Tires - MASSEY FERGUSON 410 Operators Instruction Book

Maintenance and Adjustment

Tires

Check tire pressures every 100 hours or every two
weeks whichever is the sooner.
WARNING: Tire tread and ply rating or
load index must match across the axle.
Do not fit a radial one side and a
crossply on the other. Check that the
tire pressures are correct for the
particular operation to be performed. These simple
rules, if followed carefully, will ensure maximum
tire life.
Check and adjust the front and rear tire pressures
and inspect the tread and side walls for damage.
Check the pressure when the tires are cold (Fig.129).
The correct pressure for any tire on the tractor is
found by weighing the loaded axle and then referring
to the load/inflation tables for that tire (see page 109).
NOTE: If the tires are ballasted with calcium chloride
and/or water solution, a special tire gauge should be
used as the solution will corrode the standard type
of gauge.
1. The tire pressures listed, can be used without
danger of sidewall rippling. In certain conditions the
pressures may be lowered, where the loads are light.
Higher tire pressures should be used for hillside
plowing or if the tractor is to be used on the road for
a length of time. DO NOT exceed the maximum
recommended pressures.
2. Keep oil, grease and strong alkaline or acid
fertilizers away from tires to prevent deterioration of
the rubber.
3. Have any small sidewall or tread splits or cuts
revulcanized as soon after they occur as possible.
This extends the life of the tire.
4. If bolt-on weights are fitted, raise the pressures to
suit the weight fitted, consult your Massey Ferguson
Dealer.
5. Water ballasting details are quoted (see page 90)
for a few of the many tire options available for these
tractors. These figures are given as a guide only. For
specific details for your tractor if not shown, or if you
wish to change the tire sizes, see your Massey
Ferguson Dealer who will have full tire range
specifications and recommended pressures supplied
by the tire manufacturers.
If you are unable to weigh the tractor axles to
determine the correct tire inflation pressures the
following guideline pressures can be used on firm
surface conditions with correctly ballasted tractors.
Mounted
equipment
1.0 bar
Front
(15 psi)
1.6 bar
Rear
(23 psi)
Table 7
86
Trailed
equipment Transport
1.0 bar 1.0 bar
(15 psi) (15 psi)
1.0 bar 1.6 bar
(15 psi)
(23 psi)
For front IMPLEMENT applications, front tire
pressures should be increased to 1,6 bar (23 psi).For
front LOADER application only, front tire pressures
should be increased to 2,0 bar (30 psi).
NOTE: Note for exact inflation pressure requirement,
axle loads need to be measured and the load/inflation
tables need to be applied.
*For hillside operation, DO NOT use inflation
pressures lower than 1 bar (15 psi).
*A correctly inflated radial tire under full load should
have a profile as shown (Fig. 116).
Fig.129
Fig.130
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