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Russell King

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The Evil Twin said:
Woo! Wild ride eh?
Fill the tires. I cannot think of a reason not to. Not only does it help keep your rear end down, it will take stress off of the front axle.
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@The Evil Twin - why do you think filling the rear tires will lessen the front axle load and stress? I can see the advantage of the rear ballast box for unloading the front axle but rear wheel weight would only add to the tractor stability (in my experience).

@Firstgear I am not sure what you were moving but it looks like a weight machine. If it was loaded with the weights then the load was heavier on the down hill side. I think it would have been better for the move if the weight was heavier on the uphill side of the loader - if that would have been possible. And I have no idea what the rest of your travel path looks like so you might have been right on how you lifted the load.
 
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Russell King said:
@The Evil Twin - why do you think filling the rear tires will lessen the front axle load and stress? I can see the advantage of the rear ballast box for unloading the front axle but rear wheel weight would only add to the tractor stability (in my experience).

@Firstgear I am not sure what you were moving but it looks like a weight machine. If it was loaded with the weights then the load was heavier on the down hill side. I think it would have been better for the move if the weight was heavier on the uphill side of the loader - if that would have been possible. And I have no idea what the rest of your travel path looks like so you might have been right on how you lifted the load.
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A tractor isnt meant to ride on the front axle. If the arse of the machine is in the air, the forces on the front axle are not where it was designed to carry / support weight. I didn't say it would unload the axle.
 
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