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Age old question - rear tire weight

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Rob N VA

02-25-2004 18:34:33




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I just bought the little valve and pump to fill my rear tires with tonight. I lost count of how many five gallon buckets I put in there, but I did put 2 gallon juggs of windshield washer fluid in there. Do you guys think that is enough to keep it from freezing? Also, how much fluid do 11.2 X 28 inch tires hold? I am thinking I put between 6 and seven five gallon buckets in there, and the 2 gallons of Windshield washer fluid. Water is about 8 pounds per gallon, right? I can never remember that one. So, assuming 8 lbs. per gallon and about 30-35 gallons of water, thats 240-280 lbs on the one tire I got filled tonight. I was gonna do both, but ran outta daylight. I set the valve stem to the ten o'clock position, and added water until it started to come out the valve stem. Then I added air until it had 20 pounds. Sound about right to you guys? Thanks again for the feedback! I was gonna double check what I did with the archives, but they are acting funny for me tonight.

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Hobo,NC

02-26-2004 04:56:40




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 Re: Age old question - rear tire weight in reply to Rob N VA, 02-25-2004 18:34:33  
if you use windsheld washer fluid get concentrate in a five gal. can. It will do 55 gal. of water. what i use is made by Pyroil that i think is a valvolin product. On the can it reads FLAMMABLE LIQUID (Methanol)



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Dell (WA)

02-25-2004 23:02:32




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 Re: Age old question - rear tire weight in reply to Rob N VA, 02-25-2004 18:34:33  
Rob..... ....if you read your N-Ford Owners Manual, you'd find out that your OEM 10-28/11.2-28 rear tire will be about 80% full with 23 gals of fluid. You can disolve 116# of CaCl for a total weight of 310#. CaCl is cheap, doesn't freeze, and corrodes the heck outta yer steel rims when it leaks. I'm notta fan of CaCl.

Now adays, you can use a little bit of regular automotive anti-freeze to keep it from freezing, just enuff so it turns slushy is ok. Others just re-cycle used automotive anti-freeze. Others worry that automotive anti-freeze will leak and poison their dog and so they use new non-toxic RV holding tank (un-used of course) anti-freeze. Others use straight el-cheepo windshield washer fluid which doesn't freeze because it has alcohol. You can get agriculture tire places to use a non-toxic "sugarbeet-juice" that is even more heavy..... ...Dell

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PeteNY

02-25-2004 20:35:40




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 Re: Age old question - rear tire weight in reply to Rob N VA, 02-25-2004 18:34:33  
Rob, I wouldn't depend on that mix...here in Upstate, NY we run straight winter formula windshield washer fluid with a bottle of waterbed conditioner...about 35 gallons for each 12.4, so a little less for the 11.2s. You can get the fluid at Wal Mart for about 70 cents a gallon...cheap enough, use a 55 gallon drum to save time. Only pain is getting all those bottles down to the recycle truck. Pete

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Bill in Orono,MN

02-25-2004 19:43:27




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 Re: Age old question - rear tire weight in reply to Rob N VA, 02-25-2004 18:34:33  
I'm no chemist but given the volume of liquid the tires hold I would be amazed, stunned, shocked, etc. it the tires did not freeze up solid at 31 degrees. 2 gallons of washer fluid won't help you too much. Remember, salty ol' seawater freezes at 28 degrees if I remember correctly.

Good luck of course.

Now, how do you thaw a tire????? ?????



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Bill

02-25-2004 18:43:02




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 Re: Age old question - rear tire weight in reply to Rob N VA, 02-25-2004 18:34:33  
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Good luck. Hope this helps.



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Bill

02-25-2004 18:46:53




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 Re: Re: Age old question - rear tire weight in reply to Bill, 02-25-2004 18:43:02  
www.tractorsmart.com/Farm_Tractor_Liquid_Tire_Ballast.htm



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