Changing A Tractor Tire With Ballast

changing out a ballast filled tractor tire

[@travnat1]

Ha! I was like, "I'll check out some tips for changing this tire of mine." Apparently all I need is a Grove crane with a special J hook

[@712Menzies]

Nate Trav the likes didn’t go as well as you planned hey? 🤣

[@pkav8tor]

That is one good tire tech. 40 minutes to change a tractor tire with ballast is fast considering most of the time is pump time. Good use of the lift arm to do the tuff part of the job. Well done ..........

[@chrisao1987]

Damn 33 year old tire and still looks new 👏

[@Mr85fordyota]

🤣🤣🤣 Right???

[@johnguess5675]

Made in USA 🇺🇸 NOT SURPRISED. Seen it before . The cHINA junk after 2005 cracks after a couple years. You get what you vote for if your lucky

[@dehved]

why didn't they just replace the inner tube? WTF

[@jerrydevine8057]

it's nice to have someone that knows what he is doing.

[@letsdig18]

hence why i just called him

[@jeffreyhollink985]

now never seen some one put. jek under de tractor after pulling the tyer of it just stupid

[@rharbaugh1]

Jerry Devine

[@CTS2469]

he put the jack under after so he could use the boom to break the beads without having to worry about the jack moving. At least thats why i do it that way

[@chamorroguam3776]

He doesn't know what he's doing you wouldn't need a boom if you know what to do NOVICE you guys learning from the wrong guy

[@63256325N]

That was cool. Never knew that those tires had liquid in them. Learn something new every day. Looks like that old tire didn't see a lot of asphalt travel. Still a lot of rubber left on it. Thanks.

[@jankotze1959]

Nice video and awesome little Ford.

[@andrewwilson8317]

You will get good money for the old stuff you have taken off. It would be a happy day here to be fitting your old tyre! It would of been a tube patch repair and right back to work here, there is absolutely no way they would let me change that tyre!

[@jameslawson7083]

Andrew Wilson

[@Farmall450]

Same, way too much tread on that to throw out

[@andrewwilson8317]

The American Outdoorsman Angus ,who owns the farm,buys in tyres for me to fit that are way more worn than that! I question him about it and in true tight as a ducks ass fashion he informs me there is plenty more miles in them yet! The little Massey yard scraper tractor has tires with a 1950s date code on them!. All the road tires are remouldes or recuts!

[@letsdig18]

its was a 33 year old 4 ply try that was dry rotted. alot of tread left but im not dealing with this everytime i run over a stick bush hogging and it pokes a hole into the tube

[@Farmall450]

letsdig18 Yeah but now they don't match!

[@fullrom1179]

Those tires are smooth as butter !!!!

[@timbertom4324]

I like how clean he stays ,guys good I have changed a lot of skidder tires .

[@robertstrong5916]

That's a nice looking Tire I love new tires

[@arkansas1313]

Another guy working hard for his money, job well done. Thanks for the video. ....13

[@rude252]

I think that guy has done this once or twice before

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Well, all I can say this tire changing guy definitely earned his fee. Good video & job well done!!!

[@johnm.evangelis693]

You learn something new every day huh...

[@SAMCARMAN]

You must have tons of cash lying around. Those tires are new where i come from.

[@thisisconstruction.]

SAMCARMAN I was thinking the same thing.. like what? It’s still got tread., plug that thing

[@nmblevins5904]

Plug it,still a lot of life on those tires

[@ofdirtandiron2868]

wrong all wrong I never heard that tire guy cuss not even once that's the first thing I ever learned about changing tires gota use the right words

[@Shawn-rq4py]

That pump sure did move a lot quickly. I wasn't expecting it to pump so much so fast

[@dirtshower250]

Cool tractor, we have a 1920 and a 4000 that looks just like the 4000 but smaller and younger

[@holdengr]

I'm surprised the road side assistance was still good on the old girl. Ford must have had a whopper of a warranty.

[@wutntarnation]

I filled mine with latex paint from the dump. It's self sealing, rust prohibiting, and free. It works like a charm.

