Re: Fluid filled tires - do you use them?

Posted by Shep Va on October 30, 2006 at 07:46:45 from (68.152.9.254):

In Reply to: Fluid filled tires - do you use them? posted by charleyfarmall on October 30, 2006 at 03:52:48:

I am probably different than most here, but we use Calcuim in almost all our tractor rear tires and get along fine with them. I would not think of having a general field tractor on the farm with out fluid in the rear tires and mostly on the loaders. Most of our tires are radials and are too big and dangerous for me to fool with, so we call the service guys anyway to change and fix them. As long as you watch the valve stems for leaks, and fix them if they start leaking there should be no problem.

If you do manage to cut one down, put the cut on the top, jack the tractor up to take the weight off the tire, call the service guy to fix the tire, and wash the rim with water. At most it will tear some paint off the rim, repaint if it is bad and move on.

Think about it this way, rear tires are around $700 each for 18.4 x 34 Titan Radials I just put a set on a 1655 Oliver tractor. The rims are $125 each and unless you really have a bad leak, should last 20+ years before they rust out. The 1655 I just put tires on has had calcium in it for 30+ years and I just put new tires on the factory rims again. Maybe next set of tires I might have to change them out. So I dont see the big deal. I like the weight and Calcium does the job for us.

How do you guys keep from getting the rear end of the tractors pushed around without fluid and radials??? For example, going down hill toward the edge of the field, on grass, with a tandum manure spreader with a 2wd tractor. Maybe everyone else has bigger tractors than I do or 4x4 tractors. I get shoved around with the radials and the fluid, I cant imagine running without.

OK, I know this is unpopular, so chew me up guys.......

Replies:

• Re: Fluid filled tires - do you use them? buickanddeere 07:37:54 10/31/06 (1)
  • Re: Fluid filled tires - do you use them? RodInNS 19:18:31 10/31/06 (0)

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