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Recently lost the cc from tire major leak. Can I use wind shield fluid
as a replacement. I know it's not as dense as cc. Getting tire repair Co.
to come and fill it right now is impossible. There all busy helping farms
which I understand. Also washer fluid I can get and put in myself.
thanks for any help on this
 
I use water and antifreeze in my Kubota loader.
I hate calcium chloride.
Seen too many wheels damaged over the years.
 
Common winter windshield washer fluid is water, methyl hydrate, color and a bit of soap.

Your tire wont care one way or the other if the soap and coloring is not in it.

Probably be cheaper to purchase some methyl hydrate and make your own.
 
I'm putting new 16.9x38 on my 806 today.Calcium is going right back in.The key is to get a leak fixed right away,not waitonths/years.That tractor has had Calvin since new.Rotted rims is not due to to the calcium, but to negligence.
 
Absolutely! I have had washer fluid in these for 10 years.
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Yes, and its not corrosive to rims if you have a leak. Down side is, I'm guessing its more expensive to buy versus CC, and CC actually makes water heavier when added to water which you won't have as heavy of fluid with washer fluid.
 
If you can put washer fluid in you can put in Calcium Chloride.

Go to Home Depot and get a couple bags of Calcium Chloride ice melt. Perfect time of year for this, as they've just started stocking it. Mix it with water. Pump it in same as you would the washer fluid.
 
(quoted from post at 11:45:50 10/06/21) Thats funny . Who can let a tractor sit for years with a flat tire?
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Who said anything about a flat tire? 99.9999% of the time it's a slow leak or a mysterious "one-time" leak.

You come out one morning and find the tire soft or even flat. You need the tractor that day and there's no time to pull it apart and find the leak, of course, so you pump it up and pray that it holds. The tire stays up. You really should pull the tire apart and fix it but you're running a farm and who has time for that? Tire guy is gonna cost you $300, and who has $300? The tire is staying up, so you just keep running it. 10 or 15 years later, the rim rusts out.
 
(quoted from post at 11:45:50 10/06/21) Thats funny . Who can let a tractor sit for years with a flat tire?
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SV, some people, rather than fix the tire will air it up every day. I know of two tractors on two working dairy farms that were aired up every day because they worked every day.
 
My tractor tires are loaded with beet juice. It don't freeze, it's non-toxic and non-corrosive. Never had a problem with it.
 
I use calcium chloride, cheapest weight there is. If you can pump in the wind shield fluid you should be able to pump in the CC. If the rims rot because you do not take care of leaks replace the rims. I do not believe that it will be a problem in my life time to replace any rims. We have tractors floating around from the 50's that have had CC in them since new and the rims are still working.
 
(quoted from post at 12:47:29 10/06/21) You must have magic tires . When mine leak they go flat t
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Yup, but the solution gets in between the tube and tire and seals things up enough that the tire acts like a tubeless. Slow leak if any at all. I've got one here now with the rim just about ready to come apart, and I guarantee when I eventually pull it apart I'm going to find several gallons of solution in the tire. Haven't put air in it in years.
 
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