Tire Ballast--again. Sorry.

Farmwithjunk · Jun 9, 2006

My local NAPA store sells me windshield washer solution @ $1.05 a gallon when I buy in quantity. (Usually over 100 gallons at a time)

Farmwithjunk · Jun 9, 2006

My local NAPA store sells me windshield washer solution @ $1.05 a gallon when I buy in quantity. (Usually over 100 gallons at a time)

KentT · Jun 9, 2006

( My local NAPA store sells me windshield washer solution @ $1.05 a gallon when I buy in quantity. (Usually over 100 gallons at a time) )

I've also got it last year at my local NAPA for not a whole lot more when I buy 5 cases of 6 one-gallon jugs (30 gallons total)...

During the colder months, Wally World and other places also have specials for 99 cents a gallon if you happen across them. I've seen this price at truck stops and gas stations late in the season, when they're trying to clear out their inventory of the winter blend...

KentT · Jun 9, 2006

( My local NAPA store sells me windshield washer solution @ $1.05 a gallon when I buy in quantity. (Usually over 100 gallons at a time) )

I've also got it last year at my local NAPA for not a whole lot more when I buy 5 cases of 6 one-gallon jugs (30 gallons total)...

During the colder months, Wally World and other places also have specials for 99 cents a gallon if you happen across them. I've seen this price at truck stops and gas stations late in the season, when they're trying to clear out their inventory of the winter blend...

Soundguy · Jun 9, 2006

( That's correct, but that's at a concentration of about 50/50 with water )

No... the 50/50 is mostly lowering the freeze point. many thermosyphon engines run 30/70.. and as shown here.. a few gallons of antifreeze will lower the freezing point enough to provide some protection.. yet give superior corrosion resistance. A slushy ice/water mix in a tire is ok.. in an engine it isn't..

Soundguy

Soundguy · Jun 9, 2006

( That's correct, but that's at a concentration of about 50/50 with water )

No... the 50/50 is mostly lowering the freeze point. many thermosyphon engines run 30/70.. and as shown here.. a few gallons of antifreeze will lower the freezing point enough to provide some protection.. yet give superior corrosion resistance. A slushy ice/water mix in a tire is ok.. in an engine it isn't..

Soundguy

N80 · Jun 9, 2006

( No... the 50/50 is mostly lowering the freeze point.)

So you are saying that significantly lower concentrations than 50/50, say 1/20 or 1/50 AF to water (which is what you hear most commonly), will provide adequate corrosion resistance? That's what I've been wanting to hear! Asked several times but never got a definitive response. I assumed it was because no one was sure.

( many thermosyphon engines run 30/70)

However, if I can't go any lower than 30/70, that's still pretty expensive.

( a few gallons of antifreeze will lower the freezing point enough to provide some protection.. yet give superior corrosion resistance.)

Good, because I don't really need the freeze protection at all, I'm primarily concerned with rust. But you say 'superior'; superior to what? Plain water? I'd expect so, but would like to know how much better. I'm just looking for 'adequate' or 'sufficient'. I'm sure I'm over-thinking and over-worrying (which is what a first time tractor owner is prone to do) but tomorrow I'm going to borrow a floor jack and put water and AF in the tires. I'm going to try and get 3-4 gallons per tire of AF if I can find some cheap stuff. Four gallons would put me at about 1/10.

Wish me luck.

I'll report back Monday. Same Bat time. Same Bat channel. Stay tuned.

N80 · Jun 9, 2006

( No... the 50/50 is mostly lowering the freeze point.)

So you are saying that significantly lower concentrations than 50/50, say 1/20 or 1/50 AF to water (which is what you hear most commonly), will provide adequate corrosion resistance? That's what I've been wanting to hear! Asked several times but never got a definitive response. I assumed it was because no one was sure.

( many thermosyphon engines run 30/70)

However, if I can't go any lower than 30/70, that's still pretty expensive.

( a few gallons of antifreeze will lower the freezing point enough to provide some protection.. yet give superior corrosion resistance.)

Good, because I don't really need the freeze protection at all, I'm primarily concerned with rust. But you say 'superior'; superior to what? Plain water? I'd expect so, but would like to know how much better. I'm just looking for 'adequate' or 'sufficient'. I'm sure I'm over-thinking and over-worrying (which is what a first time tractor owner is prone to do) but tomorrow I'm going to borrow a floor jack and put water and AF in the tires. I'm going to try and get 3-4 gallons per tire of AF if I can find some cheap stuff. Four gallons would put me at about 1/10.

Wish me luck.

I'll report back Monday. Same Bat time. Same Bat channel. Stay tuned.

3RRL · Jun 9, 2006

I didn't post earlier because I was not sure about the corrosive resistance anti-freeze would give you. I put 2 gals ea in the rears and only 1 ea in the fronts unisng that little NAPA filling tool....filled the rest up to the valve stem (at 12:00 o'clock) with water. Took me a couple of hours to do all of them...saved me some bucks too.

3RRL · Jun 9, 2006

I didn't post earlier because I was not sure about the corrosive resistance anti-freeze would give you. I put 2 gals ea in the rears and only 1 ea in the fronts unisng that little NAPA filling tool....filled the rest up to the valve stem (at 12:00 o'clock) with water. Took me a couple of hours to do all of them...saved me some bucks too.