Re: tire fluid

Posted by 720Deere on March 17, 2005 at 16:21:51 from (70.22.71.223):

In Reply to: tire fluid posted by Oggie on March 17, 2005 at 04:28:53:

The common belief is that antifreeze is lighter than water. Glycol antifreeze weighs in around 9 pounds per gallon. Windshield washer fluid which many people use for ballast is around 7 pounds per gallon. A 50/50 mix of antifreeze/water should net you more than 8.5 lbs/gallon. There is no reason not to use an anitfreeze mix for ballast. I have used it for close to 20 years in tubless tires with no problems at all.

The only down side to glycol is toxicity. One puncture in a tire and you have a toxic mess to deal with. Other than that potential hazzard, you should have no ill effects.

On the pumping/contamination issue, why pay someone else to do it for you anyway? For the cost of one visit from the tire guy, you can easily buy a pump and make your own rig. You can buy garden hose to valve stem adapters for less than $10 and then all you need is a pump rigged to a garden hose. Better yet, I have done tubless tires by breaking the bead on one side, laying the tire on it's side and pouring the fluid in. After you have the fluid in just pump up the tire/seat the bead and your good. This doesn't work so well on larger tires unless you have a loader or other means to hoist the loaded tire back up. It works great on small tires.

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