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Fluid in tires or not?

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48C-MAN

10-09-2007 12:09:35




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Finishing up a restoration on a 48 Farmall C and wondering if the rear tires need the fluid for safe operation or not? I already have the add on cast weights on the wheels and do not intend to work this tractor hard after restoration. Thanks




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Mike M

10-12-2007 11:24:32




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 Re: Fluid in tires or not? in reply to 48C-MAN, 10-09-2007 12:09:35  
In addition if you have fluid in them now draining them will still leave enough in to corroed. So I put in NEW tubes to get it all out.

I only use fluid in the rear of our working loader tractor. Hard to get enough counterweight without it.



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GeneMO

10-11-2007 22:34:56




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 Re: Fluid in tires or not? in reply to 48C-MAN, 10-09-2007 12:09:35  
Do not mess with fluid unless you plan to farm with it full time. It is an unnessary aggravation, is hard on tubes and rims, as it is corrosive, and is a general pain. For everyday shows and minor farm work, the weights will be enough to provide traction.


Gene



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soundguy

10-11-2007 07:59:06




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 Re: Fluid in tires or not? in reply to 48C-MAN, 10-09-2007 12:09:35  
Ditto.

i don't load my parade queens..

soundguy



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glennster

10-09-2007 12:23:13




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 Re: Fluid in tires or not? in reply to 48C-MAN, 10-09-2007 12:09:35  
if you arent going to work the tractor hard and dont need the extra traction, dont load them. sliding the rear wheels out some will give you a little more stability. if you are going to pull implements, ie plow ect, you may either want to add more weights to the rear wheels or load the tires. some guys use winshield washer fluid, there is a product called rim guard, or good old calcium chloride and water. if your area has lots of thorns and such where you get frequent flats, add weights instead of fluid. i run calcium chloride in most of my tractors

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Mr. Bob

10-22-2007 20:55:54




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 Re: Fluid in tires or not? in reply to glennster, 10-09-2007 12:23:13  
Unballasted, working tractor on non level terrain is a "deathtrap" in my book. I nearly learned this the hard way going down a grade with a load of square bales behind an unballasted 860 Ford. A Ford 860, with pie weights and loaded tires, very safely and adequately handles a pto squarebaler and a loaded hayrack on hilly rolling fields. I know this from personal experience. There is no campairson between ballasted and unballasted; been there, done that.

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Kurt F. Cordes

10-22-2007 22:47:03




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 Re: Fluid in tires or not? in reply to Mr. Bob, 10-22-2007 20:55:54  
Fluid in your tires, plus wheel weights is the only way to go.Safer on hills,less tire slipage, longer tire life,cooler trans. and drive train,more horse power to the ground, and most of all, better fuel economy. Need I say more? Take care, and farm safe.



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Mr. Bob

10-23-2007 10:53:15




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 Re: Fluid in tires or not? in reply to Kurt F. Cordes, 10-22-2007 22:47:03  
You've well got the picture. I haul some very heavy loads behind my 2N in porportion to it's size. It has 12.4x28 tires calcium loaded and a 100# bumper on the front. I did have wheel weights on it too, but they were stolen. This tractor is aproximately 900# heavier than it's shipping weight. It weighs 3300+ # without driver. Thusly equipped, I hauled about 2cu. yds. of dirt down a rather steep, grassy grade with it in front of my trailer with no problems. This dirt weighs right at 100# per cubic foot, packed, thusly 2yds. are 54 cu. ft. thusly 5400# on a trailer that would weigh a good 800# empty. I would NEVER have attempted this with this tractor with only air in tires.

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