Tire Ballast

[BearKiller]

I'm about 7 yrs into both rears filled with wwaf. No problems but we only get to minus 35C...

What is "wwaf" ??

Thanks.

 

[clemsonfor]

i think he meant wwf or windshield washer fluid?

 

[Dave5264]

Hmmmm, my new tractor came with "Calcium filled" tires front and back for ballast....im assuming its Calcium Chloride.

Now Im worried.

being a newbie to Tractors, it seemed to make sense to me that Ballast & Safety were a good thing, Dealer never mentioned anything regarding the down side (and I didnt know enough to ask).

Dealer indicated it was a common thing, so i went for it

 

[Soundguy]

It is common.. because it's about the cheapest ballast you can get.

if you have tubes.. you are fine.. if they leak.. clean them up and keep the rims painted.

if tubeless.. watch them. I personally don't like loaded tubless tires.

soundguy

 

[BearKiller]

Now Im worried.

Just being in the same parking lot with a tire being filled with calcium-chloride is enough to sit up nights about.

If you are at all familiar with the genuine tank bluing process for firearms, then you know about the bluing salts "creeping" over the sides of the tank and corroding everything in their path; plus, when the gun parts are removed from the bluing bath, they have to be put in a neutralizing solution to kill the corrosive salts.

Calcium-chloride is easily ten times more corrosive than the gun bluing salts; once it gets on metal, there is no getting it off.

Calcium-chloride is road salt in it's strongest form and we all know how quick road salt will dissolve a set of frame-rails.

 

[bpattie]

Hmmmm, my new tractor came with "Calcium filled" tires front and back for ballast....im assuming its Calcium Chloride.

Now Im worried.

being a newbie to Tractors, it seemed to make sense to me that Ballast & Safety were a good thing, Dealer never mentioned anything regarding the down side (and I didnt know enough to ask).

Dealer indicated it was a common thing, so i went for it

only time you have to worry is if you have a leak, I doubt they are tubeless. I had a problem because I believe the previous owner let the leaks go so the inside of the rim developed rust. even though the tire guys ground them down I think the surface of the inside of the rim wore out tubes. CC is highly corrosive so just watch for leaks and repair them quickly.

 

[Soundguy]

Calcium-chloride ..... once it gets on metal, there is no getting it off.

Pure bs...

you can wash the metal down and remove the salt.. it does not magically bond with the metal

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

only time you have to worry is if you have a leak, I doubt they are tubeless. I had a problem because I believe the previous owner let the leaks go so the inside of the rim developed rust. even though the tire guys ground them down I think the surface of the inside of the rim wore out tubes. CC is highly corrosive so just watch for leaks and repair them quickly.

usually once you have pitted metal.. it's good to prime than paint them.. and then if really bad.. boot them. Not unheard of to roll out duct tape on the inside channel of a pitted rim.

soundguy

 

[bpattie]

usually once you have pitted metal.. it's good to prime than paint them.. and then if really bad.. boot them. Not unheard of to roll out duct tape on the inside channel of a pitted rim.

soundguy

I agree, but at least me when you have a tire repair guy out it was tough to do much with them that requires time to dry, etc. If you could take the tire off yourself that would be different.

 

[Builder]

I'm looking at a piece of equipment with CC in the rear tires. Let's say I want to get rid of it.

How would one get rid of it....safely.