Water in tires

Caryc · Jan 22, 2022

A week or so ago, I had a guy come out and put two new rear tires on my MF202. Once I made the appointment for him to come and install them, I got curious about what was in the tires.

The tractor is a 1958 and I've owned it for 6 years. I never wanted to see what was in the tires because I figured that once I pressed in the little stem valve to let some liquid out, it would then never stop leaking. Well, I was wrong, it did not leak after that. But, what surprised me was that the tires were filled with plain water. I got brave and tasted it, yep, plain water. I live in Southern California so the plain water was no problem. The tires had tubes in them so the rims looked very good. No rusty spots on them.

So, I figured that they had water in them all those years, I might as well just fill them up with water again. Of course the new tires had new tubes in them.

This post was edited by Caryc on 01/22/2022 at 02:06 pm.

Destroked 450 · Jan 22, 2022

Purchased a tractor a few years ago with loaded tire, figured it was antifreeze or alcohol
Went to use it today and the left tire is frozen but not the right tire
Looks like the left tire is water and will need pumped out once it thaws out, then well refill it with something that wont freeze

In your case were it doesnt freeze water is fine

Caryc · Jan 22, 2022

(quoted from post at 17:03:24 01/22/22)

Purchased a tractor a few years ago with loaded tire, figured it was antifreeze or alcohol
Went to use it today and the left tire is frozen but not the right tire
Looks like the left tire is water and will need pumped out once it thaws out, then well refill it with something that wont freeze

In your case were it doesnt freeze water is fine

When I first purchased that tractor, it had one really bad front tire. I mean there were pieces actually falling off of it. It had some liquid in it. I drained it out but didn't really check to see what it was. I purchased a new tire and when I filled it, I used windshield washer fluid. I think it took like 11 gallons to fill that front tire.

I sure didn't want to layout the money to fill those back tires with washer fluid.

Tim PloughNman Daley RIP · Jan 24, 2022

FORD TRACTOR first used Calcium Chloride as ballast in tires. It works well but if tubes leak, the substance is caustic and will destroy ferrous metals. Ca Chl ruined
many sets of OEM Hat Rims from Ca Chl. Oxidation signs usually first show up around the valve stem but by then internal damage cold already be done. I wouldn't use water,
HO plus ferrous metals equals oxidation, but it's your tractor do what you want. Other ballast materials like used anti-freeze and windshield wiper fluid have been used
too. I wouldn't use any of those either as both can contain water as well. Wiper fluid now can have water mixed in. FORD later released wheel weights in the Hundred
Series models. In the mid-1990's a company in Lansing, MI developed a product made from sugar beets for ballast that does not rust metal. It is called Rim Guard, Beet
Juice for slang. I've used it since it came out in my 8N and never any problems.

Tim Daley(MI)

Destroked 450 · Jan 24, 2022

Washer fluid is water with a mild cleaning solution added in, winterized washing fluid has methanol alcohol added to lower the waters freezing point
Rim Guard is not available in all areas

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