Liquid ballast

Liquid ballast

Tires are filled with liquid ballast only when traction of wheels with soil is not sufficient under unfavorable conditions (over humid soil, etc.).

NOTE: It is not recommended to ballast front tires, as this makes tractor steering worse.

In winter it is recommended to use the mixture of calcium chloride with water at:

Ambient temperature, °С, up to

to -15°С to -25°С to -35°С Amount of calcium chloride, g/l of water

200 300 435

This ensures low freezing temperature, increase of solution density and gives safe and economical ballast. If use it correct, it don’t result in damage of tires, tire tubes or wheel rims.

When filling tires with liquid, the tire valve should be in the wheel crown.

In table below there are solution volumes being filled the rear tires:

Tires dimension 15,5R38 Volume of liquid being filled, l/tire 250

IMPORTANT! Radial tires should be filled with the liquid ballast to the volume no more than 40…50%. When filling more, air volume will be insufficient to absorb the shocks that may result in tire damage. This is due to the lower air pressure, provided for radial tires. Diagonal tires can be filled up to 70% of volume.

WARNING: When making solution, flakes of calcium chloride should be added to water and solution mixed until calcium chloride CaCl2 fully dissolves. Never add water to calcium chloride. Put on goggles when making solution. When solution hits eyes promptly wash them with pure water for five minutes and immediately address the doctor.