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memo

11-21-2005 11:49:20




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Is the cheap antifreeze that I can purchase at Wal-Mart or Farm and Home store be ok for my 1961 tractor? Any brand name which would be best. Thanks!!




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Bus Driver

11-21-2005 16:03:32




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to memo, 11-21-2005 11:49:20  
No matter where you buy it, look carefully to see if it is already diluted. Lots of the antifreeze sold today is already diluted and cannot be effective if more water is added to it. I buy the full strength and mix it 50-50 myself.



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Mark - IN.

11-21-2005 19:44:58




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to Bus Driver, 11-21-2005 16:03:32  
By the way Bus, I was wrong on the roots blower on the exhaust. Very wrong, and I apologize. You were correct.

Mark



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Jrry

11-22-2005 07:21:27




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to Mark - IN., 11-21-2005 19:44:58  
Mark, I havn't see you on the forum for awhile. Glad to see you back.
later, Jerry



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Mark - IN.

11-22-2005 20:48:58




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to Jrry, 11-22-2005 07:21:27  
Hey Jrry, hasn't been much time. Pretty much only on weekends before bed or when just get up. I haven't seen Mark from Texas (txgrn) in a long time. Not here, not on the JD forum either. Hope he's just really busy too. Real busy, I hope. Good guy.

Mark



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frankiee

11-21-2005 14:17:04




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to memo, 11-21-2005 11:49:20  
My personal opinion is that I get what I can afford.
If I bought the high quality car,
the high quality house, the high quality stereo, the high quality lite bulbs, etc.
I would not have enough money to buy in the first place.
I think it is more important to do the fluid changes. Antifreeze lasts indefinely but the rust inhibiters do not. I change and flush every 2 years. Just my opinion anyhow

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bradk

11-21-2005 12:02:46




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to memo, 11-21-2005 11:49:20  
I've been told more than once that there are only two major companies making ethylene and propylene glycol anti-freeze.Chances are you're getting prestone or peak in the store brand jugs,but at a cheaper price.~brad



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Jon Hagen

11-21-2005 12:29:10




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to bradk, 11-21-2005 12:02:46  
You want an antifreeze with the additive package made for heavy duty diesel engines,it will say so right on the jug. This will be up to preventing liner pitting and system corrosion in a diesel or gas engine. Most cheap antifreeze has only enough additives for a car/gasoline engine for one season.
I had a real eye opener some years ago when I bought my first coolant checker kit from Fleetguard. I tested a few of my tractors/combines/cars/trucks and found the test indicating that the coolant additives were very low. I could hardly believe the coolant was in that bad of shape,so I tested a new sample of premix (50% water 50%cheap gas engine antifreeze) and found it reading little better then the samples from my equipment. I thought I must be doing the test wrong with the Fleetguard test kit,so I called the 800 help number on the package. The tec at Fleetguard told me that most cheap car antifreeze has precious little additive in it,and that I needed to buy a heavy duty diesel antifreeze or add the additive consentrate to the cheap stuff I was using. I continued to buy the cheap stuff and bring the additive package up to specs by adding the consentrate additive untill I crunched the numbers and found that I could buy the HD coolant/antifreeze with the correct additive package already in it,cheaper than my witches brew of cheap coolant with thw additives added later. Most every brand including the farm stores and big box stores have the heavy duty coolant if you look or ask for it. A good one I use,that is avalible locally is Farm oil brand HD diesel coolant/antifreeze.

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Jerry Cent. Mi.

11-21-2005 13:23:48




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 Re: Is cheap ok? in reply to Jon Hagen, 11-21-2005 12:29:10  
John Deere sells an additive that they recomend for their diesal tractors to prevent cavitation. It cost under $20.00 a pint. I just add a pint every year per my mechanic.



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