Mixing calcium chloride

Don't know where in pa that you are but

take your drums with you , Martin tractor in

newville has cacl taken out of tractors they

junked ( free ) .

george

I also have several other tractors with cal. and NO rust, so there's "nothing" wrong with cal, it's the owners that's the problem!!!

FIX all leaks right away and wash the rims with soap before putting the tires back on, I've always done this, and i never had "any" problems with rust at all!! Robert

I have mixed up and installed my own CaCl solution in tractor tires. You use about 2-3 Lb CaCl 77% Flake per gallon of water. See this pdf file from Dow Chemical. The freeze point shown for various mix ratios does not have to equate to the lowest ambient temperature for your area. My area occasionally gets to -20 deg F but a mixture with a freeze point of +10 deg F is quite satifactory. A slush will begin to form at +10 but the solution will not freeze solid at -20. The fact there is slush in the tire will not be a problem.

You just mix it all up by stirring until all the flake is dissolved. The mixture will get warm in the process .

Yes, you can elevate a drum so the solution will flow by gravity into the tire. Keep the valve stem in the top vertical position and vent off air every once in a while. Use the special fill fitting for this purpose. I have used a 50 gal drum elevated in a front bucket loader successfully this way. It's slow but works. I have also used a small Simer pump (garden hose connections) to do the job. That's a faster way but is not really necessary if you are doing the work for yourself and don't mind taking some time. If you use any kind of pump, make it a cheap throwaway unless it is an expensive pump designed specifically for CaCl solutions.

Rod