repeat of carb, dearborn loader, clorine in tires

tom.keith · May 2, 2015

I tried to reply to the great messages I received, but must not be doing something as they kept getting rejected.
Greatly appreciate all of your help. I decided to hold on the carb rebuild. I have not current issues with it, have cleaned it many times in the 20 years I have owned, just thought it was probably due. I don't know what kind of rims I have (will try and attach a pic). Sound like I could clean up rims, but good quality tubes and re-use the liquid??? Do all of these tires have tubes and mine are currently leaking? I have searched some on this forum and can't find a manual for my my 19-42 Dearborn loader. Does anyone know where I might find? I removed the loader today and I have neglected this critter for at least 10 years and want to change all the oils, put in new plug wires, points, brakes, etc. I put loader on 15 years ago and can't remeber how the drive shaft to the vickers pump in attached to the front engine pully??? Thanks again for all of you help.

R Geiger · May 2, 2015

They all have tubes and if you are leaking weight solution, then the tube is leaking. Reuse the solution if you can. if it is calcium chloride you may want to get rid of it and use something non corrosive. Neighbor just got some RV antifreeze for his tractor.

old · May 2, 2015

Send me an e-mail and I can send you info on how to fill tires with fluid and it works the other way around also. I just drained 2 15.4X38 tires last week and it took about an hour each

old · May 2, 2015

Also another key to keeping the valve cores from leaking is using good quality stainless valve caps. My back hoe which is an 8N has fluid in the tires and I have never ever messed with either one of them and have had the thing for decades and no leaks yet

Royse · May 2, 2015

The rim in your picture is a 6 loop rim.
The center is either Ferguson or later model Ford, not 8N.
Nothing wrong with having either of them.

It looks like you have a leak around the valve stem though,
which is where it normally seems to show itself.
Yes you could drain them and reuse the fluid if desired.
I pump it into 55 gallon plastic drums and back into the tires.

A lot of people don't like it because of the caustic reaction
you see causing the rust on your current rim. But as far as I
know, no liquid readily available adds as much weight per gallon.

If it doesn't leak, it's not a problem. Obviously with age, it will
eventually leak. Catching and fixing it quickly is the key to
keeping it from being a problem.

I know a guy who added air to his CaCl filled tires once a month
for years and then complained about how bad his rims rusted.
What can you say?

howdy1960 · May 2, 2015

Tom if I understand your question about how Vickers pump driveshaft attaches to crank, the shaft in your picture is splined and slips into a splined hub that in turn is bolted to crank hub.

leonard j. etta · May 2, 2015

It is quite easy to aquire used anti-freeze from tractor shops,this what is used in all of my wheeled machines,don't know the
weight difference,but still adequate,as tires are filled to top of rim,which seems fine,does away with all the rust,will never go
back to chloride .
leon

old · May 2, 2015

My 8N with a back hoe has had fluid in the tires since before my dad got it back in the 80s and has yet to even have a flat. Big key is making sure you have a good stainless valve cap and the rubber insert so even if the valve starts to leak the cap keep it from leaking.

Dell (WA) · May 3, 2015

Keith..........FYI.......rear tire pressure, (liquid or dry) 12-psi.....front tires 26-psi. Many people like calcium-chloride (CaCl) ...leaky tubes will RUST yer rear rims... 23-lbs for maximum weight addition with water (H2O) works out to about 450-lbs of traction adding weight. Others like used automobile anti-freeze but sweet tasting anti-freeze is POISONOUS to dogs. Others suggest un-used RV toilet anti-freeze which is NON-poisonous to dogs. What ever anti-freeze you use....ALWAYS....start out in REVERSE... Otherwize yer tractor can rotate over onto of you. .......HTH, Dell

Ultradog MN · May 3, 2015

Your rim looks wider than the correct 10" size for a 11.2X28 tire.
At least 11" maybe 12".
Wont hurt anything though.
I also would reuse the CaCl.
Anything else will cost you.
When I filled my tires last winter I considerd all the options then went with windsheild washer fluid.
I prefer cast iron weights but couldn't find any for my 24" rims.
WWF is good down to about -20°
You don't mention where you are located.
Guys in TX,AL,MS,FL, etc just run water in theirs thought that doesn't add as much weight of CaCl.

showcrop · May 3, 2015

(quoted from post at 16:41:51 05/02/15) Send me an e-mail and I can send you info on how to fill tires with fluid and it works the other way around also. I just drained 2 15.4X38 tires last week and it took about an hour each

New sneaks for the Ollie?

showcrop · May 3, 2015

Don't worry about CaCl corroding your rims, It doesn't corrode rims, procrastination does. For years many dealers have been adding CaCl to tubeless tires with very little corrosion. Corrosion is oxidation, and it takes oxygen for the reaction to take place. Once the O2 is consumed, corrosion ceases, that is unless you get a leak, and instead of repairing it you just keep adding air. The rust is always worst around the valve stem, simply because fluid leaks out around the stem. Once you get a leak the tire needs to be broken down and repaired and the rim cleaned up. Rims on a tractor that is working daily are not likely to be cleaned when a leak is repaired, so corrosion will continue for awhile after the repair. Should your tire at some point in the future need repair, I am sure that the time will be taken to do it right.

Ultradog MN · May 3, 2015

I know that dealers put CaCl into tubeless tires but I wouldn't do it.
I traded these loaded rims and tires to Kenny a few years ago.
They looked good - very slight rusting around the valve stems.
He went to pull the tires off and and found they were tubeless.
The rims literally fell apart when he put a tire iron to them.

Jimmyjack · May 3, 2015

I wholeheartedly agree! The poison aspect is a joke. Every vehicle on the road and the farm has anti freeze in it. What is the difference. Also a vet posted here and agreed that it would not be a problem.

old · May 3, 2015

No i have a Farmall 656 that came in with a bad ring and pinion gear set that I am replacing so had to pull the tires/centers off and fill they would have been to heavy for 2 people the roll out of the way so had to drain them

Jimmyjack · May 3, 2015

I agree, salt water on steel rims is like asking for problems.

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