[@jimjones4345]

I can't tell if this is a joke or not lol.. sounds like a bad idea either way though

[@wutntarnation]

@@jimjones4345 I've been driving on it for a year Jimmy. Its holding great. Never leaks. If you want to put calcium chloride in yours and have your rims rust out if you get a leak then be my guest.

[@jimjones4345]

@@wutntarnation so whats your plan when you need to change the tire? Or patch it?

[@wutntarnation]

@@jimjones4345 I put several handfuls of varying sizes of sawdust in the tire with the paint. That plugs any leaks. Many older tractors from the 40's and 50's have their original tires. Since I just put this new tire on it will probably outlast me. If I severley damage a tire so its destroyed I wiuld just rotate the tire to the damaged portion and drain the psint into a bucket to reuse on the next tire. Or after draining the paint, if the tire is salvageable I would break the bead (which is much easier since the rim isn't all rusted up) take the tire off, wipe off the damaged area, patch it, put the tire back on, inflate it and get back to work. Simple really. Farmers should have ingenuity when it comes to repairs. It's why we stock up on duct tape and bailing wire.

[@roseymalino9855]

Did you insert the paint directly past the bead? I can't imagine it being thinned enough to go through the stem. At some point latex becomes a goopy mess. Did you apply anything to keep it viscous?

[@vikingrobot4179]

Guy works wonders but I would definitely be using a jack stand when climbing behind that wheel while it’s on the jack.

[@TimBeverly]

Nice with the vice grips. I have never seen that before and I have worked in changing tires before.

[@RRRIBEYE]

I caught that too! :-) I'll definitely be remembering that little trick!

[@lancehenthorn17]

Vice grips are your third hand! I have used them a lot changing tires by hand!

[@johnfurey6569]

He made that look easy and painless

[@michaelosy462]

John Furey it always is

[@chamorroguam3776]

That's no way easy and painless. First he doesn't jack it up so he has to struggle to remove the bead then he uses a crane to pull the second bead then he jacks it up that's what we call a_ _ back and last the stem is in the bottom

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

Thanks, I learned something.

[@janvandenbos7085]

Its is very nice to use it as ballast with anti freeze Chris 😛😂

[@ih1206]

I hate it when that happens. Been there several times like this, all our tractors have loaded tires. I'm not sure what liquid it had in it for ballast, but at least it wasn't calcium since that's corrosive as hell. He was pretty quick on getting that broke down and the tube swapped out.

[@waiting4aliens]

liquid loading allows the weight to be carried lower than wheel weights, and makes the tractor harder to roll.

[@ubrad8110]

A nice old tractor like that you change both tires

[@kimculver1038]

good job on tire. you should try a set of stabilizer bars OK mower will be like a new machine. ballast is needed here on our side hills little tractors lack traction without can be dangerous

[@HRWWW]

We had our back tire blow when we were snow blowing the other day its the originals when my dad got it over 40 years ago.... it was a mess

[@DJInclined]

Do you really have to fill the tube with air first before adding the liquid? Seems like an extra step to bleed the air back out.

[@mbrsart]

Joy. Our old 8N needs both rear tires replaced, and badly. Got all this to look forward to, I guess.

[@BarnyardEngineering]

I want this guy to come change the tires on my tractor, but I think it's a bit out of his territory. He just makes it look too easy.

[@LoggerWade]

That's cool

[@davidknows3320]

For what it's worth, I've had good luck with those BKTs. I have them on three tractors now.

[@dgc1929]

The BKT are about the cheapest tire you can buy, but if you measure the lugs on them, they are not as tall as a lug on a Firestone, Goodyear, or other name brand tires, but they are about $300.00 - $500.00 cheaper, and they don't have a 45 degree angle tread on them like the higher end tires.

[@UnitCrane514]

I hope you changed the right one as well. Your going to be driving in circles with all that extra traction on the left side 😆😆😆

[@travishouse6295]

That BKT is going to split on the side wall if you completely fill it with fluid. I own a tire service that specializes in farm tires, seen it happen lots of times.

[@WatchWesWork]

Around here they use calcium chloride in tractor tires. I've never seen anti-freeze in them.

