James, Congrats on the 504. I have a 1962 504 diesel and put a Koyker loader on it January 2008. Pretty good match for a 6' bucket. I have plain ol'e tap water is my tires filled up to the valve stem when at 12 o'clock. Beet juice, Calcium Chloride, Anti-Freeze, ect is helpful in freezing climates. Here in Louisiana, even if it gets to 25 one night the tire will not freeze.
Calcium Chloride is heavier than H2O, hence a good choice for ballast. I have one set of weights on right now and I have another that I plan to install when sandblasted and painted. Calcium Chloride will rust ANY THING it touches if in free air. Inside a tire should be devoid of oxygen. My tires have been on the 504 for 25-30 years and have never been dismounted, no leaks, no problems, I run tubes.
Link us some pictures of your Farmall 504. Here is mine.
As for the 55 gallon drum and concrete, my father built one. he torched out holes for a piece of rod to go through the barrel, this is the lower link. He then ran a length of chain to the rod and welded it on. He poured the concrete in (from a slab job) and troweled it down with a crown on top to shed water. So you have a thru rod for the bottom and a 3/8" chain poured in the concrete for the top link. The barrel was just a form and could rust completly away, no strength loss. Pretty cool, I'll have to snap a pic next time I am at his farm.
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