tube valve stem leak

Like Dell says.. I've changed a tube at home.. but don't like to.. its much easier to take the wheel off and pay some big strong tire guy who does it all day and watch him do it in 10 minutes with all the neat tire specific tool, and pay a 15$ labor charge on top of the tube price rather than fight and cuss with it for an hour with a couple tire irons and spoons.. etc..

If you demount it yourself, check the rim.. I had to wire wheel mine, and then I painted it and sealed it with epoxy paint to give the tube a smooth surface.

I heard our tire guy say he once used 2-3 layers of duct tape on a badly pitted tractor rim before.. said he just rolled it out and around the contact area of the rim .. but not the bead area.. that he cleaned up decently with a grinder/wire wheel, so as not to mar the tire bead. Said he never saw the farmer back, so 'guesses' that worked.

Soundguy

The inside rim on my tire had large holes rusted in it that cause the tube to develop a leak. I had to get a new rim, tube, and got a new tire at the same time. $300 total after paying someone $25 to do all the dirty work. That doesn't count the half tank of gas used to round up everything. Mine did not have fluid in it per se, but had about 2 gallons of the nastiest water imaginable. Probably from years of condensation. Unless your going to be plowing with your tractor or using a front end loader, I would not put fluid in the tires. 500 lbs of weights on the back would work for a front end loader.

And while experienced tractor owners can and have replace tubes at home, I'd recommend you seriously consider the merits of having experienced AG-TIRE people do it. Haul the tire into the shop ...or... have a field service call at yer place. (consult yer yellow pages)..... ..Dell