Water in the tires

[ediblecrayons03]

Hello,

I was thinking about something to day when i was working,( i work mowing lons for johnson state college and go to school there too) i was riding a johndeere lawn mower (4wd and a selectable rear locker, yeah there pretty sweet, rear 33') Anyways, the lawnmowers tires are filled rim high with water to make a lower center of gravity. now i know that this adds a ton of rolling weight but would this have any affect or do people do this in the crawling world? im sure it wont keep you from sinking in mud and being hard to pull out, idk, just wondering what you all thought.

E. Crayons

[Shibby24]

Yes people do it. But IMO I wouldnt do it unless you trailered your rig to the trail... Also the added weight will be harded on parts, so keep that in mind as well.

[ediblecrayons03]

i have no intent on doing it, it was just a random thought. my truck must remain my dd.

[rockcrawlintoy]

comp guys have been doin this for a few years now.

[Sean]

I doubt the lawnmower tires were filled with water. I worked at a Case dealership for a while and we would have the tires filled with calcium chloride. Burns like hell if you get that crap on your hands. Plain water can freeze and destroy a tire or rot the tire out from the inside.

[bowshtr]

We had 6 50hp+ tractors at my old job and they all were calcium filled. Total PITA when theres a leak.