Working on a way to load tires with washer fluid.

[AJones]

Here's what I did when I filled the rear tires on my TC33D. I removed the tire and layed it on a five gallon bucket and let the air out. I was able to break the bead on the upper side which left the weight of the tire hanging on the rim supported by the bucket. I held the tire down a little and poured in the washer fluid. To reseat the tire I wrapped a ratchet strap around the tire and tightened it up while adding air to seat the tire. Worked for me both times!!

 

[PBinWA]

All I know is that good old gravity feed took me about 6 hours to do 25 gallons of RV Antifreeze in one tire. I did my spring tune-up during that time.

The other tire was done while working on other projects.

I think good old fashioned patience works pretty good. It may be slow but you don't need to do a lot of rigging on pumps'n'stuff.

 

[stubbornrichard]

this sounds like a good way to add weight without spending alot of money, the local agri place said it would cost around 2 or 3 hundred dollars per tire, thats with the special filler liquid, and these are small tires on the back of my b7100, i was wondering if there is any downsides to washer fluid like is it not as heady as the special fluid?

 

[LBrown59]

this sounds like a good way to add weight without spending alot of money, the local agri place said it would cost around 2 or 3 hundred dollars per tire, thats with the special filler liquid, and these are small tires on the back of my b7100, i was wondering if there is any downsides to washer fluid like is it not as heady as the special fluid?

WWF is fine.

 

[blueriver]

I called the farm service truck .... they handled it. I found out it was easy and I too sat there that evening drinking ... sweet tea.

 

[rhett]

ok i'll bite and add a suggestion, and a reason to buy a new usefull tool (toy) for your collection.

i used a Pressure Paint Tank, already had and use for large painting projects. it has a safety factor with it's use by regulating the max amount of pressure sent to the tire. the hose was just clamped over the valve stem (valve removed) at 12 o'clock. when the tire is full, the excess overfill will flow back into the paint tank when relieving pressure (no spillage). something similar but in a larger version could be made or bought, like a pressurized sand blasting unit (needs to be pressure regulated) would offer a larger tank capacity and still have the use it was designed for.

Pressure Paint Tank
Pressure Sand Blaster

used Napa -20*F Windshield Washer Fluid

 

[KubotaSam]

I used a boat bilge pump in a 5 gal pail. I bolted the pump to a small scrap of steel to keep it on the bottom of the pail. I connected the pump with a hose to an adapter I bought from Gemplers. It was quick and easy. I just kept pouring the wwf into the pail as the level went down, Once in a while when the rate of flow slowed down I would bleed the air from the tire.

 

[bx2230orange]

Tractor Supply sells an adaptor for just this purpose. Usae the adapter and a drill pump, no fuss, no mess. Done in 10 minutes.

 

[chickenman]

how would it be if a hole was drilled in the rim opesite the stem for another stem?

 

[wushaw]

how would it be if a hole was drilled in the rim opesite the stem for another stem?

Another source for air leakage. It is not necessary.