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Use both. If this is a working tractor you need as much weight as is sensible and the wheel/tire assembly is the best place for it. Doesn't strain axles there.
 
check down the page and back a couple, there are several discussions on loading tires vs hanging weights. each has their benefits and downsides. depends on how much weight you need and your budget. wheel weights will add quick ballast, and are not too bad to install and remove, but can get spendy if you need a lot of weight. chloride is about the least expensive to ballast. if you need a lot of weight, you are prolly gonna need liquid ballast AND cast weights. calcium will, over time eat rims if you do not fix a leak right away. before i mount tires, i put two coats of por 15 rust conversion primer on the inside of the rims. just in case.
 
Takes a long time for cal to eat up the rims. I repair all rims for local tire shop and 9 out of 10 are off Allis Wd and 45s and D-17s. So they are just first rusting out now after what 50,60 years.
 
The boys at the Pulls add weights behind and in front of the rear wheels to move up a class. Some guys will run in 4 classes with their big tractors. The main thing is to get them where they do the most good which is different for each tractor.
If you live in a mild climate just plain water will do Also a biodegradable anti freeze will work nice. Small front tires work good with the Foam in them. Take your tractor to a few Pulls and talk to the guys they will help you a lot. Different tires can make a lot of difference also. Even modifying the tire tread can help. It all depends on what you want to do do with it.
Walt
 

MANY THANKS; aLL i WANT TO USE IT FOR IS PLOW SNOW AND WORK ON MY 50 ACRES.
HAVE A GREAT DAY MY GOOD FRIEND
 
If on a loader tractor, I prefer liquid. It is probably not an issue but I've run a tricycle loader tractor for 30 yrs and if I can lower the center of gravity, I will. Yes it will eat rims someday if you get a leak and ignore it. Fred
 
I read an interesting piece in a farm magazine a couple of months ago ( wish I could remember which one to look it up).The author claimed that with the increase in radial tires, which I gather aren't supposed to have calcium in them, and tubeless tires the tube makers have lowered the quality of tubes and valves to save money. I have noticed that most new tractors around here have cast weights on them.

I don't know if there is any truth to this but can say for sure that both tubes had to be replaced on our tillage tractor last year.This article was saying that everyone should get used to the idea that fluid filled tires would soon be a thing of the past.
 
The neighbor just replaced the rear tires on his 10 year old tractor they are tubless and filled with cal. When the tire man pumped the fluid out and took the tire off the rim looked like new yet. No air ever got to the rim so no rust. When you see a leak FIX IT and you will never have a problem. Bob
 
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