radara4077
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Thanks to this site and the great advice I've gotten on this forum, the 841S I "inherited" from my late Papaw in the spring is up and running. There are still a few kinks (an impending clutch replacement is most likely in my future), but for the most part she runs great. I couldn't be happier. In the rush to get the tractor ready for hay season (and due in part to a lack of funds), I didn't put any rear ballast in the new-to-me tires I bought in late May. For the light tedding and raking I'd be doing, I knew I wouldn't need it.
Since then, I've come to realize how much I miss having that extra weight. I was backing a loaded wagon into an old barn last week, and very quickly began to dislike the slight incline up to the floor level of the barn combined with the light rear-end of my tractor. With funds now available, and with winter setting in, it's time to tackle these tires. In addition, Dad lost all the fluid in one of the rear tires on his IH 140, so now we have 3 tires to fill.
That being said, what is the best method you all have discovered (short of buying our own pump) for filling these tires? I've asked around, and I think the best option is a mixture of water and anti-freeze. But the problem is going to be getting it in the tire. We have a loader, so we can use gravity as an aid. But how do you get past the problem of the existing air being in the tire?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Since then, I've come to realize how much I miss having that extra weight. I was backing a loaded wagon into an old barn last week, and very quickly began to dislike the slight incline up to the floor level of the barn combined with the light rear-end of my tractor. With funds now available, and with winter setting in, it's time to tackle these tires. In addition, Dad lost all the fluid in one of the rear tires on his IH 140, so now we have 3 tires to fill.
That being said, what is the best method you all have discovered (short of buying our own pump) for filling these tires? I've asked around, and I think the best option is a mixture of water and anti-freeze. But the problem is going to be getting it in the tire. We have a loader, so we can use gravity as an aid. But how do you get past the problem of the existing air being in the tire?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!