Ballast Requirements

NOTE: Tires requiring fluid must be filled to 75%.

  Normal (Slopes of 15% or less) Extremely Hilly (Slopes greater than 15%)
  Four Wheel Drive: No Four Wheel Drive: Yes Four Wheel Drive: No Four Wheel Drive: Yes
  Fluid Required Fluid Required Fluid Required Fluid Required
Header No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
615 BPU                
615R & F                
618R & F                
620R & F                
622R & F                
625R & F                
630R & F                
635F                
925D                
930D                
936D         3 1, 2    
693C                
694C                
893C                
894C                
1290C                
1291C                
1293C         3 1, 2    
606C                
606C-SM                
608C                
608C-SM                
612C         NR 1, 2, 3 3 1, 2
612C-SM         NR 3 NR 1, 2, 3
BPU = Belt Pickup Platform
R = Rigid Platform
F = Flex Platform
D = Draper Platform
C = Corn Head
C-SM = Corn Head w/ StalkMaster™
0 = No ballast required for any rear tire option.
1 = 480/70R30 ear tires.
2 = 600/65R28 ear tires.
3 = 28L-26 ear tires.
NR = Not recommended since machine with header cannot be properly ballasted.

 

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