Tires Calcium Loaded Tires
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lilranch2001
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See, you got yours
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Not worth removing if you are not getting a bloom of rust around your valves. Thats where the effects of seepage will show up first. If you taste bitter saltiness thats it.
,,,, Shame youre not more south where you could use plain water as ballast. Totally convenient and almost $0 ; fill/adjust using garden hose, drain on the ground anywhere. As it is youll have to make arrangement to deal with the CaCl and any fill you choose when any change/repair is needed.
Deezl Smoke
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I wouldn't go to special pains to remove it. As stated, it's the leaks that rot the rim and most cc finds it's way out of the stem area. Mine took 28 years to rot the rim and only in a couple spots. I brazed over the holes, painted the bejesus out of them with bridge paint and applied Chassis Guard then painted them again, put in new tubes and refilled with the calcium I took out. Should be good until death.
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I've had Calcium Chloride in the rear tires of my TC33D since it was new. I've never replaced a valve, and have seen no signs of rust on the rims in the 15 years I've owned this tractor. I wanted to get RimGuard put in, but it was not available in my area at the time (in fact, it was due to my inquiries and pushing that the dealer looked into it and now carries it).
I do not have tubes, and in fact, tubes can be part of the problem. Calcium Chloride solution can only corrode your rims if they are also exposed to air. If you fill the tire properly, so the top of the rim is covered, you generally don't have an issue. If it leaks out, you need to wash it off whatever it may have leaked on to. You also need to fill your tire back up to cover the rim again. One problem using tube can cause is if you get a little bit between the tube and the rim - either while installing or from a small leak that CaCl gets trapped in an area where the metal is also exposed to air and corrosion starts.
Even though I'd prefer to have RimGuard in the tires, I'm not going to drain them to replace the CaCl. However, the first time I have a problem, I'll replace with RimGuard (or whatever else is out there, if there is a better choice by then). I won't use antifreeze or windshield washer fluid, since both are toxic, and I don't want to risk any of our animals getting in to it if there is a leak. We used to have at least one tire service place that wouldn't work on tires that are filled with WWF. It's been years since I spoke to them, so I don't remember why they won't work on them, or if that is still the case. I gather there was some hazard involved - or at least their insurance company felt there was.
I do not have tubes, and in fact, tubes can be part of the problem. Calcium Chloride solution can only corrode your rims if they are also exposed to air. If you fill the tire properly, so the top of the rim is covered, you generally don't have an issue. If it leaks out, you need to wash it off whatever it may have leaked on to. You also need to fill your tire back up to cover the rim again. One problem using tube can cause is if you get a little bit between the tube and the rim - either while installing or from a small leak that CaCl gets trapped in an area where the metal is also exposed to air and corrosion starts.
Even though I'd prefer to have RimGuard in the tires, I'm not going to drain them to replace the CaCl. However, the first time I have a problem, I'll replace with RimGuard (or whatever else is out there, if there is a better choice by then). I won't use antifreeze or windshield washer fluid, since both are toxic, and I don't want to risk any of our animals getting in to it if there is a leak. We used to have at least one tire service place that wouldn't work on tires that are filled with WWF. It's been years since I spoke to them, so I don't remember why they won't work on them, or if that is still the case. I gather there was some hazard involved - or at least their insurance company felt there was.
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You're exactly right about the tubes. That is why mine rotted through. Because I used that tractor for logging in rock infested , ground obstructed forests, I dinged many a rim. It was the tube holding the calcium that prevented leaks. It was the tube that helped rot the rim as well. It is one of those "damned if you do/don't aspects."
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I have used calcium chloride in my tractors for 30 years now and had no trouble. The most recent time I had my tires worked on I considered using rimguard but my tire people did not have it and I needed my tires ready right away and didn't want to wait. I can certainly understand the potential rust issues and if my tire guy had it I would probably have used it. I just hope I do not have problems.
By the way How do you know it doesn't smell inside the tires?
By the way How do you know it doesn't smell inside the tires?
