Case 695ST - Ballasting

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS
Ballasting
Tireliquidballasting
TiresizeWater
Calciumchloride
Tiretotalweight
12.5/80-1889L(23.5USgal)53kg(117lb)142kg(313lb)
16.9-28
227L(60.0USgal)136kg(300lb)363kg(800lb)
18.4-26
236L(62.3USgal)142kg(313lb)378kg(833lb)
440/80R26220L(58.1USgal)129kg(284lb)349kg(769lb)
NOTE:Thetiresshowninthetableaboveareforgeneraloutt.Therefore,thetiresttedtoyourmachinemayvary
fromthoseshown.
Liquidballast
Fillingthefrontandreartireswithliquidballastisacon-
venientmethodofaddingweight.
Asolutionofcalciumchlorideandwaterisrecommended.
Thisgivesalowfreezingpointandprovidesahigherden-
sitythanplainwater.
WARNING
Hazardouschemicals!
SLOWLYaddcalciumchlorideakestowater,
stirringcontinuously.Toavoidaviolentreac-
tion,NEVERaddwatertocalciumchloride.
Ifanyakescontacttheeyes,ushtheeyes
immediatelywithclean,coldwaterforatleast
15minutes.Seekmedicalassistanceimmedi-
ately.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
W0388A
NOTE:Whenllingatirewithcalciumchloride/watersolu-
tion,thevalveshouldbeatthehighestpointonthewheel.
Thevalveshouldinsteadbeplacedatthelowestpointof
thewheelduringthetirepressurecheckandadjustment.
Thetableaboveshowsthequantityofcalciumchloride
andwaterrequiredforeachtiresizeoption(0.6kg(1lb)
ofcalciumchlorideperliterofwatertogivea75%llof
thetire).
Thiscalciumchloride/watersolutionwillgiveprotection
fromfreezingdowntoanambienttemperatureof-46°C
(-50.8°F).
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