Tire Ballast--again. Sorry.

[willfick]

There's a chart at this Firestone site that'll tell you how many gallons per tire for the size you have.
http://www.firestoneag.com/tiredata/info/info_hydro_2.asp
When I filled the 11.2x38 tires on my H (36 gallons filled to the top of the rim, about 300 lbs per tire if pure water) I started by putting six gallons of low-tox antifreeze. That'll protect against a hard freeze into the teens, good enough for around here. I don't play tractor when it's freezing.
I used a two gallon pump up sprayer. With the spray nozzle off the end of the wand was a good enough fit against the valve stem (core removed) that I didn't spill any. Then used a connector from the auto parts store to finish filling with the hose.
Wm
I edit-ted to remove a file I attached that showed freeze protection at lower antifreeze ratios. It didn't show up legibly.

 

[willfick]

There's a chart at this Firestone site that'll tell you how many gallons per tire for the size you have.
http://www.firestoneag.com/tiredata/info/info_hydro_2.asp
When I filled the 11.2x38 tires on my H (36 gallons filled to the top of the rim, about 300 lbs per tire if pure water) I started by putting six gallons of low-tox antifreeze. That'll protect against a hard freeze into the teens, good enough for around here. I don't play tractor when it's freezing.
I used a two gallon pump up sprayer. With the spray nozzle off the end of the wand was a good enough fit against the valve stem (core removed) that I didn't spill any. Then used a connector from the auto parts store to finish filling with the hose.
Wm
I edit-ted to remove a file I attached that showed freeze protection at lower antifreeze ratios. It didn't show up legibly.

 

[JerryG]

You mix the alcohol with water. I can't for the life of me remember the ratio. It seems like it was one gallon of alcohol to 3 gallons of water, but I'm not sure. It's been to long.

 

[JerryG]

You mix the alcohol with water. I can't for the life of me remember the ratio. It seems like it was one gallon of alcohol to 3 gallons of water, but I'm not sure. It's been to long.

 

[N80]

Jerry, is that ratio (or something similar) sufficient to prevent rust or just function as an antifreeze?

Willfick, are your tires tubeless and if so, have there been rust problems?

 

[N80]

Jerry, is that ratio (or something similar) sufficient to prevent rust or just function as an antifreeze?

Willfick, are your tires tubeless and if so, have there been rust problems?

 

[N80]

Update: Here is a reply from the site I linked to in the original post. I may seriously give this a try. It seems perfect.

The reply:

Dear George:

Here is a link to the product that is perfect for what you describe.
http://www.corrosionvci.com/corrosion/proddetail.php?prod=VCI-841-Powder
Use is 1/2 of 1 percent up to 1 percent by weight of the volume of water. It is safe for yellow metal valves etc. and for use on rubber and other synthetic materials. It is compatible with anti-freeze additives etc.
Use is 2 to 4 pounds per 50 gallons of water. It is available in quantities as little as 5 pounds and up.

Rick Kozuch
www.corrosionvci.com kpr@corrosionvci.com www.corrosionvci.com/blog
KPR ADCOR INC. 'We Stop Rust!' TM
Toll Free: 1-866-577-2326 Phone: 905-628-3232 Fax: 905-628-2529

 

[N80]

Update: Here is a reply from the site I linked to in the original post. I may seriously give this a try. It seems perfect.

The reply:

Dear George:

Here is a link to the product that is perfect for what you describe.
http://www.corrosionvci.com/corrosion/proddetail.php?prod=VCI-841-Powder
Use is 1/2 of 1 percent up to 1 percent by weight of the volume of water. It is safe for yellow metal valves etc. and for use on rubber and other synthetic materials. It is compatible with anti-freeze additives etc.
Use is 2 to 4 pounds per 50 gallons of water. It is available in quantities as little as 5 pounds and up.

Rick Kozuch
www.corrosionvci.com kpr@corrosionvci.com www.corrosionvci.com/blog
KPR ADCOR INC. 'We Stop Rust!' TM
Toll Free: 1-866-577-2326 Phone: 905-628-3232 Fax: 905-628-2529

 

[AndyMA]

Just out of curiosity why don't you just take your tractor to a dealer and have the tires filled with nontoxic RimGuard a product specifically formulated for this purpose?

Andy

 

[AndyMA]

Just out of curiosity why don't you just take your tractor to a dealer and have the tires filled with nontoxic RimGuard a product specifically formulated for this purpose?

Andy