leaking tire fluid.

[gravelman]

Hi folks, gravelman here, i have a 2016 Kubota 2650 i notice the fluid in the rear tires seems to be leaking out at rims edge, not alot but now and then. I thought one tire was getting soft but it is not down. Is this something i need to be concerned about??? I hope the ballast is not corrosive...i was told it was not when purchasing the machine but it should not be leaking either Thanks

 

[Roadworthy]

If the prior owner used beet juice it should not be corrosive. Calcium chloride has been used extensively in the past and it is corrosive. Do you really know what fluid was used?

 

[Bill Guenthner]

Hi folks, gravelman here, i have a 2016 Kubota 2650 i notice the fluid in the rear tires seems to be leaking out at rims edge, not alot but now and then. I thought one tire was getting soft but it is not down. Is this something i need to be concerned about??? I hope the ballast is not corrosive...i was told it was not when purchasing the machine but it should not be leaking either Thanks

I've never understood the fascination with putting liquid in the tires, especially on compact tractors. It corrodes the wheels, makes tires hard, increases the likelihood of punctures and makes repairing punctures more difficult. I keep an implement or a weight box on and I've never had a problem, even digging out ponds and crossing hills.

 

[ruffdog]

If it is leaking at the bead, check your tire pressure with a gauge as it may be below recommended pressure.

 

[gravelman]

all set...tire pressure was below. I know it is not corrosive liquid and i agree..i hate that stuff...give me a weight box thank you all

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Tubes solve so many problems.

 

[Thomas]

R4 or turf tires?

 

[5030]

Easy to tell what you have... Rotate the tire so the valve stem is down and depress the needle. If it comes out milky white, it's CACL. If it comes out slightly red, it's beet juice and if it comes out clear or tinted, it's washer fluid.

I never load tires either. I run cast centers on both my tractors.

 

[gravelman]

They are R 4's

 

[Thomas]

Also had very small leak front R4 low tire pressure,only when using loader.

 

[Hay Dude]

Tubes solve so many problems.

So do cast wheel weights.

 

[oosik]

I have tubeless R-1 Firestones on the back of my M6040. They are filled with 1550 pounds of Rim Guard. Been this way since I bought it new in 2009. I run the rears at 16 psi - never had a moments problems with any leakage.

When I purchased the tractor I checked the many forms of ballast. Pretty hard to get 1500+ pounds of any form of cast wheel weights for a tractor my size.

So........ I've got 1550 pounds of Rim Guard and a 1100# rear blade for ballast.

Has worked well for me.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

So do cast wheel weights.

But knowing me, I'd fill them tubes and use weights too. Plus something heavy on the rear. Dare anybody to mess with me. I'd probably be crying when I got stuck, though.

 

[ruffdog]

Without tubes the OP can just pump up the tires to the correct pressure. With tubes and if the tire spun on the rim, the OP would would have to remove the fluid and replace the tube because the stem was ripped off.

 

[5030]

I have tubeless R-1 Firestones on the back of my M6040. They are filled with 1550 pounds of Rim Guard. Been this way since I bought it new in 2009. I run the rears at 16 psi - never had a moments problems with any leakage.

When I purchased the tractor I checked the many forms of ballast. Pretty hard to get 1500+ pounds of any form of cast wheel weights for a tractor my size.

So........ I've got 1550 pounds of Rim Guard and a 1100# rear blade for ballast.

Has worked well for me.

In my situation, filled tires don't work and the additional 600 pounds the cast centers provide is plenty. All heavily loaded rears do is crush my alfalfa and reduce yields. No ground engaging implements here and if I need a field refitted, that are plenty of farmers around here I can hire to do it.

 

[gravelman]

ok on that...thanks everyone.

 

[Threepoint]

I've never understood the fascination with putting liquid in the tires, especially on compact tractors. It corrodes the wheels, makes tires hard, increases the likelihood of punctures and makes repairing punctures more difficult. I keep an implement or a weight box on and I've never had a problem, even digging out ponds and crossing hills.

But not every owner is that conscientious. (Especially with compact and sub-compact tractors!) A well-regarded Kioti dealer here (formerly was a Kubota dealer) won't sell a tractor with an FEL without liquid ballast in the rear tires. Too many reports of homeowners and others getting careless and running into stability problems. I heard other dealers are doing the same. When you consider the weight of an implement like a homeowner-duty rear blade or box blade from TSC or Rural King, it doesn't really add much ballast.