Water in tires

Howard H. · Sep 17, 2016

Am having to put an inner tube in my 1200TK Case to finish planting wheat.

It had water in the tires and I was wondering if it is necessary to rinse out or maybe even wash with soap the inside of the tire and rim to prevent corrosion, or will wiping it out good and letting it dry be sufficient?

Thanks for any advice,
Howard

Bob Bancroft · Sep 17, 2016

Just water? No problem. If you have it apart, you already know if you have a corrosion issue.

WESnIL · Sep 17, 2016

When you have it apart you can determine the condition of the rim in regards to corrosion. From that you can determine if the rim needs further attention. If they were mine I would seriously consider a sanding disc on a 4 1/2 inch grinder followed by 2 or more coats of paint.

casecollectorsc · Sep 17, 2016

What part of the country are you in?? If in a cold climate I would think you have calcium chloride to keep from freezing in the tire. CaCl is very corrosive and needs to be cleaned before going back together.

Texasmark1 · Sep 17, 2016

CaCl is no longer used around here. Local "has any tire made and farm service" store uses cheap auto anti-freeze. My last fill was with RV potable water AF. Cheaper and excellent protection without the corrosive effects.

tim s · Sep 17, 2016

I remember back in the 70's a guy bought a tractor from down in the south with water in it,,he didn't know it was water only, the first cold week after it had been setting a while he went to go down the road to get a bale of hay he nearly upset it,, with the water frozen half way up on the tires it went "Thumpity thump"

Howard H. · Sep 17, 2016

Sorry, i should have given more info. Everything was dry up until the tube failing. I just bought the tractor a while back, but know the water was not subject to freezing.

But now that everything got wet inside, I wasn't sure how carefully/thoroughly I should flush or rinse the inner rim and inside of the tire. I got it dried out good, but didnt completely remove the tire to really rinse everything off.

After seeing the effects of calcium corrosion on tons of other tractors over the years, I dont want to hurt this good rim, but wasnt sure how carefully I should clean or neutralize any residual that might be left in there.

Howard

dhermesc · Sep 17, 2016

I'd wash it with soap (Dawn?) and make sure all was dry before it went back together. Most likely it is calcium chloride and if the rims are in good shape you'll want to keep them that way.

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