I'm going to need to rig something to hold the jug in the air while it drains, and perhaps drill a hole in the bottom of the jug to speed things along.

Looking forward to Thursday!! Hope it don't snow...yet. :snowing:

 

I like it. I was dreaming of the same kind of thing, but never created it.
Great idea

 

I just loaded mine this weekend with the same filler. What I would do is mod a 5-gallon bucked with that fitting on the bottom. I ended up stepping on the tire now and then to help suck it in. This also bubbled a lot of air into the bucket and would make a mess in the 1 gallon jug. Plus, it would be a lot easier to dump maybe 3 gallons at a time in the jug and let it do it's thing.

 

I just used this...

gravity is slow.... if you can find one of those little pumps for a drill it would speed it up a lot.

 

how much weight does washer fluid add to the wheels. i'm looking for ways to add some weight and this seems pretty cheap.

 

Here is the rig that I made and used to load my GT tires:

http://www.mytractorforum.com/showpost.php?p=838329&postcount=20

I found a Firestone chart that I used to get the amounts to load mine with. It can be found here:

http://www.firestoneag.com/tiredata/info/info_hydro_2.asp

 

if you look at dj2cohen and mine you'll see some similarities. His worked pretty good so "borrowed" the idea. One thing I did a little trial and error... try to get as short a hose as possible to minimize loops and valleys... straight shot in...

I think washer fluid is about the same as water. My 23x10.5-12's around around 75-80 lbs each right now...

 

Actually I borrowed from him too; I just didn't want to ruin a perfectly good 5 gallon bucket. :thanku:

 

Oh, and that air/water valve that connects to the valve stem had a dinky little hole in it, which I bored out to the same diameter as the threads, increasing the flow substantially.

 

I do it the simple way.Install new tire,air it up,then break down top bead and pour fluid in.Air it back up and you're done.

 

thats the way i thought you did it.

 

Beet Juice is best. Biodegradable and is 10.7 - 11.1 pounds
per gallon, 30% heavier then water.
Not toxic like windshield washer fluid and not corrosive
like calcium chloride. It resists freezing until 35 below zero and
doesn't freeze solid until 50 below.
Also has anti-rust properties

 

While I didn't get quite the weight that I wanted, I used RV antifreeze. I still ended up with about 75 pounds out of each of my 23x10.50x12's.

 

LOL... I was going to break the bead. I even brought it down to my tire machine in the cellar... That dang thing was going to rip the side wall off before that bead would let go! I decided it was going to stay there until a time when I can cut them off the rim! I mean, shoot.... they have been there just fine for the last 35 years, why mess with it! :ROF

 

http://www.gemplers.com/product/S1029/Hydro-Inflation-Core-Ejection-Tool

 

which is connected to the valve stem with the core removed.

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So, I take it the fluid is not under pressure when you remove the hose from the tire? What then, install the core and add air? Won't that give the fluid room to slush around in the tire.

I think that may make me want to pee:sidelaugh

 

No.

Yes.

Yes.

That is why they make Depends. :wwp:

 

I was too scared to break the bead after taking about 2 hours to get the tires mounted using my trusty Klein screwdrivers

There is some sloshing around, but if you fill up at the 12 o'clock position and fill till fluid runs back out of the hose... I don't know if you can actually fill the tire completely full.

 

Why can't you leave the valve core in and pressurize the washer fluid jug with air to force the fluid into the tire? Then the tire would be completely full of fluid no air, more weigth.

Just asking, cuze I'm in the same boat, wheel weigth, ags and a snowblower. Don't what the chains to scrap the drive up.

 

Then the tire would be completely full of fluid no air, more weigth.

You don't want the tire completely full. You have to have some room air.

 

When I filled my 26x12x12 tires with washer fluid, I bought a barbed brass fitting that I put into the cap (drilled a hole first and then threaded it in). I then removed the core from the valve stem and attached a clear hose from the brass fitting to the valve stem. I turned the plastic bottle upside down (looks like an IV) and punched some holes in the bottom (now the top). Takes some time to drain down, but it does drain down. (I'm sure you've got something to do in the meantime) Wash, rinse, repeat to put as much fluid in as you desire. (move the cap with the barb to the next bottle) Replace the valve stem cores when complete. I put 10 gallons in each of my tires.

 

I have used both Liquid and Sand. The liquid one has about 7 gallons of liqiud, if memory is correct its about 70-75 lbs. The other one has 90 lbs of sand. I bought three tubes of 60 lbs and split them up.

 

Those are nice set-ups but I think a little overkill. Buy a gallon of green slime for $30 and it comes with a plastic pump. Do your front tires, trailer, pressure washer, etc and then re-fill with your desired weight and pump away. It only takes a couple of minues to pump in a gallon.

 

I hope i'm reading this right...

i think buying a gallon of slime for $30 is overkill when i can get a gallon of windshield washer fluid for $1.99, and will probably need 12 gallons to do both my rear tires, at $360 for slime or $24 for washer fluid.

 

Just a quick note on why tires are NOT filled to the max with fluid...

The air in a tire compresses to allow the tire to absorb the shock of rolling on uneven terrain, filling the tire completely with an non-compressible fluid will cause a very hard ride and possibly premature wear in the machine from the increased transmission of shock to the transaxle and frame.

Check out this thread for an even heavier option for filling your tires... :sidelaugh :sidelaugh

http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=47113&highlight=concrete+tire

 

Thats the funniest story I have read in a long time, I bet you guys ran pore old farmer off. They beat on him pretty bad.

I HEAR BY STATE THAT "I WILL NEVER EVER FILL MY TIRES WITH CONCRETE"

 

I have been thinking of loading my tires on my LT and my snow blower to give them better traction but would this help much on something that small ?

 

I think what he was meaning was to buy the gallon of slime for the pump. Use the slime in whatever is around just to use it up to be able to use the pump for the washer fluid.

He has a point, but I only have about $20 in the setup that I built.

 

Ha! Looks like I'm gonna beat the snow.

7.2 gallons per tire, size 23x10.50-12. BTW if you squeeze the jug it speeds things up.

 

Ha! Looks like I'm gonna beat the snow.
7.2 gallons per tire, size 23x10.50-12. BTW if you squeeze the jug it speeds things up.

Do you have a Trailer to pull that IV drip hanger ??? :ROF

Later,x595

 

Has anyone ever loaded tires with sand? I've heard about it, but i can't find much about it

 

I got a John Deere 212 loaded with Sand about 90lbs per side. It was cheaper than the liquid.