Kubota BX2230 vs. BX23 vs. something different

[Junkman]

With great difficulty if you don't have the correct tools. Easy once you have seen it done, but by then you don't have to do it. Beet juice aka Rim-guard is only sold to tractor dealers in large vats. Unless you get a puncture, it is a lifetime product. If it does leak out, it is environmentally safe.

 

[radair]

My dealer said they put some molasses mix into mine. Same result, weight without toxicity or corrosion.

And if you get really desperate you can make cookies out of it.

 

[notamustang]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How does one get it into the tires /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif? Is this something you can do yourself? )</font>

Yes you can and welcome to TBN. You pull the valve stem and pump the fluid of your choice into the tire. You have to stop and let the displaced air out of tires as you go. You only fill to a max of 75% with liquid to allow compression of the tire. If you do a search their are lots of explinations of how to do it properly. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jim_wilson]

Like shoppintractors said it's commercial name is RimGuard. It is a better alternative than calcium chloride for filling tires because it does not corrode the steel rims. It is a better alternative than windshield washer fluid or water because it does not freeze and in the case of the washer fluid is not toxic. It is a better alternative than foam (in most cases) because it has more give and I believe it is cheaper. When I bought my tractor the dealer threw in filling the tires as part of the deal. If it wasn't in the deal I believe it could have cost me as much as $200 to get the rear tires on my BX filled. Not all dealers know about it however - when I was still shopping for a tractor I went to a local John Deere dealer and when I asked about filling the tires he was still doing it with calcium chloride - he hadn't heard about RimGuard so I sent him all the info and he was going to start carrying it.

 

[Henro]

<font color="blue">It is a better alternative than foam (in most cases) because it has more give and I believe it is cheaper. </font>

Although I don't have foam in my rear tires, I am really a fan of foam, so I don't think that liquid is a better alternative to foam fill except that like you said it is going to be cheaper.

Foam actually offers more weight, since the tire is totally filled, as compared to 75% filled for liquid. It also takes away any worry about punctures and how to deal with them once you have that HEAVY liquid filled tire on your tractor. And there are no sloshing issues, not that sloshing in much of a concern anyway.

Foam is also forever...no taking it back out after you put it in... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif That COULD be a negative...

Foam would have cost me 4 or 5 times as much as do-it-myself filling with WW fluid (granted RimGuard would be better) did, so liquid in the rears was the way I went.

But for the smaller front tires, it is hard to beat foam fill. It is not crazy expensive, since it is priced by the pound and the small tires are, well, small. But more importantly for me, the small fronts puncture A LOT easier than the rears, at least in my experience.

I have also noticed that my form filled fronts (BX and B2910 ) still have some flex to them.

For me, the best approach was foam in the fronts and WW fluid in the rears...I did not have a source for rimguard, and did not want calcium because of the possible corrosion issues.

By the way, it would have cost me about $112 per tire to have the BX rear tires foam filled. I elected to use WW fluid for cost reasons. Now I wonder if I should have foam filled them. I like foam that much...STill, since it only cost about $40 or so for the WW fluid, I guess I do know the answer...WW fluid sure is cost effective...

 

[Junkman]

What was the cost to foam fill the front tires? Does foam have any give to it? Do you notice any excessive wear patterns from having foam in the front tire???? thanks Junk..

 

[Henro]

<font color="blue"> What was the cost to foam fill the front tires? Does foam have any give to it? Do you notice any excessive wear patterns from having foam in the front tire???? </font>

Junkman,

The BX tires cost $38 each to fill the fronts and there became quite heavy. On my B2910 the cost was something like $70 each.

There is some flex to them. I don't know about wear patterns. I don't see anything too abnormal on my B2910 with 530 TACHOMETER hours on it... on the BX with 100 hours (75 on the foam-filled bar tires) the front tires look like new. At least as far as I can remember... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[jvgann]

Volfandt,
Do you have any pictures of that dolly for your hoe? I just took delivery of my new BX23 and would be interested in your technique.

 

[Volfandt]

Greetings. The BH dolly has worked out great for me. I've had the BH on & off several times and I normally leave it off. I did a thread on it awhile back and some others posted their dollies too. I would recommend to get a set of casters that sit as low to the ground as possible as the lower the dolly the easier it is to R&R the BH.

BX BH Dolly project thread

 

[jvgann]

Thanks for the info. It looks like a great way to free-up some garage space.