adamls78
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Is it a good idea to put water in the back tires for weight, if I add anti-freeze to it first.
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It's quite commonly done. I put a gallon of Prestone in each of my back tires, then added water to the 75% level, but if I were going to do it again and use any antifreeze, I'd want to use the newer non-toxic antifreeze. However, a real farmer in my area in the late '90s said he only used plain water, and even in the late '50s, I repaired a few flats for farmers and then put plain water in the tires. Of course, I'm talking about north central Texas where we don't get a lot of really cold weather, and we don't use our tractors for snow removal because we don't have that much snow. So even if the water in a tire should freeze, it's not likely to do any damage at all if you don't move it until it thaws.
Redneck in training
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There is stuff I read about called "Rimguard". It is nontoxic, non-corrosive and freeze resistant liquid about 10% heavier than water. There is supposedly also puncture sealer compatible with the stuff.
Rim Guard - Liquid Tire Ballast
MULTI-SEAL CORPORATION Hydro Seal Tire Sealant
Search for keyword "rimguard" and you will find several threads discussing the issue.
Deerlope
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I am using rimgard and like it because I am running tubeless tires. Now if I have a punture I can fix it my self. Also very glad to see the site for Hydro seal. I went to their site and have found a dealer near me that I plan on calling very soon. I have had to flats on the rears in less than a year.I just send Hydro seal an email to see if there product is comparable with rimgard.
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Water in the tires work fine for years, maybe not ideal, but used with an anti corrosive fluid seems to not do any damage to the rims. I use an RV anti-corrosive fluid and trust it. Then again it does not freeze where I live. The tires don't care but any metal it contacts needs to be protected. People used to use Calcium chloride for more density, in the long run it just rusted the rims if there was any leaks.
SFish
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I put water in all tires, but I live in California. When I was in West Virginia I used calcium chloride in tires with tubes, but a small leak in one rear rusted out the rim so I switched to low temperature windshield washer fluid that I could get very cheap at Sam's.
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Even if it freezes, in Georgia, it wouldn't be a long term problem. It was -21 here last night and if I had water in the tires they would be flat spotted. As a matter of fact even with Rimguard at that temperature, they flat spot.
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adamls78
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I have thinking about how the weight on the back tires may not be a good thing for my yard. I use my JD 790 mostly for cut grass with a 5ft rear mower. This is the main reason I have R4 tire on it. I have sandy ground that doesn't take much to tear up. But I do need more grip for pulling and loader work. So I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it.