Wheel Weights or Filled Tires?

[Hoosier Hay Man]

I am not a fan of calcium chloride filled tires because I have seen plenty of ate up rims. I know there are some new options for filling tires and am curious to the pros and cons.
I do like the option of weights as I can leave my tires tubeless. Seems that weights are easier to manage.

 

[coobie]

I used the beet juice in my rear tires.coobie

 

[MikeInEburg]

The thing I like about filled tires is that the weight is always as close to the ground as possible. Gravity is your friend.
Mike

 

[MF 1532]

I just had my dealer get wheel weights for my 1532 . My family farms , all of the large farm tractors come in with no fluid , but loaded with wheel weights and front weights . Big tractors are easier to adjust the weights to the need , than fluid . A tractor pulling a 16/32 row planter , 1000 bushel grain cart , or a sprayer with 90 ft. booms require different weight to make the tractor do the job . Some of the tractors have more weight hanging on them than my tractor weighs ...

 

[Gil Case]

I had my fronts foam filled and have not had a problem. Some one on here claimed that foam invalidates warranty, but I do not see how that can be. No worry about corrosion, or leakage with foam. Little front tires now weaigh over 100 lbs each.

 

[bstrom]

Rim Guard (beat juice) worked good for me. Made my small tractor able to take on bigger tasks. You don't need tubes and it won't eat rims. It's not cheap but cheaper than weights. Not all dealers have it.

 

[Arky217]

Depends on what you're doing with the tractor.
When I was pulling down trees for a house spot with my Kubota L4200, I had the rears filled with WW fluid, 3 sets of rear wheel weights, a box blade with a 200 lb rock on it, and I still could have used more traction (R4 tires).

 

[johnk]

If you use a loader a lot I would suggest fill the tires and also hang something off the three point to keep the stress off the front axle components. Having the tires filled all the time is great for xtra traction but like the other posters say, it all depends on what you use the tractor for. The amount of stability the loaded tires { I have Rim Guard } gave me I would never go back to the unloaded. It just feels a lot safer operating on inclines etc. The Rim guard added about 1200#'s in 14.9x24 rears. Try hanging those wheel weights on your rims.....

 

[DK35vince]

I do like the option of weights as I can leave my tires tubeless.

If you fill the tires with something non corrosive you can do it without adding tubes.
I filled my rears 10 years ago with windshield washer fluid. My tires are still tubeless. Have not had any type of problems with the so far.

 

[SPYDERLK]

If you fill the tires with something non corrosive you can do it without adding tubes.
I filled my rears 10 years ago with windshield washer fluid. My tires are still tubeless. Have not had any type of problems with the so far.

The wwf is doubtless less corrosive. Even with CaCl tho it takes more than 10 years to rust out a rim. ... Not that I would use it without a tube.
larry