[@dgc1929]

They use anti freeze in the southwest and the south, it doesn't get as cold there. You can put RIM GUARD in them, which is beet juice, it won't freeze either, and it weighs more than chloride and water and anti-freeze. Chloride does a number on the rims if it ever leaks, beet juice will not harm anything if the tube leaks with that in it.

[@jcbenson01]

Can you tell me what is the advantage or disadvantage to running tubes bs tubeless? Likewise, advantage/disadvantage to running fluid filled? I’m getting ready to replace my rears on my Ford 4000 and I’m new to agricultural tires/machines.

[@robertjackson8905]

i love your videos

[@jix177]

Nicely done, made it look easy! Just wondering why you need ballast on the back of that tractor, was it poor on traction or something?

[@letsdig18]

it adds with traction, plus makes it a lot more stable when working on a hill

[@nilesgillis4548]

Hello, you mentioned one tube will take around 43 gals of 50/50 mixture what is the rear tube tire size on your Ford? I've got a set of 15x5x38 tubes and 9N tubes is there a specification chart somewhere on filling rear tires with ballast, what type of pump are you using and what type of connections are you using to connect to the tube stem? I like your video you know your stuff. Thanks

[@johnt7232]

Great work ! Just wonderin what you use a little tractor like that for that you would need ballast

[@eixr]

When did you take off the 150 lb wheel weight? (i always have to do that). When did you struggle to load the tire and rim into your truck by yourself and drive into town to the tire store? (I always have to do that). When did you take the rim back home and fix the rust holes in the rim? (I always have to do that). When did you drive back to town days later and drop off the newly repaired rim? (I always have to do that). When did you drive back to town and pick up the mounted tire? (I always have to do that). When did you put on the 150 lb wheel weight back on and smash your middle finger making you want to throw up and pass out all at the same time?( I only did that ONCE). I can see you are a smart guy.

[@waiting4aliens]

rim liners protect tubes.

[@BBC12oz]

Nice older tractor. Brought back memories. I used to work for the local Ford dealer back in the day when that tractor was new. I've done that very job a few times. Used to load the tires with calcium chloride. I'm not sure why antifreeze wasn't used. Any Ford backhoes in your fleet, like the old 4500s or triple nickles 555?

[@mikeches7992]

Did you feel the whole tire with anteefreez or some air too? Is it ok just pump air in with out water or anteefreez?

[@garygsp3]

Just like changing a bicycle tire only bigger. Process though is the same. Well minus the ballast.

[@SakariNy]

I mean you could put ballast to bicycle tyres too, but it would not serve any purpose :D

[@clydeacor1911]

they use calcium chloride not only because it won't freeze they use it because it's so much heavier.

[@ozzyo6733]

40 minutes for him vs a whole day for me...

[@Bearcats737]

The tires have brine in them, it's water that has a bunch of salt in it, that gives it that brown color, incredibly heavy, it weighs around 14lbs to the gallon. It is one of the most inefficient ways to add weight to a tractor, take an oil drum, fill it with water and try to roll it, you probably won't get far if you do get it to roll, same principle here. It won't freeze per say, but here in the frozen lands of North Dakota it will become slush, causing what we call square tires, where a flat spot will form in the tire and the brine holds that shape.

[@chrisswin8976]

I always let the air out of my inner tubes. Then are them backup.

[@davidharris6581]

I was gruntin for him. Not sure if it helped. I hate that piece of foil in anti freeze jugs too! They gotta come up with a better way.

[@imchris5000]

all they have to do is add a pull tab

[@silentepsilon888]

yep and time and time again I try to push the darn thing in with my finger just to realize that it isn't gonna happen. Then I get my car key, stab a hole in it and when I feel really stupid, I try to push the remains out of the way with my finger and cut myself on that silver foil.

[@murph55]

i can’t believe how clean his clothes are doing a job like this

[@toms641]

I think you can put "pie weights" on a Ford. About the same weight as loaded tires, without rusting the rims out.

[@g.work.specials6859]

Inner tubes, so no contact with the metal.

