Antifreeze suggestions

[Soundguy]

Since 80% of my tractors are fords/ NH units.. I use the CNH product.. My 5000 and 7610s each take an entire bottle for themselves.

If you look around, some diesel antifreezes are 'precharged' with cavitation addatives.. though.. I have not tried them, and instead have followed my dealers and manual's recomendation of 1 bottle addative per collant change.. etc.
If your unit uses a coolant filter.. some of those can be bough pre-charged too..

Soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

Since 80% of my tractors are fords/ NH units.. I use the CNH product.. My 5000 and 7610s each take an entire bottle for themselves.

If you look around, some diesel antifreezes are 'precharged' with cavitation addatives.. though.. I have not tried them, and instead have followed my dealers and manual's recomendation of 1 bottle addative per collant change.. etc.
If your unit uses a coolant filter.. some of those can be bough pre-charged too..

Soundguy

 

[Farmwithjunk]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How do you test your antifreeze?
Litmus test. (acid/alkainity) One of those cheap testers with the floating balls. Can't recall their name.
What additive from Fram do you use?
I don't have the part# with me. It's available at any good truck parts store. I've also used John Deere additive. My Deere has a coolant filter. Like SoundGuy said, some of those filters come pre-charged. I get mine WITHOUT a pre-charge and add my own. (Filters are common to most Deeres with coolant filter. System volume varies considerabley. Additive used is based on coolant system capacity)
Why each Fall in your tractors and only as needed in your road vehicles?
Car and truck use "lifetime" coolant. If and when it NEEDS changing, I'll do that. Diesels that log a lot of hours need fresh coolant to lower the chances of the electraulysis (sp?) (wet-sleeve pitting) All three tractors combined require a total of 6 gallons of coolant. Seems like a low buck compared to new cylinder sleeves.
Bob )</font>

 

[Farmwithjunk]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How do you test your antifreeze?
Litmus test. (acid/alkainity) One of those cheap testers with the floating balls. Can't recall their name.
What additive from Fram do you use?
I don't have the part# with me. It's available at any good truck parts store. I've also used John Deere additive. My Deere has a coolant filter. Like SoundGuy said, some of those filters come pre-charged. I get mine WITHOUT a pre-charge and add my own. (Filters are common to most Deeres with coolant filter. System volume varies considerabley. Additive used is based on coolant system capacity)
Why each Fall in your tractors and only as needed in your road vehicles?
Car and truck use "lifetime" coolant. If and when it NEEDS changing, I'll do that. Diesels that log a lot of hours need fresh coolant to lower the chances of the electraulysis (sp?) (wet-sleeve pitting) All three tractors combined require a total of 6 gallons of coolant. Seems like a low buck compared to new cylinder sleeves.
Bob )</font>