Use Liquid Weight

causym CAUTION: Installing liquid ballast requires special equipment and training. Have the job done by your John Deere dealer or a tire service store.

IMPORTANT: NEVER fill tire to more than 90 percent full. More solution would leave too little air space to absorb shocks. Damage to tire could occur.

A solution of water and calcium chloride provides safe, economical ballast. Used properly, it will not damage tires, tubes, or rims.

Use calcium chloride to prevent water from freezing. A mixture of 0.4 kg per liter (3.5 lb of calcium chloride per gal) will not freeze solid above -45°C (-50°F).

NOTE: Use of alcohol as liquid ballast is not recommended. Calcium chloride solution is heavier and more economical.

Fill tubeless tires slightly above valve level (minimum 75 percent full). Less solution would expose part of rim, possibly causing corrosion. Tube-type tires may be filled to any level below 90 percent.

Charts on this page show how much each tire size holds if filled to 75 percent full.

LIQUID WEIGHT FOR FRONT TIRES
With 0.6 kg/L (5 lb/gal) Calcium Chloride Solution
2WD
Tire Size Liquid Weight per Tire
kg (lb)-75% Full
7.50-16 49 (107)
27/12LL-15 37 (82)
11L-15 67 (147)
MFWD
Tire Size Liquid Weight per Tire
kg (lb)-75% Full
9.5-24 85 (187)
8.3-24 60 (133)
9.5-16 (Optional) 60 (133)
12.5/8-16 (Optional) N/A

 

LIQUID WEIGHT FOR REAR TIRES
With 0.6 kg/L (5 lb/gal) Calcium Chloride Solution
Tire Size Liquid weight per Tire
kg (lb)-75% Full
13.6-28 212 (467)
14.9-28 260 (574)
16.9-28 339 (747)
16.9-24 (Optional) 297 (654)
21.5L-16.1 (Optional) 306 (675)

 

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