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Read articles →Documents a dealer service visit to have Rim Guard beet juice ballast pumped into a John Deere 1025R's tires, about ten gallons per side. The technician walks through the valve-core removal process step by step, and the host adds context on PSI limits, why liquid ballast beats stacking wheel weights outward, and how filled tires fit into the 1025R's overall ballast strategy. Best for 1025R owners weighing their ballast options.
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About ten gallons per tire, which works out to roughly 110 pounds of added weight on each side since beet juice weighs about eleven pounds per gallon.
The manual lists twenty PSI as the max. The host chose about sixteen PSI, noting lower pressure rides smoother but too low risks the rim turning inside the tire under load.
It is safe for humans and animals and not corrosive like calcium. The technician removes the valve core to let air out, pumps in the fluid, then reinstalls the valve core to hold it in.
No, filled tires are only part of the ballast solution. The host says you also need wheel weights and three-point hitch weight since the tractor's tires have limited room.
