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876wheelhorse

hey thinking on trying to pull a plow need some wheel weights. like to have the steel ones but how do you guys fill your tires up with liquid. i have heard like deicer like prestone. let me know thanks

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tgranthamfd

Have you thought about this type?

http://www.tracweight.com/

I was wondering if they would be any good, myself.

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Kelly

Some guys use Rim guard to fill the tires it's beat juice, I like bolt on weights so you can remove if you want, but each to there own.

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Coadster32

Yes the cement weights work well, and are cost effective. They do however stick out past the rims, especially the really heavy ones. I couldn't use them because I plow right next to a fence.

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Indy w h

I prefer bolt on weights. I think there user friendly. Just my 2 cents

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wheel horse 1045

i have used all of them and in my oppinion it comes down to preference because they work the same,now the plastic did crack after a few years but were the cheapest

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876wheelhorse

so how do you fill tires up with liquid then. do you somehow pour into valve stem??

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Jim_M

Break the bead on one side and pour it between the tire and rim (lay it flat on the floor) until you can't pour any more in. That gives you about 80-85% fill.

I filled the tires on my D-160 with used anti freeze that I got free from the local Jiffy Lube using that method and they weighed about 115 pounds each.

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Indy w h

There is a device that goes on ur valve stem that let's u fill

ur tires w/fluid. My buddy has 1 I'll ask him if I can take a

pic of it and post it. We use windshield washer fluid in r tires

it's pretty cheap. They weigh about 100 lb

Indy

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sorekiwi

I filled he tubes in a set of rear wheels with a funnel and a length of clear plastic tubing. (remove the valve first!!). I stood the wheel upright with the valve at the highest point, and every now and then would "burp" the tire by pushing down on it. I think I got about 8 gallons in each rear tire (55lbs added).

I used windshield washer fluid, its a little more enviromentally friendly, and if I spring a leak it'll probably just get the dog drunk instead of dead...

TSC apparently sells some sort of filling valve you can use too.

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876wheelhorse

sounds simple enough thanks now to find a plow and wheel weights. buy one thing at a time

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