Midniteoyl
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- Joined
- May 20, 2013
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- Location
- N. W. Indiana
- Tractor
- Kioti CK3510SE HST, Ford 3400, Gizmow ZTR, Simplicity 7016H
Have a Ford 3400, with loader, that was low on air. When I went to fill them, the valve cores were stuck/bad. Went to replace those, but noticed that no air came out after pulling the cores. Ended up having to poke through with a nail and that's when I found out that one tire has water in it, and the other apparently had water, but no longer did. Pure water. No RV antifreeze or windshield washer fluid as far as I could tell. The one with water no longer in it is pretty rusted up around the stem too. Both valve cores and stems were pretty corroded, with the one pretty bad, but both still hold air good, with the area around the stems being the only obvious spots rusting. I did go ahead and drain as much water as I could from the one that was still filled.
So, I am wondering if I should fill the tires up again as a preventive measure to prevent the rims from rusting out farther. Cant really afford to replace them right now. I would use the antifreeze and water solution instead of the straight water whatever last owner did.. Seems to me to be about the only option to get more life from the rims w/o removing the tires and cleaning them up. Thoughts?
Tire that had water removed already. Notice around stem. It was flaking off.
![WP_20160716_001[1].jpg WP_20160716_001[1].jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/423/423585-c256c8ee7e1f9203d5f1cd0a7b3d9569.jpg)
So, I am wondering if I should fill the tires up again as a preventive measure to prevent the rims from rusting out farther. Cant really afford to replace them right now. I would use the antifreeze and water solution instead of the straight water whatever last owner did.. Seems to me to be about the only option to get more life from the rims w/o removing the tires and cleaning them up. Thoughts?
Tire that had water removed already. Notice around stem. It was flaking off.
![WP_20160716_001[1].jpg WP_20160716_001[1].jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/423/423585-c256c8ee7e1f9203d5f1cd0a7b3d9569.jpg)