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Water in the rear tires?

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mudgnome

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Hi all ,still on my learning adventure with the Case 1190 I was left.

I thought the rear tires looked soft,so I put on the tire guage to see what the pressure was,but it seemed like water or some fluid came out??.

My worry is when it goes down to our cold s -15 to -30,the fluid will freeze?.......will this do harm or is there plenty of expansion within the tire?

Thank you all.
 
Could it be saltwater? Specifically CaCl??? Pretty common to use in tractor tires, and it doesn't freeze if it is mixed strong enough.
 
If it is water and with CaCl like RG says it
won't freeze BUT it is extremely corrosive. A
salt was used for two reason, one to keep the
water from freezing and 2 for extra weight.

If I had the tractor I would drain the tires at
some point soon and have the tubes removed and
replaced. if the tractor is to be a parade
tractor and a toy you probably don't need the
added traction the fluid will give. If you do
need the extra weight and do not want the
extremely corrosive fluid in the tires as
punctures do happen and most places are not
diligent with cleaning the rims properly when
fixing them you will have a bad corrosion
problem on your hands. If I were going to put
fluid in my 630 tubes I would use water and
common auto antifreeze. It will be more
expensive than CaCl but it has anticorrosion
additives and will not ruin your rims if a
puncture does happen down the road. You will
loose a little extra weight but I think the
cost and protection trade off is worth it if
you have priced rear rims lately.

Jim
 
If the tractor is from your local area, the tire fluid is probably safe for your climate. If it came from 500 or 1000 miles further south, I would check the strength of the fluid as well as the antifreeze in the cooling system.

I don't know how to check the strength of CaCl, but a tire shop that handles tractor tires should be able to help you. For your temperatures you need at least 3 1/2 pounds of CaCl per gallon (slush free to -12F), 5 pounds would be better (slush free to -53).
 

Thanks guy's for the info.The tractor is local to my area so maybe the tires will be fine.

What would the sign's be of frozen tire',I presume they would expand??
 
They would be hard as a rock. NO suspension effect from them, poor traction because they don't flex, and the ride would feel funny as you go from air to ice as they go around.

I have seen Ice cut the tubes as well.
 
One way to tell for sure is to let out 1 gallon and weigh it. The heavier it is, the stronger the calcium chloride mix is. It should come in around 11.5 to 12 pound to a gallon for decent freeze protection.
 

Thanks for the info, we are under a snow squall watch at the moment........old man winter is getting ready!
 
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