New tractor filled tires?

[Shaneard]

Fill them up, it will help with not only traction but also offset your center of gravity with that cab.

 

[EddieWalker]

My front tires on both of my tractors are filled with foam. Once you start getting flats in them, they get to a point that they keep getting flats over and over again. Filling them with foam has solved that problem and allowed me to drive where I want without any issues. Nothing ruins a productive day like having to deal with a flat tire when you want to be doing something with the tractor.

What happens when a tire filled with water gets a flat?

 

[Shaneard]

What happens when a tire filled with water gets a flat?

It usually squirts fluid on the back/side of your head if the tractor doesn't have a cab. Don't ask how I know. All the fluid in a tire came out of the earth, what does it hurt if you get a flat and it goes back into the earth? Yeah if an animal drinks it, it could kill it but what are the chances? 1 in what?

 

[EddieWalker]

I was more curious about how you fix the flat after it's been filled with the different fluids mentioned.. I know that with slime, they cannot get a patch to stick to the inside of the tire.

 

[Shaneard]

I was more curious about how you fix the flat after it's been filled with the different fluids mentioned.. I know that with slime, they cannot get a patch to stick to the inside of the tire.

Oh, sorry. I've had several rear tractor tires fixed that had fluid in them but they all had tubes. They have to suck the fluid out, remove the tire on one side then the tube, then put a regular patch on the outside of the tube if it's not too bad. If it is they replace the tube. The last few I've had done were on our Ford 4630 with 16.9-30's and they hold right at 100 gallons. They charged me less than $100 patching it and about $120 to replace the tube and put the fluid back in. That's with me hauling the tractor to them. Last flat I had I wound up having to get new rear tires and tubes. Mine had been on since 1993 and were getting thin. My tires have methanol/water mix in them. I like having tubes in the rear with fluid to keep the fluid off the rim itself.

My dad has had some they had to put a boot inside the tire with the tube and refill.

 

[EddieWalker]

That's a lot of money to fix a flat. Before I foamed my front tires, it was $8 to patch the tire or tube, and.around $20 to out a new tube in it. Back tires are.about twice that.

 

[Shaneard]

That's a lot of money to fix a flat. Before I foamed my front tires, it was $8 to patch the tire or tube, and.around $20 to out a new tube in it. Back tires are.about twice that.

Last front one I had fixed was $35 to patch it (7.50-16). I don't know if it's where you live and where I live or what but that's a lot of price difference.

 

[coobie]

Yep, those recommending beet juice didn't see the OP's state.

OP, I would still have the tires filled about 75% with water and antifreeze, preferably RV antifreeze (not lethal to animals). If they don't or won't use RV antifreeze, have them leave unfilled, get a $15 fill port from Tractor Supply 15-0 gallons of RV antifreeze at Walmart and then fill them yourself.

Good luck.

I did see his state and I STILL recommend BEET juice.

 

[TripleR]

We've had four cab tractors and without filled tires they just spin, traction sucks. The one I use the most an L5740HSTC has fluid and wheel weights. I ran it with just fluid for a couple of years and the weights really helped. No argument on the Rimguard other than no one handles it and age makes a service call sound better and better.

I'm not saying anyone is wrong just what we use works better for us.

 

[oosik]

I've had two tractors out here in the 38+ years I've been here. The first had the rears filled with CaCl - NEVER again. My second tractor has 1550# of Rim Gard in the rear tires. No problems what-so-ever.

I would recommend Rim Gard and have your rear tires set as wide as possible.