[@hansslob6749]

Mayby a stupid question from a Dutch guy but why fill up a tire with anti freeze? We just do air, which we can lower in pressure when necessary.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Some say to use beet juice... any thoughts? less expensive.. maybe less corrosive.. and not toxic when spilled

[@dgc1929]

It's more expensive, but it weighs more, and it doesn't corrode and it's not toxic, just sticky, but water fixes that.

[@martinperuski1226]

Them tires must of never seen pavement. Like new tread. How much cracking did they have? I know people who would take those and tube them.

[@Blast357]

I prefer using windshield fluid... its cheap and if I puncture a tire, im not too worried about the ground.

[@calvingreene90]

I like sugar water myself but antifreeze breaks down fast enough not to be harmful unless the whole load gets dumped and left as a puddle for animals to drink from or poured into a tiny trickle of water.

[@DonnaMSchmid]

I had never heard of ballast in a tire before! What is it for? Better traction? Do all tractors have ballast in their tires?

[@hannese1470]

Donna M. Schmid it adds weight to the tractor giving it a better traction and grip to the ground, tis is not done in every tractor most of the tractors are just filled with air.

[@kenmelrac]

In the mid-west farmers used to mix calcium chloride and water and pump into the tires for weight. Trouble is calcium chloride is highly corrosive.

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Really interesting! I'd never heard of that before! It does make sense, though, especially if the tractor will be moving heavy loads or doing plowing/etc!

[@letsdig18]

its mostly for tractors with a loader on the front, it adds alot of weight to the rear of the tractor to help with stability and traction.

[@eosjoe565]

Weighted tires/wheels is a must for tractor stability. It keeps the weight low to the ground . Liquid ballast gives you the most bang for the buck especially when compared with iron weights. In some situations both iron weight and liquid ballast is required.

[@lucasblack9993]

What was the crane arm from?

[@TimBeverly]

A tire servicing truck for heavy equipment.

[@electrofelon]

it takes me 2 hours to put tubes in the front tires, nevermind the back.

[@4lifejeph]

Couple of questions here, what does a tractor tire go for these days and also why is there liquid inside of it?

[@dgc1929]

I just replaced a tire on my combine the tire size is 23.1 - 26, $1,800.00 for one, plus $100.00 for the tube. The liquid is used for added weight, which equals more traction.

[@mukymik6414]

These guys make it look so easy, that tractor is in very good condition for an old 'un.

[@mattbachman5291]

Wow! For a 33 year old tire, it still has a lot of meat on it!??

[@AustinSlacker]

Farm gets a new tire swing? :-D

[@tomtomsolvic]

Was the integrity of the tire damaged badly enough to need a new tire? I would have thought a new tube would be all that was needed?

[@dgc1929]

That's what I would have done, apparently this guy has money. But than again they didn't show us the actual size of the hole.

[@ferguson20diesel49]

Is that ford equivalent to a ford 4600 or 4000 in Europe

[@keithbrettell2058]

Why did you replace the tire and not just the tube?

[@maineman11]

Some people have money to burn.

[@jakewalter3729]

Keith Brettell l

[@ebrukurt9966]

Keith Brettell 00b

[@joetiller1031]

I think I would have put a patch inside of tire and tube and run it.

[@DLTJR1959]

Some people do. With tires that old some folks just put on new. The cost for the service is the same. Should last another 30 years unless brush hogging and you end up with a flat. I have older tires on my brush hog tractor now that need changing. If those tires were new then I would just tube and go.

[@steveeab2364]

It was a 33 year old 4 ply he replaced with 8 ply.....but hey, you do you

[@randymaylowski2485]

well that is a nice looking tractor, how many horse power is that.?

[@eosjoe565]

Ford 2810, ~34 HP

[@randymaylowski2485]

EOSJOE oh really it's only 34hp? waw I thought it might be a little bit bigger than that. but it's still a nice looking machine.

[@letsdig18]

should be 37 i think

[@randymaylowski2485]

letsdig18 oh 37 horse? well it is still a nice looking machine.

[@46rambo49]

why no blocks under frame before starting?

[@CherieBoe]

SO THE TRACTOR DO'NT SLIDE WHEN PULLING THE TIRE OFF....

[@DoRC]

Looks like he's done this before.

