Pinhole leak rear wheel on BX 2370

[vettman]

Walked out to the barn yesterday morning to find the floor covered with a disgusting brownish liguid. A little troubleshooting revealed the brown liquid was the ballast from the left rear tire on my BX 2370. Close examination of the wheel revealed a pinhole that had allowed ballast to squirt out as the pressure in the tire pushed it out. The ballast was beet juice installed by the Kubota dealer when I purchased the tractor in 2016.

A couple of questions: Is it a common occurence for ballasted wheels to develope pinhole leaks? Should I have the pinhole repaired by brazing/welding, or go ahead and purchase a new wheel? Are the replacement wheels on Ebay or Amazon satisfactory replacements? My closest Kubota dealer is 50 miles away.

 

[dodge man]

The idea of the beet juice is it’s not as corrosive as salt water in the rims. I don’t know if it’s still a little corrosive or not but my guess is it’s not very corrosive. Your the first person I’ve heard of that had a hole in the rim like that with the beet juice, I’d say very uncommon.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Surprised that it is in the wheel, if you cann,t find a used replacement you could possibly buy the wheel tire combo from your dealer. That appears to be the cheapest route.