Bunky Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 Well Here's the Number one reason not to load with Calcium Chloride... This is a wheel off a 7013S that I'm took apart.... [img]http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/uploaded/Bunky/MVC-001S.JPG[/img]
SmilinSam Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 I've picked tractors up with them so bad from sitting for years that the dish was rusted away to the point where only one bolt was left holding the wheel on.....
Kent Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 I have a pair that are almost that bad... worthless and too heavy to haul to the dump.... :D
Bill8203 Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 As the old saying goes: A picture is worth a thousand words but looking at this picture only one comes to mind YUCK!! [:0]
HubbardRA Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 As the saying goes "wrap that rascal". Use a tube to put the fluid in. This keeps it off the wheel.
Bunky Posted November 14, 2003 Author Posted November 14, 2003 This Wheel has a tube in it.... thats whats showing behind the rotted hole and Valve stem sticking up...... It must of leaked out the Stemfor a while, it was so bad that the chloride got all over and rusted the ends of the Wheel studs and when i pulled a couple of them out.. it ripped the threads out of the axles....
UCD Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 That wheel looks like it rusted from the outside in. I have tires and wheels on my 7790 that have been on 3 tractors and have been loaded with chloride for 30 years I put tubes in them last year as I had a pinhole rusted from the outside in. The inside of the wheels still looked new, paint was still nice. I know it rusted from the outside in as the outside hole was larger on the outside. The inside was just a pinhole. If tires are loaded correctly with chloride they will not rust on the inside. I welded the hole closed ground it smooth repainted the wheels and installed tubes. They should be good for another 30+ years. When you load a tire with chloride the wheel has to be completely covered inside. As long as no air gets to the rim it will not rust. If you puncture a tire you have to repair it right away because if air gets to the rim it will rust very fast.
Kent Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Maynard, I don't disagree with you at all. I've known/seen many people run calcium chloride for years with no problems. But, I've also seen too many wheels like this... Personally, I don't think it's worth the risk for the 5-10 extra pounds that it would add, in comparison to something like WW fluid or marine/RV antifreeze. After all, the odds say you can win playing Russian Roulette 5 out of 6 times....
JoeJ Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 When I had my own portable welding thing going on I did many rims on loaded farm tractors. I don't remember any as bad as this, but some I ended up with mabey a 3" dia hole, when rust ground out. Guess I did a decent job as 4 tire companies would call me a lot. I do believe if I was going to load mine I'd go with Kents method.
DaleC Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Calcium Cloride will do that. I have seen many tractor rims ruined as Joe mentioned. Tires get holes in them. It is a fact of life. It is not a matter of if but when.
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