Tires Loaded tires???

[Toolguy]

30 years ago when I worked in a tire shop, we sold 100lb bags of CaCL2 for $6.00. It was Dowflake. We bought it by the semi-load and had to move every bag by hand. They didn't bring it on pallets, just a cardboard skid. I am sure they loaded the trucks with a forklift at the plant. I hated to see that truck arrive. We had to drop everything and unload it. Times sure have changed. Some for the good and some not.

 

[art]

Tool Guy I remember those days to as we got it by the tractor trailer load and it wasn't fun to unload at all! I remember the 6.00 dollar per bag as well as at 4.50 retail.
Personally, I'll take the wheel weights and rear ballast for extended loader work! Getting to see the work done on hundreds of tractors a year that is only because of constant over weight conditions leads me to take a different path from many of the normal users.
Not all styles of rims will takes wheel weights but most will and it's not that I see to many people ever remove them until they upgrade in tractors and choose to use the same weight over.
The best traction performance we've seen is with just air in the tires and solid weights used on wheels or on the hitch which also helps to extend the front end steering parts life as well as the whole front end drive system. On the three point it actually uses the rear wheels as a pivot point to lower the weight on the front axle.

Just another note, after a certain amount of rust has happened the oxygen is gone from the air in a sealed tire!

 

[3RRL]

Hey, speaking of pool supply companies, has anyone ever tried diatomaceous earth as a fill? Or is that a bust? Anybody know anything about it?

 

[VABlue]

Diatomaceous who???

If you can fit some earth through the valve stem, have at it...

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Hey, speaking of pool supply companies, has anyone ever tried diatomaceous earth as a fill? Or is that a bust? Anybody know anything about it?

BUST

 

[EdC]

3RRL

Diatomaceous earth is sure fine enough to act like a liquid, it almost flows like water. If moisture ever got in the tire though wouldn't it clump and throw the wheel out of balance?

 

[spryde]

For a reference point,

I have a JD3320 with a 300CX loader and a 447 backhoe.

Before I loaded the tires, I could move the back of the tractor with the hoe easily and slide it when digging sideways. I also could not use my boxblade to pull dirt out of my sandbox/play pit.

With Rim Guard (Beet Juice) placed in each tire adding 450+ lbs, I can use the backhoe without moving the tractor and be able to pull dirt out of the pit going up hill.

I recommend it. One plus of the Rim Guard over the CaCl2 is that is inert and does not poison the soil in case of leak nor does it corrode the rims as previously mentioned. I paid about $270 for a farm call to fill my back tires (~90 gallons)

SP

 

[NoMo]

A view from the "con" side...

I use my tractor almost exclusively for pasture maintenance. Soil compaction is a significant concern, so I don't want my tires loaded. I can adjust for both ride comfort & traction by changing air pressure... tougher to do with liquid-filled tires.