Fluid in Tires, How? PTO chipper, yes or no?

[Maineiac]

Is it possible for me to put fluid in my LB1914 tires myself? If so, do you have any tips and what exactly is the fluid? Also, I'd like to know if folks have had good luck using a PTO chipper off a tractor of this size. Thanks in advance.

[dfkrug]

Your tractor dealer sells an adapter for your schrader valve that allows you to connect up a garden hose fitting to it. There is little button on the fitting that allows air pressure to
escape as fluid enters. In ME, you should use an antifreeze
solution or the Calcium solution sold by the same dealer.
Don't use plain water or it will freeze and also rust the inside of your wheel. Don't even think of trying to mount or dismount a filled wheel...it will weigh hundreds of pounds.
In CA, I have used water plus radiator anti-rust additive.
I do not fill tires anymore since I have backhoe attachments
I use for weight. It is very difficult to remove fluid from filled
tires. Good luck.

[KiotiJohn]

You have the same engine in your model as I have in the CK20 and it will run the Woods chipper/shredder just fine. I would imagine it will run any comparable chipper as well.

You can buy the valve in many auto parts stores also. For an easy setup, you can make a hose connection in the bottom of a 5 gal bucket and gravity feed the fluid into the tire.
Basic procedure is to lift the tire off the ground, no need to go real high, remove the valve stem, have the stem at 12:00 position. Fill the tire up to the valve (at least 75%), replace the stem and add air to the proper pressure. Some members have reported using a special air gauge for air/water tires.
I believe the RV antifreeze solution is also a good choice for filing tires as it will not freeze, and I think it has anticorrosive properties, and is less toxic than using water/antifreeze, or calcium chloride solutions.
Here's a link to some instructions on loading tires:
Tire filling
Hope this is a help to you.
John

[rocketman128]

I just went through this process. Got the valve adapter on the internet for $8 (gemplers i think). I used a small RV pump (surflow) to pump in a mixture of 50/50 water/antifreeze. Mixed in 5 gallon bucket. Did both the front and rears.

Bob