Re: The final answer is...

Posted by Indydirtfarmer on July 30, 2004 at 08:49:50 from (66.83.236.250):

In Reply to: Re: The final answer is... posted by Allan in NE on July 30, 2004 at 07:00:53:

If there's such a thing as a "national average" for flats on a tractor, I'm keeping your "no flats" equally balanced.......
besides farming, my son and I bush hog properties for several commercial realators in Louisville, Ky. We run nearly 500 hours last summer, and looks to be a "better year" this time around. When bush hogging "city lots", we encounter everything. (Car rims, Bicycle frames, concrete blocks, AND boards with BIG ol' rusty nails. We have, on the average, a flat a week. (Be it a front or a rear) One of the tractors runs fluid in the tires. (To help with the center of gravity)
I quit using CaCl years ago. I grew tired of replacing rims. I run methyl alcohol (windshield washer solution) in those tractors that have fluid in them all winter. I have recently started using plain water, and vacuum pumping them dry for winter. (No problems in 2 years of doing so)
Long story short......I hate the hassle of fluid filled tires. I like radial tires. (They DO work better without fluid) I also advocate using lighter weight tractors, with smaller impliments, at a higher ground speed. Much easier on equipment, easier to transport, and less soil compaction.....
You will NEVER get me to say ANYTHING good about fluid in tires..........John

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