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TO-20 Rear tire fluid

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Joe in MO

10-23-2002 14:55:39




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Are most TO-20 rear tires filled with water and why? What can I do to add water to my tire that is low. P.S. I really appreciate this service as I got my TO-20 when I bought the place and I didn't know anything about it. Since I found this site I have been able to do most of my own repair including replacing the PTO shaft. Thanks Again

Joe




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Joe B in Houston

10-24-2002 09:36:49




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 Re: TO-20 Rear tire fluid in reply to Joe in MO, 10-23-2002 14:55:39  
Joe, Most tires are air filled. The only reason to liqui-fill your tires is for additional weight. I have seem people with HD front end loaders that used the water mixtures for counter weight. It is a personal preference but up in Missouri (I am originally from there as well) you need to make sure they have a good mixture to keep them from freezing. Ice tires are not a good thing. Good luck Joe

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Phil (VA)

10-24-2002 08:47:30




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 Re: TO-20 Rear tire fluid in reply to Joe in MO, 10-23-2002 14:55:39  
If you are subject to cold weather, adding water may allow your mixture in your tire to freeze. You should go to your local tractor tire store and inquire. I believe the new mixture for tires is methanol and water. As Ray says the calcium chloride eats the rims, and also ethylene glycol (antifreeze) is poisonous to animals, so most places avoid that for that reason. If you want fluid, you may want to have your tire store do that for you since the new stuff may be different from what is already in the tires. The easiest way is to take 'em the whole tractor and let them deal with handling the loaded wheels and tires.

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Ray,IN

10-23-2002 20:03:24




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 Re: TO-20 Rear tire fluid in reply to Joe in MO, 10-23-2002 14:55:39  
The water in tires is mixed with Calcium Chloride to prevent from it freezing and add weight to the water. The drawback is, the Chloride will rust ferrous metal quickly and eventually destroys a rim if the tractor tube leaks. A new material is now used that performs similar to Calcium Chloride but is environmentally safe, and doesn't corrode metal. It is available from most tractor tire stores and repair shops. This chart may interest you.

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marlowe

10-23-2002 17:20:47




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 Re: TO-20 Rear tire fluid in reply to Joe in MO, 10-23-2002 14:55:39  
no not all tractors have filled rear tires it's the choice of the owner and what the tractor is used for. we have a lot of light soil so we need the weight for traction seeing that the to-20 was not a 4x4 that was the best way to get traction. in fact all our tractors had filled tires. but now that i don't farm any more i took it out of my 44 44s and 444 but it's still in my to-20. boy do i wish you lived in wi. i got 100+ gal.you can have .o the reasone it's out of my other tractors is i pull them and lighter is better for that

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