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TRACTO R WE I G HT I N G
To obta i n sufficient tract i o n fo r m ax i m u m perfor­
mance i n heavy d raft operations a n d to co u nterba­
lance rear m o u n ted eq u i p ment, w'eight sh o u l d be
added to the tractor in the form of l iq u id bal last,
cast iron wei g h ts, as shown in F i g u re 32 t h rough
34, o r a co m b i nation of both . O n l y enough wei g h t
shou l d be added t o p rovi d e good tract ion a n d
sta b i l ity.
Add i ng more weig h t than is needed resu l ts in u n ­
necessary so i l co m pact i o n a n d i n creased ro l l ing
resista nce and th us h i gher f u e l co nsu m pt i o n .
N OT E :
When add i ng we i g h t , adhere t o t h e tire
l oad capacities. Refer to " T i re P ressu re" a n d the
"Tire I nf l a t i o n Versus Per m i ss i b l e Loa d " tab l e
o n page 22 t h rough 23.
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Front Wheel Weights
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WEI G H TI N G L I M I TAT I ON S
The we igh ting l i m ita t i o ns that fo l l ow are l i m i ta ­
tions o n l y ; they do n o t i m p l y t h a t the tractor
sho u ld be we i g hted to obta i n the wei ghts shown .
Use o n l y enough weight to o b t a i n good perfo rm­
ance, and do not exceed the t i re l oad ca pac i t ies
Figure 33
Rear Wheel Weights
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TOTAL V E H I C L E W E I G HT
Do not add wei g h t exceed i ng t h e fol low i n g :
F ront E n d 9 9 I bs .
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Front Wheels 6 6 I bs . (N o wei g h ts on front
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wheels of fo u r-wheel d rive . )
Rear Whee l s 264 I bs . p l u s l iq u id bal l ast .
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L I Q U I D BAL L AST ( OPT I ON AL )
I t is a common pract i ce t o ad d we i g h t to the
tractor by f i l l i ng the rear ti res with l iq u id . A
ca l c i u m ch l o r i d e ( C a C I 2 ) a n d water so l ut i o n is
recom mended d ue to i ts l ow freez i n g p o i n t and
greater density (we i g ht per ga l l on ) than wate r.
Never ex ceed t h e tota l reco m mended weight for
the tract o r . Beca use speci a l eq u i p ment is req u i red
to f i l l the ti res, we reco m mend that you consu l t
y o u r Ford Tractor- E q u i p ment Deal er. Ti res
never be fi l led bey o n d 75% (t ire fi l led to the valve
ste m when valve ste m i s at i ts h ig h est poi nt at the
top of the whee l .
should
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