Different tractor

[coflyboy]

Many times on this forum folks post the advantages of fluid filled tires.

I finally bought one of those tire fluid filling adaptor thingies and went looking for some of Olds famous $.89 windshield washer fluid, but couldn't find any, so I filled those Ford 641 tires with water right out of the hose, to the top with the valve stems pointing up. Maybe this fall before it freezes I will find the antifreeze.

Like the man said,'different tractor'. I live in the mountains and if I'm moving I'm going up hill or down hill. With the tires full of fluid the wheels don't spin with a bucket load going up hill and don't slide when going down hill.

Don't spin the tires though, you're buried almost before you can get your foot on the clutch. Wife had to pull me out with the Dodge.

What I'm really saying is thanks and even though to you big kids it's common place and common sense, keep those tid bits of good information coming.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Straight water will rust your wheels out quicker than anything.

 

[Anonymous-0]

No, Liquid calcium will rust rims out quicker than anything.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I've read numerous posts about what is best for filling tires. Has anyone tried putting alcohol in with the water as an anti-freeze? I think that at a rate of one pint per 6 quarts would keep the water from freezing solid. It would still become a thick or gelled solution but I don't think that it would be frozen solid.

 

[Oldmax]

You might try ethylene glycol or propylene glycol
mine has ethylene in it was filled by dealer try usually have a rust inhibitor in them .

 

[Anonymous-0]

Try toothpaste from China,in your tires,heavy,and won't freeze!!!!1

 

[jim johnson]

Too much liquid! Should only fill to 3/4 full or level with top of rim!

Jim

 

[old]

Well I have never found any WF at $0.89 but have at $0.99 on sale but yes fluid in the tire is like the difference in night and day when it comes to pulling
Hobby farm

 

[Bob]

Rimguard is both HEAVY (compared to water or winshield washer fluid), and NON-CORROSIVE... can't "beet" that!
Sugar beet weight

 

[john_Bud]

Rimgard is has a high price to buy. To pump it into tires you need a dual pump system - most of the people that fill tires don't have that system.

$1.25/gal for CaCl2 installed

Used antifreeze from a junk yard is about 1/2 that.

jb

 

[RodinNS]

I'm very seriously considering going to wheel weights the next time I change a set. They've got CaCl in them now, and it's just a pain to deal with anything in them when you get a flat. I have no other reservations with CaCl though. Don't let he tubes leak forever. If one leaks fix it and clean the wheel. They rot away because they're allowed to go with leaks for long periods of time.
Personally I can't see paying big money for RimGuard. If I'm gonna pay big money, I buy cast and get rid of the problem. If I'm using fluid, it's CaCl.

Rod