements tend
to lift front wheels. Add enough ballast to maintain
steering control and prevent tip over.
Remove weight when no longer needed.
A Do not overload tires.
A Add no more weight than indicated in chart.
BRear Ballast
[Standard model]
To avoid personal injury:
A For tractor stability and operator's safety, rear
ballast should be added to the rear of the
tractor in the form of 3-point counter weight
and rear wheel ballast. The amount of rear
ballast will depend on the application.
C Liquid ballast in rear tires
Water and calcium chloride solution provides a safe and
economical ballast. Used properly, it will not damage tires,
tubes or rims. The addition of calcium chloride is
recommended to prevent the water from freezing. Use of
this method of weighting the wheels has full approval of
the tire manufacturers. See your tire dealer for this
service.
Liquid weight per tire (75 Percent filled)
A When mounting a heavy implement, a liquid in the tire
may not be required.
A Do not fill tires with water or solution more than 75% of
full capacity (to the level of valve stem at 12 o'clock
position).
A To avoid damage of transmission, do not use rear
wheel weights and liquid ballast at the same time.
A Do not add liquid ballast or any other weights to the
front tires.
A While BT602 backhoe is installed on the tractor, liquid
ballast in the rear tires should be removed.
Maximum weight 125 kg
Implement as Counter Weight
Box Blade
Approx. 190 kg
Rear Blade
Rotary Tiller
Ballast Box
Tire sizes 26 x 12-12
Slush free at -10
Solid at -30
[Approx. 1 kg CaCl per 4 L of water]
45 kg
Slush free at -24
Solid at -47
[Approx. 1.5 kg CaCl per 4 L of water]
50 kg
Slush free at -47
Solid at -52
[Approx. 2.25 kg CaCl per 4 L of water]
56 kg
(1) Air
(2) Water
(3) Valve stem
(A) Correct : 75% Full
Air compresses like a cushion
(B) Incorrect : 100% Full
Water can not be compressed
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