Rear Ballast Requirements—All 5000 Series Tractors

CAUTION: To help prevent personal injury or death from tractor rollover, add required amount of ballast to tractor. The amount of ballast listed is the minimum required for normal loader operation. For some operations, additional ballast can be required to maximize stability.

NOTE: Ballast requirements are the same for MFWD and two-wheel drive tractors with straight front axles.

See your tractor operator's manual to add ballast to rear wheels.

Ballast

IMPORTANT: Avoid overloaded front axles or other components during loader operation. Use hitch ballast.

Tractor wheel weights of 43 kg (95 lb.) (4 maximum per side).

Rear axle weight can also include liquid ballast.

Ballasting based on American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) EP562 Lift Capacity and recommended tread setting.

1. A minimum rear tread setting of 1675 mm (66 in.) is recommended. Ballast listed is based on this tread setting.

2. Inflate tires to tire manufacturer's recommendations.

3. Some tractor and loader combinations result in high front axle loads. 3-point hitch ballast is required as noted.

Tire Rating

1. Tire Loading based on (ASABE) Lift Capacity and recommended ballasting.

2. Minimum Tire Load Index is recommended for:

   • Heavy Duty Loader Use¹—Minimum recommended Tire Rating based on the higher of:
     • Tire Rating for transport speeds up to 40 km/h (25 mph) (Speed Rating A8) with loader EMPTY. (Some tires have lower speed rating.)
     • Tire Rating for standard load and carry operations based on speeds up to 5 km/h (3 mph) and short distances up to 0.6 km (0.37 mi.).
   • Regular Duty Loader Use (Any use not classified above as heavy duty and no transport at maximum travel speeds): Tire Rating for load and carry operations with weighted factor applied to reduce loaded rating to reflect smaller percentage of time actually carrying full or partial loads at slow speeds, up to 10 km/h (6.2 mph) and short distances up to 0.6 km (0.37 mi.).