Tires Fill Tractor Tires with ?

[wedge40]

Here is the pump I bought.
12 Volt Marine Utility Water Pump
I bought the adapter from NAPA.

I had drive about 40 mile to pick my Rimguard up. They loaded two 50gal barrels on the truck. That made each barrel weigh over 500lbs and I wasn't going to be muscling them around. So I siphoned the fluid into two other barrels I had on the ground. I needed the truck for other things and I had to get it unloaded ASAP. Thats was why I took the extra step. Then I pumped from the barrels into the tires.

I would say the stuff is a little thinner then hydraulic fluid. Smells nasty too in the hot weather. Got sprayed all over my face and some in my eyes without anything being hurt other then my pride.
I do know it's more expensive then CaCl or anything else, but we have negative temps for a few weeks every year and I wanted something that wouldn't rust out the rims on my 43 year old tractor. I lived in a warmer climate I would use water and alcohol.

Wedge

 

[gregsons]

thanks Wedge, Is that the tractor you filled the tires up on next to your name? that looks to have about the same size tires as mine 14.9 24 i was thinking about 50 gal per tire and if i needed more i could add it later

 

[chips papaw]

well i bought a 45 hp koiti new and had dealer to load tires before they delivered it .they load tires with beet juice they told me if i got a leak that it wouldnt hurt anything havent had any trouble at all. i had never heard of using beet jucie but it works fine.

 

[IslandTractor]

well i bought a 45 hp koiti new and had dealer to load tires before they delivered it .they load tires with beet juice they told me if i got a leak that it wouldnt hurt anything havent had any trouble at all. i had never heard of using beet jucie but it works fine.

Beet juice = RimGuard. Having the dealer install it before delivery is definitely the easiest and usually cheapest way to go. I had it in my first tractor and regret not having it added to my current tractor.

 

[Reg]

I believe the manufacturer told me it was viscous and required pumping but I don't have direct experience. I had called them because I wanted to do it myself but he ended up talking me out of it. I see others have done it though so it clearly is possible without the special equipment that dealers use.

It isn't much more viscous than water and it cleans up very easily, just flush with a garden hose - done.

You don't need a pump, just set the barrels up in the FEL, start the siphon, then raise the bucket to max height - be CAREFUL or you will be hosing yourself off (-:
Do REMEMBER that the tractor will be tipped a bit to one side to have the weight off the tire you are filling - THAT is (partly) why the barrel could pop out of the bucket, the other part is if you don't roll the bucket as you raise it, now that would get you some kinda WET.

 

[shaley]

I just took 5 gals of washer fluid out of each tire. Both tires read 2 psi so I suspected they were over filled or completely filled. Manual says don't fill above the tire valve when at 12 oclock which is 75% of volume. I was able to get 10 psi air on top of the water. Firmed up the sidewalls quite a bit.

 

[wedge40]

thanks Wedge, Is that the tractor you filled the tires up on next to your name? that looks to have about the same size tires as mine 14.9 24 i was thinking about 50 gal per tire and if i needed more i could add it later

Gregsons: My tractor is the same make and model, but that's not my tractor.
I'm too ashamed to post photos of what mine looks like.
My tire are 16.9-30.

Wedge

 

[gregsons]

LOL I had a Ford 3000 that was so ugly that i was assamed to park it outside where people could see it . :laughing:

 

[kco]

I did not read all the answers on this topic so hope this link was not posted previously. The following link has an interesting article on ballast alternatives:

Comparing Types of Liquid Tire Ballast | OrangeTractorTalks