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Quazar73

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Ok so I got my 9n just about completely ready for the snow
here up in the northeast. My rear tires had been loaded with
calcium, left side has slow leak and been losing some. I am
wondering if I can fill back up with something else such as
antifreeze or washer fluid? I can't seem to find an answer so I
figured this might be my best bet.
 
Quazar: I drained the calcium chloride from all my tractor tires and replaced it with used antifreeze. Some have chided me for using antifreeze, but as a retired veterinarian, I know something about the toxicity, but actually there is little risk. I got my fluid from tractor and truck repair shops--all has been -34 degree mix.
 
You are quite right.

Antifreeze glycols are all rapidly degraded in the environment. There is rampant superstition about antifreeze. Besides the which, it is unlikely that any(thing) will be drinking from your tires.

Further, it's slightly denser than water unlike methanol-based washer fluids.

kevin
 
Ok then, got my answer there. Now how do I go about draining the calcium? Do I have to dos mount rim an tire or can I just get out the majority by parking with the valve stem core out and towards the ground
 
A whole lot depends on where you live and where you park a tractor and what animals you may or may not have around. Antifreeze tastes sweet and that is the reason it can cause a problem if use where there is a lot of animals that can get to the tractor. which on my farm can/would be a major problem
 
It's a shame that there aren't reasonable priced wheel weights for the N....Thats why I only have air in mine. I don't have the patience for putting that much liquid thru a 1/4 inch hole.
 
I mounted an implement on my N's to squash the empty tire ,removed the valve core, and drove the unit until the stem was at 6 o'clock. What is left in the tube is greatly diluted and I've seen no ill effects so far.
 
MDForn8N: I pump my antifreeze in with air pressure-using a portable sand blasting tank that I converted to handle liquids.It hold about 8 gallons and only takes a few minutes to drain it. Refill and go again 'til the tire is full.
 
I agree with you Kevin, every vehicle and tractor has antifreeze in it anyway. The people that complain the loudest forget about the millions of gallons that runs the roads everyday.
 
How do the animals remove the antifreeze from the tires?

A tire leaking badly enough to be problematic would not be useful as a tire.

?kevin
 
The problem come in when you do get a leak and that in turn is when the animals get to the stuff. Ya it does not happen often but once is 100 times to many so I'll not use something like that plus it is not something I want in the ground since my ground water is very close to the surface where I am at
 
Kev, Dr Bert, thank you for dispelling the myth about anti freeze.
I do a bit of wrenching on these old tractors and my little dog is always hanging around when I do. Now many times she's had opportunity to drink antifreeze that spilled on the floor I couldn't tell you. But she's 13 years old now and still going strong.

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I see your concern there.

It is just that I keep seeing these dire warnings but have not yet seen any credible report of this *actually* happening except: 1. Intentional poisoning for purpose of homicide and 2. Pets drinking from antifreeze left in an open container used to drain a radiator.

The amount to contaminate groundwater to a meaningful level would be prodigious as the toxicity is relatively low and it is rapidly biodegradable by air and soil organisms.

The petroleum products are in fact, a greater contamination hazard than the antifreeze.

But, I agree with you inasmuch as care should be used to avoid any sort of unneccesary hazard.

fwiw,
kevin
 
Mythbusting- just one of the services we offer.

I do not want to seem cavalier; ethylene glycol IS toxic. It just isn't the terror it is imagined to be. It isn't very persistent either, given the amount that is manufactured every year.

BTW- felines have no sweet taste receptors so if the cat drinks it, it's not because it's sweet.

BAM another myth busted!

kevin
 
Ya plus I am one of those that uses no chemicals in or on my garden or fields. So I do in fact try to use things that are friendly to animals and people and the environment in general. I use flower and herbs for bug control in my garden and horse/goat/chicken manure as fertilizer.
 
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