For Tractor Wheel Rims

For Tractor Wheel Rims TIRES/WHEELS Miscellaneous 28-3-36 Clendon Nichols, Union, Ky.: After years of having tractor wheel rims rust out due to the corrosive effect of the calcium solution he put into the tires, Clendon says he finally came up with a rust-proofing solution that works great. He had already used Herculiner pickup bed liner in unusual ways (see story on page 32). So he decided to experiment with it. He first mixed up an extra strong batch of calcium chloride and then applied a layer of Herculiner to a piece of metal. After it had dried to a hard surface, he dropped it into the vat of calcium and let it sit for two months. After two months, the hard plastic surface of the Herculiner lining had not deteriorated at all so he figured it would hold up inside a tire. So Nichols bought a new set of rims for one of his tractors and then coated the inside with Herculiner. He notes that he coated everthing except the edge where the bead seats against the wheel. Once the liner had dried, he put the rims back on and filled them up. After several years, he still has no sign of rust on the rims. He pays special attention to the valve stems because that's where he had the worst problem in the past. So far, nothing on the treated rims. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clendon Nichols, 12226 Kite Lane, Union, Ky. 41091 (ph 859 485-7676).

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