Not a good start to haying!

JayinNY · Jul 22, 2015

Finally got some nice weather to make hay, I was mowing today and I see my tire turned into a water gun, every reveloution calcium sprayed out. Pretty will out by the time I finished, hopefully it will be up in Friday morning?

notjustair · Jul 22, 2015

I got to do that last week! The 4020 sprung a leak. I had to get it to the coop and all of the trailers had hay on them. I drove it the seven miles. I had a chase truck and had to air it up four times. Each time that tire came around I got a nice mist of saltwater. By the time I got to the tire shop I felt like to had been to the ocean.

Alan K · Jul 22, 2015

If you haven't already, I would rinse the metal parts off on the tractor a few times. Pressure washer would work good if you have one. In time that salt will start to rust things. One reason why I took the fluid out of one of my tractors.

JayinNY · Jul 22, 2015

Well, it was spraying away from the tractor, but what about it being sprayed on the hay? Lol, never had that happen before?

old · Jul 22, 2015

In the 35 years I have been doing hay on my place this is the latest I have ever been still doing my first cutting of hay. I still have the south filed to do and NEVER have I done my first cutting at this time of year. I have always been done with the first cutting in May or June

JayinNY · Jul 22, 2015

Yup, so wet here I could not do any first cut until today, it seems to be the trend now, and iv hayed here for 25 years. 2010 was a good year, got first cut done from June 12th to about July 15

Alan K · Jul 22, 2015

Maybe the cows will get rusty, might have to keep an eye on them

We had sprung a leak on a tractor one time. It sprayed on the inside of the fender next to the tire. A couple years later the fender was nearly gone and had to be replaced.

2underage · Jul 23, 2015

My tractor tire turned into a squirt gun too, yesterday. Repair man came and said I needed to repair the rim because of calcium damage, so he took the rim back to the shop with him to repair. Simple flat tire turned into a major job. You should not have as much of a problem because your Ford tractor has much smaller tires and easier to handle. Mine is 20.8 x 38 radial.

Anyhow, all tractor tire flats are a pain to deal with and those with fluid usually require a visit from the tire guys. Good luck with yours and happy farming.

Dave H (MI) · Jul 23, 2015

BTDT...recently. Don't ask, but the top link come undone on the box scraper while I was making a driveway. I backed up and one of the scarifiers went dead thru the tread on a fairly new tire. About $100 worth of calcium ended up on the ground. Tire was ruined. Turned out the rim was shot also. By the time I got the tire, rim, beet juice and labor I was out close to $700 and that was AFTER I did some dickering with the owner over some of the charges. The replacement tire was used and part of a matched set so I bought both to make him more agreeable. That was a tough day. I am adding on to the farm so cash comes dear right now.

old popper · Jul 23, 2015

Must be the year for it.
My brother found a deer shed antler in a nearly new 12.4/36 on his JD 520 while cutting hay last month.

Kickinbull · Jul 23, 2015

In the spring I noticed that one of the rear tires on 2-70 was leaking. So I called the repair shop and guy replaced core. Last week, it's leaking again and now the other is showing signs of dampness. Repair guy opened up the tire and a lot of fluid came gushing out on both tires. The tubes had developed a bunch of leaks. This is the same guy who put the new tires and tubes on coming 4 years in oct. I don't use this tractor a lot and have never abused the tires. It's never hook to a plow. The repair guy told me he sees this all the time. I called the place where the tires and tubes came from, no warranty. Especially after 4 years. They told me most don't last 3 years. I call CRAP! It seems unexceptable to me. When I first started farming I used my dads H farmall. I had new tires put on it. 30 years later they had to have them replaced.

Harold Hubbard · Jul 23, 2015

when I left on vacation, there was a big boil on the side of one rear tire on my Massey 175. Do you think the gnomes will have it fixed when I get back?

fixerupper · Jul 23, 2015

Had a fluid bath happen with the 1086 when the inner bead of the right rim split open. Shot cal all over under the cab. Washed it thoroughly but a month later the tractor started locking in two gears. ALL of the shift linkage under the cab was rusted stiff. Spent a whole day reaching down through the floor of the cab removing, polishing and lubing every moving part of the linkage. When the new rim was installed the tire was put on without fluid and fluid was drained out of the other tire and cast iron was hung on it.

Donald Lehman · Jul 23, 2015

Looks like a normal day to me. This is one of those situations where you call the tire guys and tell them I need it fixed and I need it fixed an hour ago, period! (cost be hanged!) Of course 15 minutes after you get the tire fixed, the left front wheel will fall of the wagon.................and the bearings will be some odd-ball size that has to be special ordered.................then you will break a needle on the baler because you were in a hurry and forgot to pick up the jack after fixing the wagon wheel...................

Shall I continue?

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