Coadster32 793 #1 Posted December 21, 2008 I have read about the commercial beet juice liquid ballast for the tires, and decided that I am going to load them up with windsheild washer fluid, for cost and availability. It seems like people load them up to about 75% full. My assumption is that they fill the rest up with air, to keep the bead from popping. I would think that this isn't nessasary. Now I'll stop thinking out loud, and ask a few questions to the gurus. 1) what is the best way to fill the tire with liduid. 2)how much do you fill the tire. 3)does air go in after, and how much psi. I read that you should fill your tire at the 12o'clock position. If I wanted 75% liquid in the tire, why not fill it at the 3-oclock position untill it squirs out? :hide: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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sorekiwi 761 #3 Posted December 21, 2008 I have read about the commercial beet juice liquid ballast for the tires, and decided that I am going to load them up with windsheild washer fluid, for cost and availability. It seems like people load them up to about 75% full. My assumption is that they fill the rest up with air, to keep the bead from popping. I would think that this isn't nessasary. Now I'll stop thinking out loud, and ask a few questions to the gurus. :hide: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerrell 1 #4 Posted December 21, 2008 :hide: I don't know if this will help, i remember as a teenager living on a ricefarm in southern arkansas, my dad would use antifreeze and fill the farm tractors tires, he used about 1/2 gallon on each tire and filled the rest with water. he bought a connection to fit the water hose and screwes on the valve stem (where he bought it i don't know) but i bougt one at TSC for about 3.00 and use it on my belarus and yanmar, just remove the valve stem and start the water,we used a small hose and funnel to get the antifreeze in, then the water, , we put the antifreeze in , in the 6 oclock position, the water in the 12, and filled it to the stem, the device has an air valve on it so you cut the water off and bleed the air out then continue filling until the water spurts out the air relief valve. put the valve stem in and fill to normal pressure ...won't take much air. i also remember runing over a large spike and puntured one of the large rear tires.. boy what a job and a big mess, it's a hard job getting that stuff back out of the tires, you can get most of it out by over inflating then rotate to the 6 position , have to reinflate several times to get most of the water out, but will have some left. BTW, the tires all had tubes in them, i don't know how it will work on a tubeless tire. also if you don't fill them up all the way, when you stop the tractor the water in the tires will make the tractor rock back and forth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtmoyer 1 #5 Posted December 21, 2008 i took off the tires when i filled them. i used rv anti freeze, $4 at walmart but it was green friendly if i ever get a leak and was not going to rust the rims. however it may get a little slushy when it gets real cold. i think i put in 2 gallons and 1 of water. i took out the valve core and used one of the air tools that screwed on to the stem. i have a small electric pump that hooks on to a garden hose. i went down to the hardware store an bought a few pieces that let me hook up a garden hose to an air hose coupler and i was in business. after i pumped in a gallon i had to let the compressed air out of the tire. then i filled with air to pressure. did not make much of a mess and was done in 30 min. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rideawaysenior 25 #6 Posted December 22, 2008 What you need is a really small funnel. All kidding aside, Tractor Supply sells a tire filling pump. No more then a plastic bicycle pump with a suction and discharge end. One end goes on the tire stem once you remove the needle, and the other you dump into your juice, and then start pumping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #7 Posted December 22, 2008 Thanks guys. Looks like I'll be checking out TSC in the next couple of days. :hide: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlenPettit 1,717 #8 Posted December 22, 2008 Filled Tires: Beet Juice ("Rim-gard") is about $2.35/gal and weighs 11#/gal and will not rust (anti-freeze is 8.2#/gal, will rust in time). All farm/truck-type tire stores have this juice now (a thick dark heavy syrup), especially Farm Co-Ops, bring your own containers. Best to let them fill your 23" rear tires with 5 gal for $8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
