Mixing my own 'windshield washer solution' to load tires

[SidecarFlip]

My old ford 3000 we put tubes In tires and loaded tubes with calcium chloride mixture. May do that to my kubota too we will see after winter. But I would say windshield washer fluid is no better. It rots winter wiper blades. Cracks them. But either way I think if you load tires it will cost you to do it and cost you again to repair it later. It's a vicious cycle of life.

Switch to silicone rubber wiper blades. They cost more but last 3 times as long. All I use on the buggies and the tractors.

 

[Ikc1990]

I used a 15 gallon garden spray tank with the 12 volt pump. I simply jacked the rear of the tractor up about 1" off the ground. Removed the valve core. Rotate tire so valve stem is at 12o position. Clamp hose from spray tank to valve stem. Dump gallon jugs into the tank. Use battery to fill tire. Need to remove the hose on the valve stem about 2/3 times to burp the air out to make room for more fluid.

I bought one of those "required" installation fittings from NAPA. Never used it. Don't need it.

Yes sorry that's how I did mine too. Just hadnt been able to be on we had no power no internet. But it's all good. I can live without power I got my kubota and my duramax I'll make power in other ways lol

 

[Bisleybob]

I've loaded several sets over the years with used engine coolant, always had access,as I worked at a garage most of my life. I have drilled a 1/2" hole 180 degrees from the valve stem,installed a new stem, and used a mityvac pump to vacuum in the fluid. Fast and easy, antifreeze is naturally anti corrosive, and does not compromise the tire, as long as it is not contaminated with oil or trans fluid.

 

[Donystoy]

CACL is fine for road dust control, not so good for weighted tires. It eats up rims (corrosive) and kills vegetation in concentrated amounts, plus it's hard to put in or remove.

I just use common sense (a rare commodity today) when using my front end loader and the optional Kubota cast Iron center weights. Never have issue one and my tires and rims stay in good shape.

Both of my Kubota's are heavy to begin with (8000 pounds +) but the loaders will still lift the rears off the ground if you don't use 'common sense'.

Kubota has a habit of matching over spec loaders to their tractors and then you have the owner segment that has to shim up the loader valve for even more lift, something I've never done and don't want to.

I agree with the calcium eating steel rims but these were the days before tubeless tires. The calcium went into the tube. Tubeless tires only came into existence in the early 1950's. Hard to imagine driving a car these days with tubes in the tires at highway speeds but that is what was done.

 

[SidecarFlip]

CACL will also destroy the valve stem in a tube. It's brass and steel and will corrode. Been there did that. CACL will render the valve stem inoperative and will eventually start to leak, the CACL will capillary down the stem, into the rim and start to corrode the rim hole where the stem goes through. Did that as well and had to repair the rim.

You'd be surprised how many 'tubeless' tires are out there on the road with tubes installed because a viable tubeless tire (still has plenty of tread but has a puncture in the sidewall or in the tread that cannot be plugged or booted) are cursing around on the highway.

Sidewall punctures or small cuts cannot be patched and the tires has to be tubed or scrapped.

 

[DogHandlerMN]

I recently loaded my tires with Rv/Marine antifreeze. I think it was just under $2 a gallon.
I shopped around a bit for the best price. The smaller stores where you can actually talk to a manager about getting a price break, looked up their price and were unable/unwilling to give a break because they had a small margin to begin with.

 

[ctfjr]

I was all set to order windshield washer solution from our local Home depot. The more I thought about it the more I didn't want to do it. If I ever have a tire come off the rim I just don't want to dump 30 gallons of it into the ground, possibly right over the aquifer. One of my neighbor's well is down only 50'.
The company I work for sells Cryotek 100 for heating systems. Its not cheap. It is non-toxic and friendly to anything in / around a tire (and people). I'm going to dilute it 50/50 which will give me freeze protection down to 10 deg F - way more than I need.

 

[NHSleddog]

I was all set to order windshield washer solution from our local Home depot. The more I thought about it the more I didn't want to do it. If I ever have a tire come off the rim I just don't want to dump 30 gallons of it into the ground, possibly right over the aquifer. One of my neighbor's well is down only 50'.
The company I work for sells Cryotek 100 for heating systems. Its not cheap. It is non-toxic and friendly to anything in / around a tire (and people). I'm going to dilute it 50/50 which will give me freeze protection down to 10 deg F - way more than I need.

What does it weigh per gallon?

 

[ctfjr]

What does it weigh per gallon?

It's 4% heavier than water - not much gain there

 

[SidecarFlip]

I was all set to order windshield washer solution from our local Home depot. The more I thought about it the more I didn't want to do it. If I ever have a tire come off the rim I just don't want to dump 30 gallons of it into the ground, possibly right over the aquifer. One of my neighbor's well is down only 50'.
The company I work for sells Cryotek 100 for heating systems. Its not cheap. It is non-toxic and friendly to anything in / around a tire (and people). I'm going to dilute it 50/50 which will give me freeze protection down to 10 deg F - way more than I need.

What I use in my PEX floor heat system. Basically, it's RV antifreeze (red) with some additives to keep the PEX tubing in good shape. It's the 'other' glycol.

I run mine straight in the floor heat system. If I remember correctly, it's good for 50 below 0(F), undiluted.