Tires I have on my New Holland are filled with methanol and water mix. Lose some weight but non- corrosive on wheels. Had a 53 Super A on farm that had a leak in tube. Calcium eat the wheel and tube started protruding through wheel. Had to weld steel plates on wheel when we put new tires on. Beet juice is non-corrosive on wheels also I am told
Calcium filled tires… Same pressure test?
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RayIN
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Most everyone believes Michelin Tire Company about air pressure.
I run 18psi in fluid-filled rears, which is a bit much for field work IMO. Many run 12psi for field work, but it depends upon your tractor weight, tire weight capacity, and implement weight on 3-pt hitch.
EDIT: I checked my R1 Goodyears today. I was wrong, the man that put the WW fluid in them set my air pressure to 12psi.
Hum, the tires still have no bulge in the sidewalls.
I run 18psi in fluid-filled rears, which is a bit much for field work IMO. Many run 12psi for field work, but it depends upon your tractor weight, tire weight capacity, and implement weight on 3-pt hitch.
EDIT: I checked my R1 Goodyears today. I was wrong, the man that put the WW fluid in them set my air pressure to 12psi.
Hum, the tires still have no bulge in the sidewalls.
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Brown Dog
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Mine will seep water / AF mix between rim & tire sometimes IF below 20psi
I run front & rear fluid filled on all 3 of my JD tractors for traction on my steep banks & hills.
Makes a world of difference too in chicken houses running the caking machine.
Better steering response too with a heavy 3pt implement attached.
I run front & rear fluid filled on all 3 of my JD tractors for traction on my steep banks & hills.
Makes a world of difference too in chicken houses running the caking machine.
Better steering response too with a heavy 3pt implement attached.
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Mine are around 15 psi or lower in the rear, a bit higher in the fronts and tire max in the fronts when doing a lot of loader work.
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Both my tractors are filled with CC front and rear. When I check pressures even with the Schrader at 12 o'clock and purge the stem of liquid (if it even still works) I get some liquid in the tire gauge which ruins them. So I watch for them on sale and buy a handful of the extending stem tools when cheap. Then I check them against a non-filled tire with a known good gauge (low pressure with a round face gauge) to see if each one is reasonably trustworthy. After checking all the filled tires since I have the hose out anyway I throw the stem gauge in the trash because after it sits it will not be trustworthy for the next time.
