How to load tires?

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

I have been reading about the benefits of adding weight by loading the tires with a calcium chloride solution. Can someone tell me the proper way to do this?

 

[alan-HT]

You can do it yourself (I think someone posted a step-by-step here a few months back). As I recall, with the valve at the top, you jack the rear to clear the tires, remove the valve stem, and with the right tubing pour or pump the liquid in until it reaches around the level of the top of the rim.

But it was not all that costly for a farm-tire place to do a service call for this. After a few years my Japanese valves corroded from it (they don't load tires or have much of a freezing problem in Japan). Another call and they removed the liquid, replaced the valves, and refilled. They've been trouble-free for a quarter century now. It could save you money and time to have pros do everything right in the first place. And there may be better liquids by now. One guy said he used washer fluid.

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

Thanks Alan,
I tried calling some of the local tire shops in the area and nobody seemed to know what I was talking about. This is not a big farming area so I may end up going this alone but I will try to make some more calls first.
Will try a Google search for adding weight and see what comes up.

 

[Anonymous-HT-0-HT]

My suggestion is don't do it .I just got done fixing that mess for the third and final time, I drained out the calcium chloride and bought new tubs, cleaned up all the rust from that corrosive stuff ,and repainted rimes.I just use air with new tubes and will set up some wheel weights.Here again don't do it Pete

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

Thank Pete.
I read about the corrosion problem and in so doing came across this stuff called Rim Guard that is supposed to be nearly the same weight as Calcium Chloride solution but isn't corrosive, doesn't need tubes, non-toxic to pets and resists freezing. Made from Beets I think.
Anyone heard of or tried this stuff?

 

[runningbird-HT]

I've heard of the Rim Gaurd. To much money for me. I just had my fronts foam filled and like it. My backs are filled with water, window wash fluid. and seem ok. if I could afford it I would foam fill the back as well. By the way there are a few other Yanmar owners in Chino.

 

[alan-HT]

You'll need if not a farm-tire place at least a truck one, and one that does service calls, should you ever need service on the rears. Liquid ballast works better in a tube, if yours are tubeless. While filling to around the top of the rim level is common, you could install less. I don't know why some antifreeze wouldn't work but I'm no tire expert.

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

Plain water with anti-freeze will work but it will provide less weight. IIRC it is 8 pounds per gallon compared to 11 pounds for Calcium Chloride and 10 something for Rim Guard.
With the small tires on the Yanmar I was thinking those 3 pounds per gallon would make a difference.

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

<QUOTE author="runningbird"><s>

</s> . . . By the way there are a few other Yanmar owners in Chino.<e>

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Actually I live in Paulden but not many people have even heard of it so I listed Chino Valley since it is the big ( <E>:roll:</E> ) town nearby.

 

[alan-HT]

You recall correctly; it's 8.35 lbs/gal under standard conditions. Any salt solution (such as calcium chloride) is a little denser. If you're interested in extremes, sulphuric acid has twice the density. Diesel and hyd fluid are around 7 lbs, which is why you look for water at the bottom of the fuel-filter sight glass and at the bottom of the hyd reservoir.

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

Rim Guard does not have any dealers within 100s of miles of me so they are out.
I may try the plain water with a little antifreeze route just to get some weight in there.

 

[winston-HT]

For what it is worth department. Not to long ago I put appx 9 gallons of water and 2 of antifreeze in my 8.3-24 rice tires. Added about 92lbs per tire. My tires have tubes. I did this by taking valve core out, fitting a hose over it attached to a funnel on the other end. Leaned my tire at about a 25 degree angle against my work bench. Build a little jig to hold my funnel on top of the work bench. I would pour a funnel or two and allow it to run mostly in. Then I would remove the hose from the valve stem, let it breath and repeat the process. I took at least an hour per tire, not really sure how long, might have been 2 hours. I'm old and don't remember well. Then aired them up. End result is better traction but will also cause more turf damage is that would be a problem for you.

 

[Barry-HT]

Go to www.external_link.com and look up # 1170832 (adapter air water )($9.99) This is what you use to put fluid in your tires.You can hook it up to a hose and fill with water,or a pump to fill with calcium ,etc.

 

[alan-HT]

Runningbird, tell us about the foam. Is the idea to add weight or prevent flats or ...?

 

[winston-HT]

<QUOTE author="Barry"><s>

</s>Go to http://www.external_link.com and look up # 1170832 (adapter air water )($9.99) This is what you use to put fluid in your tires.You can hook it up to a hose and fill with water,or a pump to fill with calcium ,etc.<e>

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My local tractor supply has a place on the board for that fitting but does not have any there to this day. <E>:x</E>

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

<QUOTE author="Barry"><s>

</s>Go to http://www.external_link.com and look up # 1170832 (adapter air water )($9.99) This is what you use to put fluid in your tires.You can hook it up to a hose and fill with water,or a pump to fill with calcium ,etc.<e>

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Great. I see they carry it at the local Ace Hardware so I'll pick one up.

 

[Skip-HT]

I use a piece of quarter inch air line hose clamped inside of a garden hose attatched to the faucet for the water filling. as for the antifreeze, I put it in a squeeze bottle, such as a 90wt gear lube bottle, and put the quarter inch air line on the nipple and squeeze it into the tire. remove the valve core first and put the antifreeze in then top up with water. you will have to remove the water line periodically to let the excess pressure escape. just jack up the wheel and put the vlve stem at the top. when you have the water at the top and even with the vlve stem, it is finished. you will have plenty of extra traction even though water and anitfreeze is lighter than calcium cloride or some other form of ballast. my pop has a 1945 wc allis chalmers that has had water and anitfreeze in the tires all its life without any corrosion issues. of course it has tubes in the tires.

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

Thanks. I plan to give this a try in a few weeks.

 

['68 Coronet R/T-HT]

Ordered the Slime adapter from Amazon and added another item to get the free shipping.
The adapter came with two thread connector option and one of them fit perfectly.
Added 1/2 gallon of straight antifreeze to each tire (remember I live in Arizona and chance of freezing is slim) and then filled to top of rim with water leaving some head room for expansion.
Reinstalled the valve stems and added just enough air to take the wrinkles out of the sidewalls.

Could feel the difference immediately when driving the tractor. It seemed much more solid and firmly planted on the ground. Didn't bounce as much when traveling in high gear either. Quite pleased with the results.