[AT] rear rim repair

[Mark Greer]

I welded up one on a Case 430 28" rear about 15 years ago. I ended up putting a 3"x3" patch in that I formed out of some scrap 1/8" sheet steel. Sand blasted all around back to clean metal and mig welded the patch in and then redrilled the hole for the tube. That one is still in service but now has used antifreeze instead of calcium. We gave up some weight but it doesn't eat the rims (if it ever leaks - hasn't yet).

----- Original Message -----
From: John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:15:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AT] rear rim repair

  What success have you guys had in welding up/in patches where the 
valve stem goes on rear tractor tires. The hole for the stem is about 
3x's what it should be. I also have some cracks. FWIW this is a rear 
tire on a 4020 Deere, full of fluid, and we do heavy pulling with the 
tractor--I'm guessing that is what caused the leak to develop today. All 
I know is its sweating enough to actually run water out of the valve 
stem area.

John Hall

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