Tires Liquid in Tires

fig · Jul 5, 2005

John,

I recently filled the rear tires on my little Yanmar 1700. It is 2wd and you need all you can get when pulling a 5' scrape blade with crush and run flowing over the top.

I purchased the air stem adapter from TSC for about $10.00 and used the antifreeze that is environmentally safe. I can't remember the name, but suposedly will not hurt animals and the such. Purchased at Advance Auto. I had a drill pump that I used to transfer the antifreeze and then you connect to your garden hose and fill.

I haven't read the other threads; might have already been mentioned.

Fig

Joe_in_Madison · Jul 6, 2005

Gentelmen,

I just put rimguard in my 2210 rears. I've seen rims replaced becasue of CaCL and didn't want to deal with the hassle 5-15 years from now. It took some time on the phone finding a dealer, I ended up taking the tires and driving 30 miles to get them filled at a small tire shop.

I asked a local Kubota dealer why he didn't carry Rimguard and he said you couldn't mix it with other products, so coupled with the low demand and high price, they still use CaCL about 90% of the time.

Price was $3 gallon, we broke the seals and dumped in about 10 gallons per tire. It's pretty thick reddish stuff, so it very well could be the beet juice product gpod was talking about earlier. I think RimGuard is headquartered in Michigan as well, so it makes sense.

Hope this info helps a little.

ddivinia · Mar 3, 2009

Does anybody know of a rimguard dealer in Texas?

Thanks,
D.

Darin · Mar 3, 2009

I had a 3520 with cab, i put Fluid in all the tires, front and rear....I lost a lot of power when i did that, especially going down the road at full speed....thought the tractor had problems because of lack of power, had it put on the dyno and checked over....came to the conclusion that it was all the added weight. I now have a 4720 and went with wheel weights on the rear, and the loader is all the weight i need on the front....just something to think about when adding fluid.

ddivinia · Mar 3, 2009

I am going to price wheel weights for both my 4520 cab and 5525 cab.

How much weight can I put on each?

How much did it cost you?

Thanks,
D.

greenmule · Mar 3, 2009

Methinal doesn't hurt your rims,and I'm sure it and water is cheaper. It weighs about same as just water though.

slaveToHorses · Mar 3, 2009

Real John Deere owners use scotch.
And not any of the blended junk, we're talking single malt.

Then when you get a flat, you just get down there and sip on it. Then the flat don't seem like such a big deal...

greenmule · Mar 4, 2009

Well now that just seems like a waste,oh,forgot you said john deere owners,ok,makes sense now

jenkinsph · Mar 4, 2009

fig said:
John,

I recently filled the rear tires on my little Yanmar 1700. It is 2wd and you need all you can get when pulling a 5' scrape blade with crush and run flowing over the top.

I purchased the air stem adapter from TSC for about $10.00 and used the antifreeze that is environmentally safe. I can't remember the name, but suposedly will not hurt animals and the such. Purchased at Advance Auto. I had a drill pump that I used to transfer the antifreeze and then you connect to your garden hose and fill.

I haven't read the other threads; might have already been mentioned.

Fig