[@shawnfox8002]

How much did that set you back

[@eixr]

Does not matter. Worth every penny.

[@michaelosy462]

OMG a boom maybe a bit overkill, only use mine on combines and log skidders, that rims clean as fuck could have knocked it off with a hammer

[@danielfry3039]

what was the antifreeze

[@swamprat69er]

looked to me like it was ethylene glycol

[@MikeJohnson-dr2tu]

send that sucker off to the cap shop and have a section repair done to it and that tire will last another 33 years !

[@kenmelrac]

Why didn't he jack the tractor up taking pressure off of the tire and rim first? Don't know about your area but he wouldn't get much work where I grew up.

[@kenmelrac]

Nope. Notice the tractor was still up on the jack when the new tire was installed. Been there and changed many tires in my day. Guessing since he was replacing the tire he didn't care if it was damaged during removal.

[@bbyeahwhatever]

kenmelrac He was exactly right I broke the beads before jacking it up so it wouldn't fall off 5he jack.

[@lancehenthorn17]

You can see at 3:48 the tractor slides towards the service truck! It would have pulled the tractor off the jack! That's why you don't jack it up untill after that!

[@joeestes8114]

I thought traditionally your supposed to throw a few wrenches and cuss stomp your feet. So yea he's doing it totally wrong!

[@joshreed7908]

I saw the jd over in the corner off its tires is it getting new shoes to

[@ZachsTreeService]

Yes it did.

[@letsdig18]

good job junior, way to ruin the surprise

[@joshreed7908]

lol had to say it plus how could I see it and keep it a secret I mean after all I'm not Hillary robem Clinton I'm a trump man no lies lol

[@arnoldcustom]

sorry for the 2nd post, but I had to shorten up my below comment as it would not post, so here is what I has to cut out...and no worries of corrosive as it is in side the tube, and they spray the whole rim were the tire is with a rubber liner to protect it if you should get a leak. some that do it them self like me, I use bed liner, before that was available we used tar or heaver greases, no damage to any rims from it ..

[@bborkzilla]

It still leaks out the valve stem - and it destroys the rims any way.

[@bcdouglas1]

Romppai's Outdoors

[@arnoldcustom]

never had that problem in over 50 years of any normal ware

[@bborkzilla]

I have had that problem with 100% of the tractors I have purchased that came with calcium chloride in the tires. Granted my experience is with 50-60 year-old tractors, but they all needed new rims.

[@arnoldcustom]

hoppes9 in you case you wouldn't know how they were miss treated and not taken care of, they may have worked on heavy salted roads or left for months at a time packed in clay, never oiled left out side, I have 2 all most 50 year old ones and some new one and they all been loaded all there life as I know them all well, there rims are like new

[@kevind3185]

I would have fixed the old tire. That old tire is much harder then the new tire. whatever punctured the old tire definitely would have punctured the new tire.

[@mikeshearn8925]

Get the weight off the tire, then fix it

[@fatkorn420]

I always use salt water (calcium salts not sodium salts) as water will saturate getting the water weight and the salt weight, why anti freeze instead?

[@calvingreene90]

The antifreeze is far less corrosive and less toxic to plants when it leaks.

[@waiting4aliens]

salt eats rims

[@kollynschippers2012]

I do it for a living and they are not bright haha we put a minimum of 45 gallons in a tire that size

[@JDGator]

How is that rim not rusty??

[@davidharris6581]

tube

[@leebarnes655]

Not calcium chloride ballast, straight antifreeze/water mix. Uhh, they don't make a tubeless tractor tire.

[@davidharris6581]

Actually most tractor tires are tubeless. Where did you ever get the idea they do not make them? The reason there are literally millions of old tractor rims rusted out is putting ballast in tubeless tires. Putting ballast in a tube is not as common because it is nearly impossible to not ruin a tube with ballast when you have a flat while working a tractor.

