Fluid in tractor tires

I mix regular antifreeze with water in my tires. Here in Georgia, we don't have real cold temperatures, so I put in 1 or two gallons per tire depending upon size of the tire. The easiest way I know to get it in the tire is to use a portable 10 gallon air tank. Pour the antifreeze in the air tank, install the hose on the tank, and pressurize with your compressor. Then, turn the tire valve stem to the 12 o'clock position, hold the air tank upside down so the liquid is above the tank outlet, and shoot it in the tire. Next, hook up the garden hose to a valve stem adapter and fill to the top of the rim, not the tire. Then, air up the tire to the proper inflation.

A lot of people are mixing Ethylene Glycol (auto antifreeze) with the water these days. It costs a little more, but doesn't corrode things. To me, it would depend on the service I'm using the tractor for. I'd use calcium chloride in a field tractor, and ethylene glycol in a utility tractor.

Fill each tire about 75% full with air. Fill your container with the correct amount of water and add the required quantity of calcium chloride. WARNING When calcium chloride and water are mixed, a violent chemical reaction occurs which causes high temperatures. Add the calcium chloride to the water and stir-- DO NOT ADD THE WATER TO THE CALCIUM CHLORIDE. Be sure to let the liquid cool before attempting to fill the tires. After the calcium chloride and water solution has cooled, proceed to fill teh tires with the liquid. To do this, obtain an adapter and a length of ordinary garden hose. The adapter should have an air escape valve built into it to allow the air in the tire to escape as the liquid runs in. To install the calcium chloride and water solution. raise and block the tire off the ground, and rotate the wheel until the valve stem is in the uppermost position. Remove the valve core and connect the adapter. With the use of a tank above the level of the valve or a pump force the liquid into the tire until it begins to overflow through the relief valve of the adapter. At this point the tire is approximately 75 per cent full. Install the valve core and inlate the tire to the required air pressure.

Check the tires with a gauge designed to be used on tires containing an anti-freeze soluton. Wash the gauge throughly after the tires are checked to remove all traces of calcium chloride. A conventional tire pressure gauge will be severly damaged if it is allowed to come in contact with calcium chloride.

Having typed all that in. Wouldn't you really rather use wheel weights or have someone else do it for you? Hope this helps. Remember, I got this information from my manual. Others may have better advice for you. good luck and be careful, that stuff is corrosive. It will eat your rims like a teenager at a smorgasboard.

: Fill each tire about 75% full with air. Fill your container with the correct amount of water and add the required quantity of calcium chloride. WARNING When calcium chloride and water are mixed, a violent chemical reaction occurs which causes high temperatures. Add the calcium chloride to the water and stir-- DO NOT ADD THE WATER TO THE CALCIUM CHLORIDE. Be sure to let the liquid cool before attempting to fill the tires. After the calcium chloride and water solution has cooled, proceed to fill teh tires with the liquid. To do this, obtain an adapter and a length of ordinary garden hose. The adapter should have an air escape valve built into it to allow the air in the tire to escape as the liquid runs in. To install the calcium chloride and water solution. raise and block the tire off the ground, and rotate the wheel until the valve stem is in the uppermost position. Remove the valve core and connect the adapter. With the use of a tank above the level of the valve or a pump force the liquid into the tire until it begins to overflow through the relief valve of the adapter. At this point the tire is approximately 75 per cent full. Install the valve core and inlate the tire to the required air pressure.

: Check the tires with a gauge designed to be used on tires containing an anti-freeze soluton. Wash the gauge throughly after the tires are checked to remove all traces of calcium chloride. A conventional tire pressure gauge will be severly damaged if it is allowed to come in contact with calcium chloride.

: Having typed all that in. Wouldn't you really rather use wheel weights or have someone else do it for you? Hope this helps. Remember, I got this information from my manual. Others may have better advice for you. good luck and be careful, that stuff is corrosive. It will eat your rims like a teenager at a smorgasboard.