Calcium and beads

[Sailorcrew]

I've read some about people putting a tube in their tire to contain the calcium solution to protect the rim. It would not seem to protect a leak if a puncture was made from a nail, for example. How about a bead break? I have a 3010 w/r4's coming filled with calcium and have started to wonder what's in store. I live in southern New Hampshire and my land is very rocky, numerous small stumps and roots. I had a bobcat here a few years ago and the operator caught a 4" pine stump with the corner of the tire and broke the seal. Has anyone had problems with solution leaks from travelling/working land less than perfect? I want the weight for the FEL and stability but don't particularly want to tiptoe around. David

 

[hayden]

I don't think having the tires filled will make them any more or less susceptable to puncture or breaking the bead seal.

As for calcium and it's hazard to wheels, keep in mind that people have been filling wheels with Calcuim solution for a long long time. If it was so bad, it wouldn't continue to be such a common practice. The key is to fill the tire so the solution fully engulfs the rim. If it's sumberged without air, corrosion will be significantly slower. Regardless, I suspect your rims will outlast you.

Although I think other forms of balast like antifreeze and wiperfluid are good ideas to reduce corrosion, calcium still gives the most weight.

Peter