[@leebarnes655]

Actually NOT. Driving and owning tractors most of my 62 years on this planet. Name a single model that comes with tubeless, please as I've never heard or seen even one. Vast distinction between calcium chloride ballast and regular antifreeze/water ballast, one will rust, the other won't. Quite a few don't have ballast, but caring about tube life isn't any consideration when ballast is used. Since rim life IS a valid concern, it's only used when it's needed, in this case for stability, in others for getting excess power to the ground for minimum tire slip. This is in fact the first time I've seen regular antifreeze used for tire ballast, calcium chloride mix can be made to weigh a bit more. Especially older tractor drive tires were NEVER tubeless, the millions you refer to were tube type with minor leaks and combined with calcium chloride's hydroscopic aspect as well as being a corrosive salt yields the millions truthfully reported cases of rust and ruination on a grand scale. I maintain all drive tires come equipped with chloride ready, coaxial, specialized valve stem TUBES for attachment to this style of chloride ballast pump. Never heard of an idiot that pumps chloride into a tubeless tire either, that's a big $$$$ mistake. Inside a properly installed protective tube is the only place it's a good long term use idea.

[@floydmartin247]

As long as it doesn’t have a leak or allow oxygen inside the rim won’t rust

[@johndeere709]

slicker then shit!!!!!

[@SledgeHammer43]

What's your tire care secret. I've seen 5 years old tires that have looked older than that 33 yrs old tire.

[@gimiesome]

Keep it under a roof.

[@letsdig18]

keep it in a garage or shelter out of the sun

[@rjm5439]

RJM@54 5/2/2018 why would a rubber tire have liquid in it never herd of this before

[@johndough9187]

Because solids are too hard.

[@Mannyshuffles7]

Yeah yeah that's the easy way to do it. But you really needed a boom to take off that little tire?? It's called a hammer. Not all trucks have a boom and you have to make do. Beaten bigger tires off with a hammer. No need for such a big machine

[@knas5289]

You should ask Santa for a GoPro camera with a chest or a cap mount. Then you can move around more freely and do some work at the same time you make your great videos!

[@ForestDwellingWretch]

RunE knas for like 500$ to 600 or more :/ well maybe it's worth it. It would be cool tho it just cost too much.

[@calvingreene90]

Sure if you like making your viewer ill.

[@watsonfabricating3003]

Deal with this stuff all the time, sucks to say the least.

[@johnguess5675]

Why not RV antifreeze

[@thedeahtkiller3]

Why anti freez and not air?

[@msaul37]

adds weight to the tractor.

[@jeffreyhollink985]

no just becaus the bucket is in back not in the front

[@Highstranger951]

Adds weight for traction and stability for various implements

[@brandonl8541]

changing only one tire on tractor is hard on the rear end

[@calvingreene90]

The difference in tread depth on the two tires is trivial in this case.

[@floydmartin247]

The differential is open all the time unless applied so no transmission strain

[@thawingfirespeaks1257]

When do you normally upload videos

[@letsdig18]

whenever i get a free minute

[@thawingfirespeaks1257]

letsdig18 can you make more videos with the excavator

[@bourbonthebiscuit]

Why change them just repair and refit done it loads of times with bigger wheels than that

[@TomBrueggen]

This is horse shit! 😁 I’m doing the exact same thing but cannot get my tire popped back over the rim. Need more lube!

[@floydmartin247]

The key is small bites with the bars and the opposite side is stepped into the deepest offset of the rim

[@mars1952]

I have successfully plugged holes in filled tractor tires. I made a video on how to do it. "How to Plug a Loaded Tire "

[@cowboysfan892]

Haha. I don't think you realized it so I'm by no means being disrespectful. But you bought 3 gallons of staright antifreeze and you're doubling, isn't that 6 gallons, or you running light, idk what part of the country your in but I would guess the south, so 1/3 would be that big of an issue. Again, I don't think you realized what you said so I'm not talking shit, just curious what mix you use??

[@cowboysfan892]

I thing I got it for a gallon you put 2 water. Sorry for the mistake.

[@cowboysfan892]

Your tire guy might be showing me a trick with the boom truck, cuz ive always put a jack under while it still aired up. Maybe you'll learn me something.

[@cowboysfan892]

Ight. Got you👍💪. I'd didn't think you'd have rood for the jack with the tire all the way down. Hey there more than one way to skin a cat.

[@dgc1929]

It's called fuzzy math.