water in tires

ken in texas · Nov 30, 2009

When I was a little kid, my dad filled the back tires of a wd ac tractor with water for weight.Guess he didn"t think about cold weather,Thats right ,they froze solid.He tried everything to thaw them out and took them to town where they had a steam laundry and finaly thawed them out.Next time I will tell you how he nearly burned the tires off the same tractor

da-bees · Nov 30, 2009

OMG! Who ever said the old timers were smart didn't know my ol-man. When cold weather was forcast to last more than a few days (Texas),he had my brothers remove rear wheels and roll them in the house. Sometimes they had to reinstall them to use the tractor then remove again. Looking back,it appears he was determined my brothers would never take a break from work. Boy what idiots he thought pepole were to waste money on fertilize and herbasides.

BCnT · Nov 30, 2009

sounds like my grandfather...that man taught me the meaning of a days work when i was 6...had me rolling 55 gallon barrels of slop down the hog trough...it was fun tho...i ate at some of the finest restraunts in Galveston at least 3 times a week...in the kitchen but same food as out front

Tx Jim · Dec 1, 2009

When I was using my tractor to plow I put water in my rear tires without antifreeze with no problems. I didn't drive it in cold weather so it sat there until it thawed. Ice doesn't hurt tire or tube if one doesn't move it.

Wesley Stephens · Dec 1, 2009

Here in NC we use water in tires with no problems. We hardly ever use tractors when it is below about 20 degrees though. We hardly ever see daytime temperatures that are much below freezing, though we do have cold nights in Jan. and Feb.

ken in texas · Dec 1, 2009

this was in late 1930's,couldn't use tractor because tires wouldn't spread out on bottom side for traction. Like having steel wheels.

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