Tire Ballast B2320

[Giles]

I have a nearly new B2320. I am in the process of adding ballast to the rear tires and would like suggestions.
I live in NW Alabama and the tractor is stored in my basement. I do not need freeze protection so I plan to use pure water in the tires.
Now here is my question----with pure water in tubless tires, I realise there will be corrosion of the painted rims.
Is there a product that can be added water to slow down the corrosion?
I have googled this and all I find is "waterwetter" but, for the cost, I could use many other liquids.
Any suggestions

 

[Wolfy]

Add tubes before the water. Still might be cheaper than washer fluid.

 

[Mac25]

Ethylene glycol (anti-freeze/coolant) may corrode over an extended period of time, but not as bad as pure H2O

 

[bp fick]

Don't know if you can find it in NW Alabama, but RV anti-freeze would be perfect. You could even dilute, one would think, 3 to 1 and still achieve a higher level of anti-rust protection. Still, tubes would be the best, no?

 

[Mac25]

If u puncture a tubeless tire with ballast you have a mess, throw a plug in it and go. If you have a tubed tire with ballast you have a mess plus a repair bill to dismount tire and replace tube. Think I would just pay the xtra $ and go tubeless with Rimguard. Cost me $100 bucks to have my rears done. Just a thought

 

[chriscos]

I have a nearly new B2320. I am in the process of adding ballast to the rear tires and would like suggestions.
I live in NW Alabama and the tractor is stored in my basement. I do not need freeze protection so I plan to use pure water in the tires.
Now here is my question----with pure water in tubless tires, I realise there will be corrosion of the painted rims.
Is there a product that can be added water to slow down the corrosion?
I have googled this and all I find is "waterwetter" but, for the cost, I could use many other liquids.
Any suggestions

I seem to recall that if you fill up the tires so that the water level is just above the top of the rim inside, then it will slow down the corrosion factor (less air maybe, I don't know the reason).

At any rate, I have an 8N with calcium chloride in the rears. The tires look OLD, probably 30 years old, the rims are older than that. I don't know how long the salt water has been in there (probably as long as the tires have been on the rims). My point is, it takes a long time for salt water to corrode rims, I imagine that plain water takes even longer.

 

[kuboman]

I seem to recall that if you fill up the tires so that the water level is just above the top of the rim inside, then it will slow down the corrosion factor (less air maybe, I don't know the reason).

At any rate, I have an 8N with calcium chloride in the rears. The tires look OLD, probably 30 years old, the rims are older than that. I don't know how long the salt water has been in there (probably as long as the tires have been on the rims). My point is, it takes a long time for salt water to corrode rims, I imagine that plain water takes even longer.

Your old ford will have tubed tires. If it was me I would add tubes before adding any kind of fluid.

 

[chriscos]

Your old ford will have tubed tires. If it was me I would add tubes before adding any kind of fluid.

Good point about tubes in the 8N. When I get new tires on it I will go tubeless though and use rimguard. I have rimguard in my Kubota.