Leaky Wheels

[Soundguy]

Good explanation.. heck. great explanation...

Soundguy

 

[ozzie tractor]

Ozzie,

Yours is exactly the type of info what I was hoping to learn. Thank you!

We do a lot of heavy FEL work, and keep the tires overinflated. Sidewall max calls for 18psi, and we use 25psi because it helps firm up the squishy ag tires. The tractor has never been ran over stumps, rocks, curbs, or potholes, and very seldom roaded.

FYI, Kubota is replacing the 2 front rims under warranty.

Haven't looked inside the wheels, but judging from the outside, they are a leak waiting to happen. The spokes appear to be riveted to the rims, which (it seems to me) are bound to loosen or cause cracking. Perhaps the rivets are welded inside the rims, which would be an improvement, but still a source for cracks to form.

Thanks again Ozzie!

my pleasure but now i wonder did i give some bad information. the wheels on my m125x have welded on lugs on the rim with a bolt in centre spider section. the lugs are welded up each end but not down the side. this is the same type of wheel that kubota has been serving up in australia for years now but it sounds like it is diffrent to the wheels you are talking about. there certainly isnt any spot welds or rivets thats for shure.