wheel rot

[Doug Thomas]

my NAA has a little spot of rot on the wheel near the valve, they are not filled so its just regular old rot lol. is grinding and welding then grinding smooth again an acceptable way of fixing this? after removing the tire and tube of coarse. the spot is maybe the size of a dime. thank you.

 

[old]

I fix a lot of that type of problem by welding a washer over the rot area that way it reinforces the rim in the bad area

 

[Doug Thomas]

dumb question but wont that leave a lump in the wheel or do you cut a section out and fill it with the washer.

 

[Fordfarmer]

Leaves a small, slightly raised area.
Doesn't hurt - as long as you grind
thecwelds smooth.

 

[showcrop]

Doug, you will have to see what you find when you get it broken down. Unless you have owned it from new chances are that it had calcium and a leak for a few years before you got it. The damage is always much worse on the inside.

 

[Doug Thomas]

the guy I picked it up from said the wheels have never been filled, it has a set of ring weights on it. at least that what he called them. his uncle owned the tractor from new. when he got it he repainted it and used it around his yard. i did notice one of the fenders is starting also.

 

[old]

Think of it this way it is old and old things rust and if it is where they use salt on the road it could have gotten some road salt on the rim and made it rust. When I fix a rim like that I weld the washer on the outside and clean up the inside so as not to hurt the tube. I also spray pickup truck bed liner spray on the inside of the rim so as to help stop any more rust