New TO35 owner

Armand

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Hello, I just pruchased a 1955 TO35 with a County Line plow and 5 ft brush hog. I never had a tractor before and this is all new to me. Just going to use it for brush hoggin this summer and maybe a little snow plowing in winter. My question is .... I have 13.6-28 tires on the rear and when I checked air pressure The gauge didnt register and water came out of the air value. Does anyone know the correct pressure for this size? The manual didn't list this size tire for correct pressure. Thanks.....
 
your tires are probably filled with calcium. you need a tire gauge made to check pressure with fluid filled tires. NAPA may have that gauge. around 12 lbs. of air seems right. if I am wrong someone will correct me.
 
Make sure your tire is rotated so that the valve stem is at the top when you check pressure, and you can check with a normal gauge. The fluid is normally only filled to somewhere around 2/3rds full.
 
Armand, welcome to the best Ferguson Forum on the www. If the gauge got wet it may be all rust by now. If the rims got wet they should also be hosed off. Chloride is no good for metal. See how much you have learned already?
 
As someone mentioned, make sure the valve stem is at the top of the rim when you check the pressure. I use an air hose to shoot in a bit of air to clear out the valve stem. Hopefully that clears out any calcium chloride so it doesn't get in the tire gauge.

I tried running as little as 9 PSI in my tires in order to get more floatation. But that's a bit light.

Most guys I know run about 15 PSI. Maybe a little less.
 
Hello, I've had a 55 to35 for over 35 yrs. as a utility tractor and backhoe, Been a great tractor, and still running strong, Plowed snow with it this winter.Spreed 22 tandem dumps of top soil
last yr. with it. Good luck, you bought a good tractor, If you keep it up you can use it for a lifetime and sell it for more than you paid.....Ed
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I got new rear tires for my TO last year.
12.4 x 28 size tires, did not want to go to larger size tire as the larger tires are harder on the old girls transmission, drive train.

does your current manual give rear tire air pressure for a 12.4 x 28 size tire?

my rear tires may have been changed more often than yours, but my tires did not have that corrosive calcium chloride in the tires, farm tire shops use some other type fluid now, that is not corrosive. ever get a leak and it can have the inside of the rim eaten away before you see any leakage on the outside.
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Gents you are all fantasic. thanks for the info. The tractor came that way when I bought it got a goo price too. runs great. dont smoke at all and oil look good. I'll see in a couple of weeks if it burns any. Is it worth while to remove the calcium water from the tires or just leave well enough alone? The rear tires are brand new.
 
The cores in the valve stem are what get generally eaten away first and start leaking, so spend the 5 bucks every year, and pop in new cores. Takes 10 minutes to do. The extra weight from the calcium (assuming that's what you have) is nice to have. If you want, you can remove it and change it to one of the newer fluids, but I personally wouldn't bother unless I was draining the tires for some other reason.

My 1955 TO-35 has calcium in the rears, and wheel weights on the inside of the rears. She may sink a bit when it's soft, but it's dang near impossible to get her stuck.
 

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