loaded tires rust rims faster

[excettrac]

i have a 424 international tractor that had rusted rims from being loaded with cloride. i put new rims and did not load them . will i be able to push snow with my front loader bucket?

 

[Morning Wood]

i have a 424 international tractor that had rusted rims from being loaded with cloride. i put new rims and did not load them . will i be able to push snow with my front loader bucket?

Load the new rims with something other than calcium chloride. That is the worst.

 

[RickB]

I own a 1976 Case 885 and 1971 Ford 4000. As far as I know, both tractors have had CaCl in the rears since delivery. The rear rims are pristine. Rim rot is caused by owners ignoring leaking tire tubes over the long term. Proper tire maintenance will eliminate the problem regardless if CaCl or noncorrosive ballast is used.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

i have a 424 international tractor that had rusted rims from being loaded with cloride. i put new rims and did not load them . will i be able to push snow with my front loader bucket?

Doubtful, load those babies up unless you have a good heavy 3pt implement or good heavy wheel weights. I'd still add tire chains.

 

[Red Horse]

I own a 1976 Case 885 and 1971 Ford 4000. As far as I know, both tractors have had CaCl in the rears since delivery. The rear rims are pristine. Rim rot is caused by owners ignoring leaking tire tubes over the long term. Proper tire maintenance will eliminate the problem regardless if CaCl or noncorrosive ballast is used.

I'm also of the belief that if the rim is not completely in the calcium solution, you will have issues. Bottom line rim has to always be flooded.

 

[Looking4new]

I would load them with RimGard.

 

[Trials]

I believe the alternative solution is a derivative of Beet juice, It is expensive, but everything is. The advantages being that unlike CaCl it won't attack your rims and if you do have a flat in your field, it won't pollute the soil. It would be nice to use up your our old vehicle anti-freeze by putting that in the tires, but if you ever had a flat that would be a nasty toxic spill. Most tractor tires are tubeless by the way. If you had tubes in them you would need to lock down the tires on the rims so they could not spin on the rim and rip out the valve stems. The CaCl also destroys your valve stem, but most use CaCl solution because it is cheaper then the alternatives and very few dealerships promote the alternative solutions.

Liquid fill in the tires is the best way to add weight to the tractor, because it carries that weight so low, making the machine less likely to tip.

One hazard with the liquid fill is if you were to travel too fast with the tractor, it will induce a bounce in the tires that could cause you to loose control of the vehicle, so don't put the thing in neutral and think you can coast down a steep hill real fast, that would be a really bad move.

 

[LD1]

A 2wd 424 with a loader and nothing on the 3PH is going to be about worthless.

Need loaded tires AND something on the back preferably.

 

[MMagis]

A 2wd 424 with a loader and nothing on the 3PH is going to be about worthless.

Need loaded tires AND something on the back preferably.

I’d throw a set of chains on as well since we’re talking snow. My 2wd tractor is nearly useless on frozen ground without chains.

 

[TBN Support]

Welcome to the forum. :welcome:

I'm going to move this thread over to the tires section so we can keep the conversation going. I see a lot of good advice already,