Fluid filled tires?

[Blue2Orange]

One of my neighbors I allow to hunt on the property. When he stopped by to set up his blind he took a look at my new BX. He has a SCUT similar in size to the BX. I use to tell him his tractor looks like a toy. Now I have a "toy" tractor. He first just added fluid to both front and rear tires to improve traction when using his 3pt snowblower and FEL. Didn't work as hoped for. When dropping the blower down to float position. Too often spinning turf tires. No locking diff on his SCUT. He added chains to the rear.

His suggestion was to add fluid to the tires. Remember the dealer offered it as an add on option. It was a bit of a cost that I rather spend on something that I think I needed vs. might need. My neighbor noted he just filled his with RV/sailboat antifreeze solution. Safe to do? Clueless what the chemical make up is of the dealer installed solution. Haven't goggle what is in RV and sailboat plumbing system antifreeze. Considering those solutions are meant for seasonal use only. Do they deteriorate with time? Cause issues when fresh or when they breakdown with time and exposure to summer time heat?

For now it is wait and see how chains alone work.
The BX front tires don't look to have much volume. Thinking added mass wouldn't be significant. Maybe better to add chains or studs for improved traction.

 

[DONLI]

I have a L3301 HST and just fill rear tires with RV antifreese it is good down to -50 F 30 gal each, it was cheap on sale $2.96 a gal. added about 520 lbs to the rear.
Well worth it , I had an L3010 GST an had water in the rear tires( no temps much below freesing where I lived at the time) and would not have a tractor without some rear wheel wheights.
Just my 2c.

Don

 

[jyoutz]

Gilling rear tires does improve traction, but the primary reason for filled tires is to add ballast as a counterweight for using the loader to lift heavy loads.