How cold do the your lowest winter temperatures get where you live? Try to prevent the fluid from freezing inside the tires or from forming slush if you need to drive the tractor in your coldest weather.
Saturated table salt (NaCl) brine will freeze solid at 0F, a higher temperature than saturated clacium chloride (CaCl) brine freezes at. Snow plows have to switch from NaCl to CaCl when temperatures approach 0F. Some people say CaCl is less corrosive to cars than NaCl, I don't know if that's true or not.
One tractor operators manual lists these freezing points for tire ballast:
2 Lbs CaCL per gallon of water - slush free at +13F, solid at -23F;
3.5 Lbs CaCL per gallon of water - slush free at -12F, solid at -52F;
5 Lbs CaCL per gallon of water - slush free at -53F, solid at -62F.
Your tire dealer should know what mixtures work well in your area.
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