Tractor Weighting - Ford F-1200 Operator's Manual

Turf t i re t read setting are 3 5 .4-4 1 .3 i n . (90- 1 05
cm) by sw itch i ng the rear wheels from s i de to
side.
NOTE: After c h a n g i n g the rear wheel tread setti ng,
the wheel rim-to- disc n uts should be torq ued to
1 80-2 1 7 I bs. ft. (244-294 Nm) a n d the disc-to-axle
n uts shou l d be to rq ue d to 1 37- 1 59 I bs. ft . ( 1 86-2 1 5
Nm) .

TRACTOR WEIGHTING

To o bta i n sufficient tract i o n fo r m ax i m u m perfo r­
mance in h eavy draft o pe rations a n d to cou nterba­
l an ce rea r-mou nted eq u i p m ent, weight s h o u l d be
added to the t ractor in the form of l i q u i d bal last,
cast i ron weig hts, as shown in F i g u res
21 , o r a cO, m b i n ation of both . O n ly e n o u g h weight
should be added to p rovide good traction and
stab i l ity.
Addi n g more weight than is needed res u lts i n u n­
necessary soil com pact i o n a n d i n c reased ro l l i n g
resistance t h u s h ig her fuel co n s u m ption.
NOTE:
When addi ng wei g ht, adhere to the tire load
capacities. Refer to "Ti re Pressu re" and the "Tire
I nf l ation Versus Perm issible Load" table on page
1 8.
W EIGHTI NG LIMITATION S
The weig h t i n g l i m itations that fo l l ow are l i m ita­
tions o n ly; they do not i m pl y that the tractor sh o u l d
b e wei g hted t o o bta i n t h e weig hts shown. Use only
enoug h wei g h t to o btai n good performance, a n d
do n o t exceed the t i re load capaciti es.
TOTAL VEHICL E W EIGHT
Do n ot ad d we i g h t ex ceed i n g the fo l l ow i n g :
9 9
Fro nt End I bs .
N o weights o n f ront wheels .
Rear Whee l s 264 I bs. p l u s c h l o ride.
LIQUID BALLAST (OPTIONAL)
It is a common p ractice to add weight to the tracto r
by f i l l i n g the rea r t i re s w i t h l i q u i d. A cal c i u m
mended due to its low f reez i n g point a n d g reater
density (weight per gal l o n ) than water. Never ex­
ceed total recommende d weight for the tractor.
Because spec ial eq u i pment i s req u i red to fi l l the
ti res, we reco m me n d that you consult yo u r Ford
Tracto r- Eq u i p m e nt Dea ler. Ti res sh o u l d never be
f i l led beyo n d 75% (tire fi l led to the valve stem when
the valve stem i s at its h i g h est p o i nt at the top of the
whee l ) .
CAST I RO N W EIGHTS (O PTIONAL)
Cast i ro n weig hts a re a factory i nsta l l ed o ption o r
a re ava i l a b l e a s a c c e ss o r i es f r o m yo u r F o r d
T r a c t o r-Eq u i p m e n t D e a l e r . W e i g h t s c a n be
m o u n ted o n the f ront e n d o f the t ractor, and o n
the rear wheels a s s h o w n i n F ig u re
through
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Figure
Figure
20
Rear Wheel Weights
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21
Front End Weights
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OPERAT ION
2 0 a n d 21 .
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