Fluid filled rear tires

[Will_C]

WW fluid for 7 years-not a drop has leaked.

Will

 

[Tractorrr]

I put RV antifreeze from tractor supply in my tires a couple years ago. It hasn't leaked. I guess It doesn't leak like air from the tires which I was or am kind of worried about.

 

[JWR]

X2 Windshield washer fluid. 12 yrs no problems. It is easy and cheap.

I forgot that foam lacks weight which is the whole reason for loading the tires (though there may be other reasons.) For chronic "thorn leaks" the foam might still be great in front tires. WSW fluid seems like an ideal load for rear tires. Don't know if you can get it in bulk for filling large tires ? Just thinking out loud...I believe WSW fluid is alcohol based. Your 12yrs is a good data point when wondering if the alcohol softens the rubber or has some unplanned effect. Apparently not. Has to be better than salt solution which we know eventually eats the steel wheels.

 

[PhysAssist]

I had CaCl in my previous tractor for 25 years. Every year the valve stems would start dripping and I would need to replace the cores. It was a real PITA.

Sooo- - I had rimguard put in the new tractor - that was seven years ago - and not a drip in all those years.

I saw too many CaCl leaks in my youth, so we filled ours with Rimguard 5 years ago, which does not corrode wheels nor poison the environment if it leaks, unlike any of the other options.

 

[SPYDERLK]

I forgot that foam lacks weight which is the whole reason for loading the tires (though there may be other reasons.) For chronic "thorn leaks" the foam might still be great in front tires. WSW fluid seems like an ideal load for rear tires. Don't know if you can get it in bulk for filling large tires ? Just thinking out loud...I believe WSW fluid is alcohol based. Your 12yrs is a good data point when wondering if the alcohol softens the rubber or has some unplanned effect. Apparently not. Has to be better than salt solution which we know eventually eats the steel wheels.

Foam is heavy. But it doesnt ride as well as fluid.

 

[PhysAssist]

Foam is heavy. But it doesnt ride as well as fluid.

I have not had any experience with foam, but have read that tires become stiffer, and that the ride gets very abrupt over rough ground.

 

[idaho181]

I have had beet juice in my wheels since the day I bought it. Nary a drip!

Mike

 

[Fallon]

I have not had any experience with foam, but have read that tires become stiffer, and that the ride gets very abrupt over rough ground.

"Foam" is more like filling the whole tire & rim with liquid rubber that sets up than the spray foam you are thinking about. It adds a lot of weight. Also makes it behave like a solid rubber tire rather than soft pneumatic... rough ride, etc.

 

[JWR]

"Foam" is more like filling the whole tire & rim with liquid rubber that sets up than the spray foam you are thinking about. It adds a lot of weight. Also makes it behave like a solid rubber tire rather than soft pneumatic... rough ride, etc.

So does liquid. Normally fluid fills around 80 to 90% of what would otherwise be air. Since the water is not compressible, the small amount of air in there that is compressible leaves the tire very rigid and rough riding compared to 100% air.

 

[DT86]

I had a buddy that bought a tractor with foam filled rear tires.

I raked hay all day with it once. It might as well had square wheels. The next day I could hardly get around.