Discovered something...

FordTractorMan · Mar 10, 2011

Servicing my 8700 last week, I discovered the right rear tire has no fluid in it (owned it almost 2 yrs. - should've checked). Checked the left tire & fluid squirted out - figured it was full. Found out in changing the left tire that it only had a few gallons in it. That explains why I spun so much last year w/the chisel plow... Anyway, I bought 180 gal. of -20 deg. windshield washer fluid from Rural King. Plan to put 90 gal + about 20 gal. water in each wheel. Figure freeze protection should still be around -10. Anxious to see how the old gal will do w/a little more "lead" in the rear end (would that be junk in the trunk??). If it ever dries up in so. Ill., that is...

in-too-deep · Mar 10, 2011

How did you purchase that much washer fluid? Barrels?

What did you pay per gallon?

Always thought that was a good idea instead of the salt water.

FordTractorMan · Mar 10, 2011

Ha! Wish it were in barrels! I looked for concentrate, but no one in my immediate area (that I could find) had it. I bought it in 1 gal. jugs! Pretty good deal - $1.49/gal. Tire shop was asking $1.79 for their alcohol solution, and I can't believe that price is right. That's what they priced it to me last year for another tractor. Anyway, I'm going to start pumping it in tomorrow. Hope it's as easy as it looks.

Old Ford Mechanic · Mar 10, 2011

She oughta hook up now R.W.

NEKS · Mar 10, 2011

Dad brought a WD Allis new in 51. When plowing he always cussed how much the land wheel slipped. Eleven years later went to put on a new set of rear tires and the land wheel only had five gallons in. He went back to the dealer who was still in business and they finish filling it up for him.

in-too-deep · Mar 10, 2011

Yeah that's a heckuva good price. Now you gotta figure out a clever use for 180 empty plastic jugs. : )

FarmallZach · Mar 10, 2011

Just out of curiousity how are you going to pump it in?

FordTractorMan · Mar 11, 2011

Being extremely cheap, I saved 2 39 gal. fuel tanks and the electric fuel pump from a combine I junked some years back. I bolted the tanks together & mounted them to a wood frame I built (scrap lumber), plumbed both together in a "t" and hooked the little automotive fuel pump up to it. I use that to haul farm fuel home & figure I'll use it to pump the fluid in. I bought a fitting to screw on the valve stem with a burp button on it. That little pump is slow, but it beats paying to have it done. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. I'd post a pic or two if I knew how.

ohiojim · Mar 11, 2011

our local tire shop gets it in barrels or totes, they sell more of it then calcium

John730D · Mar 11, 2011

Fill em with water. Make good targets.

FordTractorMan · Mar 11, 2011

Need some empty gallon jugs? Cheap...

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