Tires Fill Tractor Tires with ?

[LBrown59]

Wow LB...you are a "geneyus"...very helpful post. Not too much extra weight with Air, I also prefer Rimguard.

Been all i've ever needed and has worked great for me for almost 5 years.

 

[fire72]

The dealer I do most of my business with uses windshield washer fluid. My last tractor had the rears filled with it and it did just fine. My current tractor was a private sale, so I don't know what if anything is in the tires. One of these days when I have nothing better to do I'll have to pull a valve core (not over the lawn) and see what comes out.

 

[JIGBUILDER]

just bought a new RI and had it filled with 55 gal windshield washer fluid at 55 dollars a drum. As luck would have it I ran over a deer antler which went through to the first tine, between the lugs on a 14.9-28 R1 tire. But it was the old tire as I just replaced the other side last year. It had two plugs and a pin hole between the OO in Goodyears name on the sidewall. Sure was lucky.

 

[Ken45101]

The dealer I do most of my business with uses windshield washer fluid. My last tractor had the rears filled with it and it did just fine. My current tractor was a private sale, so I don't know what if anything is in the tires. One of these days when I have nothing better to do I'll have to pull a valve core (not over the lawn) and see what comes out.

You probably don't have to pull the valve stem, just park the tractor with the valve on the bottom and press the stem in.

 

[Therios Pendragon]

So yesterday I drove into town to talk to the two tractor dudes in Longview. One JD and one Kibota dealer. I had to buy some of those rind pins that everyone tells me I need a dozen of... well... I bought a dozen... 33 cents each...

Anyway... both of them tell me that they only do calcium. They both said that they will just well me the new rims in "15" years. Does it really take that long? Sure sounds like that would be worth it for me not to have to worry about tons of washer fliud flowing out wherever it feels like. Or sugar water that is expensive.

Sure seems like calcium is not such a bad deal. Can someone tell me a first hand horror story of rim corrosion in a short amount of time?

They did not even know where to get beet juice from even if I wanted it. (Not sure I believe that). I just don't feel good about getting a leak of washer fluid... This farm is riddled with pointy things. The previous owner was horrible about not keeping up the property and I think he collected nails and sharp things. I had to have heavy duty tubes put inside of my lawn tractor as my tires were almost completely filled with tire slime (he he) but still could not keep air in them.

 

[Ken45101]

Go to the Rimguard website and find a local dealer.

Personally, I'd go without loaded tires before using calcium. If you don't have a front loader, you will probably do fine without loading the rear tires. On my M5040, the dearer put it in without my knowledge and it corroded a valve stem such that fluid came spurting out when I tried to add air to a tire. On my previous M4700, I did without loading until I traded it after ten years for the 4WD M5040.

On my first (used) tractor, the one wheel was corroded. Who knows how much damage had been done or when it would fail unexpectedly.

We have an old farm with buried nails, etc. but also a lot of thorn trees.

 

[dirt ditch]

My granddad used calcium for decades and went through 3 sets of rims on his 8n before he mounted wheel weights on it. I bought wheel weights for my tractor when I got it, that way I don't have to worry about leaks or rust.

 

[flusher]

Sorry if this has been addressed a bunch before but the search was returning an internal error.

I want to add fluid for extra weight on my new bobcat CT225 tractor. I live near Portland, OR so extreme freezing in not a huge issue but it does freeze.

The various tire shops all tell me different things from "Calcium is old school" we don't recommend that for corrosion reasons, to beet juice, to "biosomething" at $4.00/gallon, to "you need to add tubes to use with calcium"
to calcium isn't a problem since it doesn't have to be as strong for our weather conditions.

I don't know who to believe and what is reasonable.
Any help would be appreciated.

You're in luck if you want to go with Rimguard. There are dealers in your area. Just call the Rimguard toll free number to find the names/locations.

I'm, on the other hand, out of luck. No Rimguard dealers at all in CA according to the lady at Rimguard. Apparently, there's not much interest in the anti-freeze properties of Rimguard in CA since most farming is done in the Central and Southern valleys where freezing isn't a problem. And, evidently, the density advantage of Rimguard over water isn't a big swinger either in CA.

Looks like I'll be putting water and windshield washer fluid in the tires on my Mahindra 5525.

 

[RollingsFarms]

You're in luck if you want to go with Rimguard. There are dealers in your area. Just call the Rimguard toll free number to find the names/locations.

I'm, on the other hand, out of luck. No Rimguard dealers at all in CA according to the lady at Rimguard. Apparently, there's not much interest in the anti-freeze properties of Rimguard in CA since most farming is done in the Central and Southern valleys where freezing isn't a problem. And, evidently, the density advantage of Rimguard over water isn't a big swinger either in CA.

Looks like I'll be putting water and windshield washer fluid in the tires on my Mahindra 5525.

that's how it is here in SC. no Rimguard dealers in the entire state that i'm aware of. my dealer installed water and antifreeze in my tires and i've been very pleased. also added a pair of rear wheel weights.

 

[beersngars]

Kind of surprised no one mentioned foam. It would solve all the issues at once. No more flats. No leaks. More weight.

I have not done mine yet, but when I load the tires I think foam is the way to go.