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MarkV · 09-14-2000, 07:40 AM

Bill,

I filled my tires with water and anti freeze. Bird covered the process I followed. I bought a little drill operated pump for about $10 from am auto parts store. Used the pump to add the anti-freeze. I think the valve stem adapter was about $12 and I got mine at a tractor dealer. You hook a garden hose to the adapter to add the water. As you add water, you stop every now and then, and push a bleed button on the adapter to let out the built up air pressure. When the button lets out water instead of air you are filled 75%, if the valve stem is on top. My 12.4-16 R4's took about an hour. I didn't put any fill in my front tires. I think your question would be how much nontoxic anti freeze to use.
I put 2 gal. in each tire, based on a tire store's advice. Being in Georgia, our winters are not that bad. I would think you would need more.

09-14-2000, 07:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
MarkV Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Cedartown, Ga and N. Ga mountains Posts: 2,944	Re: Compact Tractor Tires Bill, I filled my tires with water and anti freeze. Bird covered the process I followed. I bought a little drill operated pump for about $10 from am auto parts store. Used the pump to add the anti-freeze. I think the valve stem adapter was about $12 and I got mine at a tractor dealer. You hook a garden hose to the adapter to add the water. As you add water, you stop every now and then, and push a bleed button on the adapter to let out the built up air pressure. When the button lets out water instead of air you are filled 75%, if the valve stem is on top. My 12.4-16 R4's took about an hour. I didn't put any fill in my front tires. I think your question would be how much nontoxic anti freeze to use. I put 2 gal. in each tire, based on a tire store's advice. Being in Georgia, our winters are not that bad. I would think you would need more.