Wheres all the folks using antifreeze in their tires ?????

[coachgeo]

I have put filtered/de-oiled second-hand AF from junkyards in my farm tractor tires for decades since the traditional calcium chloride is so corrosive it rots the rims out with the slightest leak in a tube or valve stem in a matter of a few years .. Of course we do this for tractive weight, not balance..

A fairly-new practice for farmers and construction is BEET JUICE for ballast .. Maybe you could try that instead of AF for balancing your tires, it's biodegradable and supposedly will not freeze.. I have even thought about using waste vegetable oil . As for special tools, there is something called a "water valve" that can be bought at any Tractor Supply chain store or similar .. They have a 3/4" water hose connection and screw onto the valve stem, and an air vent for the obvious reason

interesting idea on the used AF. Beet juice is not new new of an idea. Folk are $hying away from it becau$e it ha$ gotten unbearably Expen$ive for the average $mall farmer$

 

[msgjd]

Beet juice is not new new of an idea. Folk are $hying away from it becau$e it ha$ gotten unbearably Expen$ive for the average $mall farmer$

true not new new,,,,, but new to me as of about 7 years ago , which flew by .. so might as well have been yesterday

 

[msgjd]

I THOUGHT THERE WERE ALOT OF FOLKS RUNNING ANTIFREEZE IN THEIR TIRES ! I?

another thing I forgot to mention was windshield washer fluid.. a buddy of mine buys barrels of it for loading tractor & equip tires but you probably only need 5 gallons or so for what you want to do

 

[DeMilitarized]

@Elijah95 runs or ran antifreze in his 16.00 mtvr tires and said it made a good difference but said when the tire heats up on the highway the liquid can make its way out when the ctis cycles.

 

[coachgeo]

another thing I forgot to mention was windshield washer fluid.. a buddy of mine buys barrels of it for loading tractor & equip tires but you probably only need 5 gallons or so for what you want to do

problem with this and RV water lines/tank antifreeze is it has alcohol in it. May affect rubber..... and is flammable.

 

[Wingnut13]

Yep, common name is rim guard. I’ve had that in my Kubota tires for ten years or more.

 

[msgjd]

problem with this and RV water lines/tank antifreeze is it has alcohol in it. May affect rubber..... and is flammable.

He has been using the windshield washer fluid for over 25 years but you are correct, certain alcohol's may affect rubber.. And as far as flammable, everyone could use a little excitement once in awhile .. Just ask us who own gasser M51's, M52's, and M62's which come with a fuel tank cap that vents near the flame-spewing tailpipe tip

 

[Ronmar]

problem with this and RV water lines/tank antifreeze is it has alcohol in it. May affect rubber..... and is flammable.

Well I have used windshield washer fluid in systems with metal parts, rubber pump seals, grommets and all rubber lines for decades, with no negative effects noted…