wet work

[ukminch]

They are the right way round?

 

I was wondering that, I have seen a few tractors on with tyres the 'wrong' way round, always assumed that there is a reason for it.

 

R

[Mozza]

I was wondering that, I have seen a few tractors on with tyres the 'wrong' way round, always assumed that there is a reason for it.

 

R

 

Extra grip when going backwards im guessing Dont know for sure tho

[Stephen Blair]

b101uk explained it one night, very clever, so i will do it and not pretend i knew why.

Tyres facing forward get 100% possible traction, but when you reverse each tyre only gets 70%, so thats 400% forward 280% backwards. so if you turn the back ones the other way around, you get 340% in both directions. So therefore better traction in both directions. How cool is that.

[Tom D]

b101uk explained it one night, very clever, so i will do it and not pretend i knew why.

Tyres facing forward get 100% possible traction, but when you reverse each tyre only gets 70%, so thats 400% forward 280% backwards. so if you turn the back ones the other way around, you get 340% in both directions. So therefore better traction in both directions. How cool is that.

 

Although its better to turn the set that will be under the most weight, which on my tractor would be the front set (when reversing up a hill) or using the loader. In the days before telehandlers you used to see a lot of tractors with front loaders and with the back tyres on backwards for reversing out of muck heaps.

 

TBH I like the 400% forwards at the mo as I want maximum grip when digging the bucket into the logpile, however when towing off road the tractor is noticably worse going backwards so if I get a timber trailer I will turn the front tyres.

[Stephen Blair]

what ever suits the job tom, i just think it really clever how folk know these things:001_cool:

[Jamie]

water ballast them? i've been told that wheeled implements tend to have the wheels reversed for easier steering in soft ground

 

Jamie

[Tree Man Tom]

I think filling tires with water is only benificial to tractors with roof mount cranes

[Jamie]

I've been told its great when needing extra traction. the boss used to have an old MBtrac 800 with ballasted tyres.

 

Jamie

[Stephen Blair]

it just plants them firmer on the ground, as a lot of wide tyres will be low ground pressure so just skid when wanting to pull weights or loader work

[stoxs]

ballasted tyres are great until you get a puncture and have to take the tyre off, better way to go is hub mounted weights.

it`s ok to just fill with air but you never get round to ballasting them up agian and you use lots of aanti frezze.