Re: Loading tires

Posted by 720Deere on April 21, 2005 at 19:54:09 from (70.17.246.163):

In Reply to: Re: Loading tires posted by tire_guy on April 21, 2005 at 06:45:48:

I agree 100% on the toxicity of green antifreeze. Used antifreeze is easy to come by for little or no cost. You just have to know where to look. Many construction or trucking companies are paying good money to dispose of large quantities every day. Most will give it away if you haul it off.

There is no doubt that CaCl is cheap to purchase, but you really need to account for the future costs as well. One tire puncture can be all it takes to destroy a rim. Leaking valve stems will do the same. Once that stuff leaks inside the rim you are pretty well done unless you break the tire down and clean everything out and get it dry before reassembly. Most people don't make that much effort.

I have chosen to avoid all corrosive, toxic or otherwise inconvenient liquid ballast. Since my tractor is used primarily for antique pulling, I load the tires with plain water and usually drain them in the winter. It sits inside all winter anyway, but why take a chance? This makes it much more convenient when you need to blow off some water weight to make a class. No hazzard and no mess. After draining if freezing is still a concern just add the appropriate amount of non toxic RV antifreeze.

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