Posted by Grabatire on December 15, 2010 at 10:05:30 from (173.210.180.23):
In Reply to: Re-using Radiator Fluid posted by Stones Throw Farmer on December 15, 2010 at 08:03:57:
I was going to put antifreeze in the tires on my old John Deere D until, by chance, I learned of the following situation.
In 1986 a fellow I know put new tires and tubes on his restored tractor and put antifreeze in the rear tires. At a tractor show in 1998 he noticed that one tire had developed a small leak. He took it to the tire shop in that town and they found the tube had gone all mushy. In fact it came apart as they were removing it. Suspecting the antifreeze might be at fault they checked the other tire and it too had a bad tube. I don"t remember if he had them put the antifreeze back in after replacing the tubes or if they put calcium clhoride in. He has since passed away and the tractor was sold so I can"t follow up on it.
It may be that the tubes were junk to start with, or there might be something in antifreeze that isn"t compatable with whatever tire tubes are made of. In any case, to be on the safe side, I didn"t put antifreeze in my tires and I don"t know of anyone else who has so I can"t check to see if Matt"s situation was an isolated case.
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