Filling tires for ballast

[Dan_R_42]

A liquid tire gauge, would that just be a glycerin filled gauge?

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No. The glycerin filled is not what you need.

Here is a link for the type of tire gauge that is reasonably priced.
http://www.amazon.com/Imperial-72063-Tractor-liquid-Gauge/dp/B001HXPCQG

The gauges are designed to be able to flush them out in fresh water after use to clear out any junk they took in.

If you are near a Tractor Supply they should have them.

 

[Tx Jim]

Mike_B
How much Dawn did you put in what size tires? I have 16.9 X 30 rear tires that I'm going to add H2O to.

 

[cerlawson]

Check with the surplus buyers and sellers in the area. We have some that have the steel cut-outs from some large equipment manufacturers.
The ones I found were near round and thick steel, 4" and up. By then welding on studs they make great wheel weights. Price is generally steel junk price. I then arranged to attach one to the wheel as with wheel weights, but then hung others outside of that using a big center bolt, threaded into the inside weight. lacking that source, round steel "bar stock", 8" and up in diameter works, but you need a power hack saw to "slice" off what you need. A pain in the neck to remove in case of a flat tire, but otherwise worked great. For a 28 HP tractor, three of them per side really helped.