Posted by paul on September 01, 2017 at 09:42:36 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: Water in tires?? posted by Ron Bailey2 on September 01, 2017 at 09:30:09:
Just water, well they freeze up solid here for about 1/2 the year, not a good thing!
Using the calcium chloride, it makes a world of difference, if you ever have a loader on the tractor it makes it a whole now powerful machine!
The salt content can cause rust if you aren't into maintaining things, but the calcium chloride is heavier than just water, it does the job. Other concoctions people substitute like windshield fluid or old antifreeze are toxic to critters and groundwater when they leak, and are lighter than water so they don't do as good a job at being dead weight.
Beet pulp solution is heavy and non toxic and non rust, but it does cost a little bit more.
Wheel weights can work well too, cost some.
Hanging some weight on the 3pt hitch also works, but it often is in the way and combersone, a person gets tired of dealing with that.
I've driven tractors since I was 7 years old here on the farm, all sizes, the most scared I've ever been on a tractor is when I took my new to me compact loader tractor down my driveway hill and an Emory wagon behind pushed me in the dew to the bottom, no control. I parked that thing until the coop came out and got the rear tires filled with calcium chloride solution, and it has been my most handy little machine for 15 years now, whole different tractor than it was before.
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