Tires checking tire pressure when filled with liquid ballast

[s219]

There will always be a little in the stem after you rotate to 12 o'clock, even if the level is not above that point. It should burp right out.

 

[4570Man]

Even though the tire is at 12 o'clock could there be a little residual rimguard still in the valve stem that comes out? It won't flow out by may spurt a little bit.

My tires flow out in a stream. The fluid is definitely above the rim on my tractor. I would assume the op known the difference between blowing a little mist and squirting out.

 

[Amvcane]

My one rear tire was spitting intermittently. I removed about a soup can of rim guard and it's been fine ever since.

 

[Clipse3GT]

I found when filling tires. If you fill to the top of the stem at the 12 o'clock position and fill whatever fluid you use til just a little starts pouring out of the valve stem, insert the core and thread into place, then go ahead and inflate with air to the recommended psi per manufacturer. It will expand the tire enough where the fluid level drops a bit below the valve stem. Then you can just use a regular air gauge of your flavor to check the tire pressure when the tires are at the 12 o'clock position without fear of fluid spewing every or needing other gauges. Again this assumes a 75% fill so your have enough air pressure to make the tire compliant over the terrain instead of a incompressible rubber cylinder. Again if you choose to over fill above 75% you either need fluid compliant pressure gauge or just use your thumb for resistance against the plunger if its the pencil type so it does not spew when you remove it.

 

[Billrog]

I could be wrong but not so sure you should fill your tire to the recommended pressure you have with no fluid. The tire specialist that filled my tires said not to because you no longer have the space to absorb that much pressure in the tire. Liquid does not compress and the small area you are now filling will be rock hard. I can no longer remember but I think I fill my tires to approx. a little more than 1/2 the recommended air pressure.

 

[Deere Dude]

I could be wrong but not so sure you should fill your tire to the recommended pressure you have with no fluid. The tire specialist that filled my tires said not to because you no longer have the space to absorb that much pressure in the tire. Liquid does not compress and the small area you are now filling will be rock hard. I can no longer remember but I think I fill my tires to approx. a little more than 1/2 the recommended air pressure.

All pressure is, is how much pressure is against each square inch inside your tire. If the tire is empty you will have 10 PSI for every square in pushing against the tire walls from the inside. If the tire is 3/4 full of fluid you will have the same amount against the whole surface. It shouldn't matter. If you run 1/2 the required pressure you may spin the wheel inside the tire or maybe even pop a bead if the pressure drops a little more without your knowledge.

That scenario might change if the tire is 95% full of fluid, which it should never be, and then you wouldn't have much give at all because liquid won't compress like air might.

 

[4570Man]

All pressure is, is how much pressure is against each square inch inside your tire. If the tire is empty you will have 10 PSI for every square in pushing against the tire walls from the inside. If the tire is 3/4 full of fluid you will have the same amount against the whole surface. It shouldn't matter. If you run 1/2 the required pressure you may spin the wheel inside the tire or maybe even pop a bead if the pressure drops a little more without your knowledge. That scenario might change if the tire is 95% full of fluid, which it should never be, and then you wouldn't have much give at all because liquid won't compress like air might.

The tire will still be stiffer with 3/4 fill. The small air volume will compress and increase in pressure much faster than if the tires were air filled. Although I agree that it doesn't make a huge difference if it was filed.

 

[Beryl R. Woodman II]

I have a L3710 4x4 and my front tire just went flat over night? I was parked on an incline out in the field. The bead had been broken and the tire was so flat I could see inside. I jacked up the tractor and pushed on the top and bottom and got the bead close enough to put some air in it and the bead went back on but not enough to keep ar in it. I was using a small air compressor and it would not pump enough air to inflate the tire properly. I took the tire off and went to my tractor garage where I have a large air compressor and it seems to hold air but how much I can not tell because the various air gages I have will not read the pressure? The tire does not have any thing but air in it.