Tire pressure

[David Page]

My L 260 has 11.2 - 24 I have them about 3/4 full of beet juice (24 Gal.) as the chart said. My manual said to put 17 lbs. air pressure in them for regular use, does anyone know what it should be for ballasted tires, I'm using mostly for woods work. Thanks David

 

[lsmurphy]

Pressure is the same, ballast or not.

I run mine at about 28lbs.

 

[Drew584]

be sure and use a tire pressure guage that can withstand getting moisture in it, i used a regular tire guage even with my valve stem at the 12:00 oclock position and after a while it nolonger works right.

 

[BAP]

You should always use the tire pressure that is recomended in your owners manual. Over inflating the tire results in possible tire failure and also reduces the amount of traction your tire gives. Tires need to have some flex to them to achieve maximum traction.

 

[lsmurphy]

You should always use the tire pressure that is recomended in your owners manual. Over inflating the tire results in possible tire failure and also reduces the amount of traction your tire gives. Tires need to have some flex to them to achieve maximum traction.

Recommendations are for sheeple.

If he's running on beach sand or AZ desert he might want to deflate to 5-8lbs. If he's running on hard clay or concrete he may want to inflate to a greater than recommended PSI.

I want a crown to my tires for two reasons, one is to ease up on the steering sector as my front tires are now twice as wide as stock tires. I also want to 'dig in' for traction, not 'float'.

You will not blow a 4-6 ply tractor tire at 30lbs.

I also suspect that running low or recommended PSIs in front tires with a loader is the cause of most tire roll-offs, that really does some damage.