Are the filled????

[DIXIEDOG]

Is there an clean and easy way to check if the rear tires on my tractor are liquid filled?


The guy I bought it from said he thought they were but I'm having some doubts, I've got 600lbs worth of wheel weights and a 350lb concrete dock piling block on the rear along with the possibly filled tires and my tractor still struggles to back up small hills without spinning up a storm. Granted it's a 2 wheel drive tractor but it does have alot of weight and a set of chains on the tires, I think it should do better. I'm hoping the tires aren't filled so that I can add liquid and gain another 800-900 lbs

 

[Cat_Driver]

Rotate the tire till the air valve is equal to half the tire 45 degress from TDC. and let out some air - if water comes out then your tires are 1/2 full, if not keep rotating till water comes out, next turn 1/4 full etc.

 

[Glen Watkins]

I thought I read somewhere and it might have been here that if your tires are filled with Calcium that they should be filled above the rim because of corrosion? Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Diamondpilot]

I thought I read somewhere and it might have been here that if your tires are filled with Calcium that they should be filled above the rim because of corrosion? Can anyone confirm this?

Yes, they must be filled above the rim but will still corrode out. It happened to my 861 and by the time it was all over cost about a grand. I now run WWF.

Chris

 

[Glen Watkins]

What is an easy way to tell if my tires have tubes? I think I need to get rid of this Calcium if it is in the tire tubeless!

 

[piller]

On my tires I just tap on the outside of the tire, starting low and working up, and the sound changes when I move across the liquid/air interface, which is near the top of the rim on my tires.

 

[sal64]

i had my tires filled with calcium without tubes the rimes rotted ,i had to weld them then i added tubes .

 

[Opti-Mist]

When it is well below zero and high humidity there will be condensation on filled tires. But Catdriver spells it out: Whatever the valve stem position is when fluid emits will show the filled portion of the tire.

 

[Soundguy]

What is an easy way to tell if my tires have tubes? I think I need to get rid of this Calcium if it is in the tire tubeless!

jack the wheel up. pull valve stem with it at top.. see if it's sealed tot he rim or loose..

soundguy

 

[Glen Watkins]

Thanks SoundGuy will check it out!