MCCORMICK X60 Series - Ballasting with Water; Tyre Capacities for Ballasting with Water

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Tyres, Wheels, Ballasting
Ballasting with water
Thetractorcanalsobeballastedbyfillingthetyreswith
water.
Tolowerthefreezingpointafewdegreesinwinter,add
calciumchloridetothewaterincompliancewiththepro-
portionsgiveninthefollowingtable.Theballastshould
evidently be removed when the job does not require
excessivedraft,otherwisethesoilcouldbecomeexces-
sivelycompressed.
Thefollowingtablegivesapproximatevaluesfortheliters
ofwaterandkilosofcalciumchloriderequiredtoprepare
theantifreezesolutionusedtothree-quarters(75%)fill
eachtyre.
Inrelationtoballastingwithcastironringsonthedriving
wheels, this type of weighting offers the following ad-
vantages:
- Lowcost.
- Easypreparation.
- Improvedsteering.
- Theweightofthedrivingwheelscanberegulatedac-
cordingtotherealrequirements.
CAUTION: Ballasting with water and calcium chlori-
de antifreeze solution can increase corrosion of the
components that come into contact with the mixture.
 12.4-24 77 24 66 90
 13.6-24 120 30 103 133
 420/70-24 166 44 149 193
 16.9-24 210 57 187 244
 480/65-24 213 58 189 247 
 380/70-24 130 35 116 151
 380/70-28 130 35 116 151
 13.6-28 140 38 124 162
 14.9-24 150 40 134 174
 16.9-34 276 86 238 324
 13.6-36 180 54 155 209
 13.6-38 190 56 164 220
 16.9-38 280 76 249 325
 18.4-34 360 97 321 418
 18.4-38 370 100 329 429
 480/70-38 310 84 276 360
 520/70-38 380 103 338 441
 16.9-30 239 74 206 280
 18.4-30 248 77 214 291
 Commercial
 sodium  Weightof
 chloride  solution
 70-72%  Kg
 Kg
Ballastingwithantifreezesolution
TYRE CAPACITIES FOR BALLASTING WITH WATER
Water
litres
  Capacity
 Tyre tovalve
 size level
  (75%)
  litres
NOTE: Thistablecontainsonlyindicativedata.Theoperatorshouldballastwheelswithwateronthebaseofthetables
issuedbythetyremanufacturerandaccordingtotheuseanticipatedforthetractor.
WARNING: Always use suitable personal sa-
fety devices (safety gloves and shoes) when
applying or removing ballast.