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Calcium Chloride in Rear tires

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RBTXS

09-17-2006 21:03:32




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I had changed a rear tire on my 1955 on Saturday. It had calcium chloride in it, or I think it did. The water had an odor to it. How do I put the stuff into the tire? I just aired it up. Also, where do you buy the stuff? Any advice will be appreciated.




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JOE FARMER 2000

09-19-2006 21:24:51




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 Re: Calcium Chloride in Rear tires in reply to RBTXS, 09-17-2006 21:03:32  
GUY AT THE SHOP TOLD ME THE NEWIST THING {KNOW DONT LAGH] BEET JUICE!!!ANY ONE ELSE HEARD OF THIS OPTION, SUPPOSED TO BE HEAVY WITH NO CORRROSION



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Dave Sherburne NY

09-19-2006 15:55:50




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 Re: Calcium Chloride in Rear tires in reply to RBTXS, 09-17-2006 21:03:32  
Let me tell you how I did it on a MF 35 this spring.
First you go to www.Gemplers.com and order Item no.
AQF1 Quick fill tractor tire Attachment.$13.95.
Next you get two plastic 55 gallon Barrels with the
caps you can screw a pipe fitting in. In one cap
you put a fitting with a valve in it that you can
screw a garden hose to. In the other,you put a
valve stem like the type found in water tanks for
pressureizing the tank. Then you take your barrels
and go to the local car dealer and ask if he has any
used antifreeze you can haul away for him. He has
to pay to have it hauled away if you don't take it
Usually they wind up with oil floating on top of
the antifreeze. so if he has a pump to pump it
into your barrels, you can stop before you get any
oil. It takes about two barrels for 12.4x28 tires
Then you take it home, and leave it right on the
truck. Jack up one wheel of the tractor let the
air out and remove the tractor tire core housing.
with the valve stem at the top, attach the adapter
you got from Gemplers, and hook a hose to it. I
use a washing machine hose. Install the barrel
plugs in the barrel with the fittings on them.
Then lay the barrel down on its side with the plug
with the valve on the bottom. Barrel still on the
truck.hook the hose to the barrel, and open the
valve. If you put pressure to the barrel,no more
than MAXIMUM OF 10 POUNDS did I say MAX 10 pounds.
It took about 20 minutes to transfer the anti-
freeze into the tire. When it starts to squirt out
the adapter, its full, shut off the valve,
remove the hose and adapter and reinstall the
tractor tire core housing still leaking isn't it
you should have put the valve core back in the
housing while you were waiting for the tire to
fill. Don't ask how I know.Next step is to inflate
the tire to 12 lbs. Then do the other one.
Link
will tell you how much your tire holds. Good Luck
Oh, Don't get that $8.25 Adapter from Napa. Its
to slow Link
will>Link tell you how much your tire takes

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woodache

09-18-2006 08:47:13




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 Fully saturated water is Re: Calcium Chloride in R in reply to RBTXS, 09-17-2006 21:03:32  
Water that is fully saturated, that is all the salt the water will hold in liquid form is MUCH heavier than plain water this is one of the reasons for use of Cal Chlor in tires for weight. If you want to put it back in use a piece of BIG 6in or bigger to make a pump just cap both ends and put a air hose on the bottom stand it up and and put air in the top refill as needed. Dont put much air pressure in the pipe as it may burst. You could use a steel pipe if you want it will hold more pressure. But 30 psi is enough to pump this stuff.

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Hard Knocks

09-18-2006 02:52:15




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 Re: Calcium Chloride in Rear tires in reply to RBTXS, 09-17-2006 21:03:32  
You're going to need a pump to get the fluid back in the tire.There is a form of alcohol that is used to keep tires from freezing that is non corrosive much better than calicum chloride.



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old

09-17-2006 22:27:52




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 Re: Calcium Chloride in Rear tires in reply to RBTXS, 09-17-2006 21:03:32  
By the way its not all that safe to run that tractor with just one tire full of fluid and the other one not full. Tractors do funny things when you only have fluid in one tire, I found that out the hard way and almost turned one over, the next day it had fluid iback in the tire



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Ryan Olson

09-17-2006 21:45:04




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 Re: Calcium Chloride in Rear tires in reply to RBTXS, 09-17-2006 21:03:32  
I would leave it out and look into some sort of wheel weights or something along those lines...that calcium chloride does NASTY things to rims over time



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Don-Wi

09-18-2006 10:30:09




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 Re: Calcium Chloride in Rear tires in reply to Ryan Olson, 09-17-2006 21:45:04  
It only does nasty things when it leaks out of the tube and the owner never fixes the problem. As long as the tube is good, you'll never have any problems with the rims. A little rust in ANY rim is normal on the farm....

Donovan from Wisconsin



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tim coltman

09-19-2006 07:23:29




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 Re: Calcium Chloride in Rear tires in reply to Don-Wi, 09-18-2006 10:30:09  
ive heard of people putting windshield washer fluid in theres dont know how cost effective that is for a big tire though or how heavy it would be. don is right make sure there is a tube in the tire or it will rust out. my 88 has had the tires loaded since it was new on the second set of tires and my g grandpa never replaced the rims they have a little rust in them but that is normal. tim



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