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Rick/Oasis ID

05-11-2006 06:29:59




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I have read post talking about using windshield washer fluid in your tires.
1. Is this recomended
2.standard or winter fluid preferred
3. Can i pull the valve core and fill it with a small elec motor and 25 gallon tank used for spraying weed killer. (seems like it would work)
4. where can you buy calcium if I can't use washer fluid
5. Tractor is a 300 11x 38 tires i think, how much fluid do they require
Thanks as always guys..... ..Rick

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Dave Sherburne NY

05-11-2006 18:06:36




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to Rick/Oasis ID, 05-11-2006 06:29:59  
Go to the John Deere board and read the post "filling rear tires," its #3 right now. To long to type again.me tell you how I did it on a MF 35 this spring.
First you go to www.Gemplers.com and order Item no.
AQF1 Quick fill tractor tire Attachment.$13.95.
Next you get two plastic 55 gallon Barrels with the
caps you can screw a pipe fitting in. In one cap
you put a fitting with a valve in it that you can
screw a garden hose to. In the other,you put a
valve stem like the type found in water tanks for
pressureizing the tank. Then you take your barrels
and go to the local car dealer and ask if he has any
used antifreeze you can haul away for him. He has
to pay to have it hauled away if you don't take it
Usually they wind up with oil floating on top of
the antifreeze. so if he has a pump to pump it
into your barrels, you can stop before you get any
oil. It takes about two barrels for 12.4x28 tires
Then you take it home, and leave it right on the
truck. Jack up one wheel of the tractor let the
air out and remove the tractor tire core housing.
with the valve stem at the top, attach the adapter
you got from Gemplers, and hook a hose to it. I
use a washing machine hose. Install the barrel
plugs in the barrel with the fittings on them.
Then lay the barrel down on its side with the plug
with the valve on the bottom. Barrel still on the
truck.hook the hose to the barrel, and open the
valve. If you put pressure to the barrel,no more
than MAXIMUM OF 10 POUNDS did I say MAX 10 pounds.
It took about 20 minutes to transfer the anti-
freeze into the tire. When it starts to squirt out
the adapter, its full, shut off the valve,
remove the hose and adapter and reinstall the
tractor tire core housing still leaking isn't it
you should have put the valve core back in the
housing while you were waiting for the tire to
fill. Don't ask how I know.Next step is to inflate
the tire to 12 lbs. Then do the other one.
Link
will tell you how much your tire holds. Good Luck
Oh, Don't get that $8.25 Adapter from Napa. Its
to slow. Maybe that copy &paste stuff will work.

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Dave BN

05-11-2006 15:14:52




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to Rick/Oasis ID, 05-11-2006 06:29:59  
You can put as much or as little fluid in the tires as you want. I wouldn't go over 3/4 full of liquid. Try to get close to the same amount in each tire to balance the weight. Your local tire dealer would be able to fill them faster and easier than you, just a thought. Dave.



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El Toro

05-11-2006 14:00:45




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to Rick/Oasis ID, 05-11-2006 06:29:59  
Here in MD it's hard to disposed of calcium from tractor tires. Our Case/IH dealer won't touch them. They're using used antifreeze to fill the tires now. I don't think it would be so corrosive as calcium and rust the rims. Hal



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Nat 2

05-11-2006 11:32:51




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to Rick/Oasis ID, 05-11-2006 06:29:59  
When filling, you need to keep in mind that you're pumping into a pressure vessel. Water is displacing air, but the air has nowhere to go so the pressure builds up. Every so often you will need to stop and let off the pressure, or eventually the pump will not be able to push fluid in.

The reason people use calcuim is, it's cheap. Windshield washer fluid, especially at $2 a gallon for the winter formula, is going to be an expensive proposition when you're talking about 40-50 gallons per tire. Be aware that the summer formula will freeze if it gets cold enough.

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old

05-11-2006 09:38:13




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to Rick/Oasis ID, 05-11-2006 06:29:59  
Drop me an e-mail and I'll send you a page from an 1935 owner manual that explains how to fill tires with fluid. It show 3 ways to do it and from there you can probably figure out a way to adapte. I use wipe fluid in my tires no days and have never had any problems, I use winter type so it doesn't freeze. I have one tracot with WWF in one tire and CACL in the other tire and don't see much differance in the 2 tires and one never slips before the other so I'd say it works

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The Reseacher

05-11-2006 07:54:17




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to Rick/Oasis ID, 05-11-2006 06:29:59  
Hope this will help.



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The Researcher

05-11-2006 07:57:46




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to The Reseacher, 05-11-2006 07:54:17  
Weights may vary depending on what it is mixed with.



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Dr.EVIL

05-11-2006 07:45:26




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 Re: Tire liquid question in reply to Rick/Oasis ID, 05-11-2006 06:29:59  
Washer fluid works fine or used antifreeze, make sure the freeze point is lower than the lowest temp. You ever see in Your area. The fluid will expand if it freezes and destroy Your tires. The washer fluid will not weigh as much as the Calcium Chloride but it's close. I have 12.4 X 38's on My Super H, same size as your 11-38's, I seem to remember they hold 40-45 gallon of fluid each, about 500# per tire with the CaCl solution. Do a search on "Firestone" and they have quite a bit of info on ag tires on their website.

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