Filling Rear Tires

D2Cat

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Kenny, I think there is a fellow over in Wellsville that is a dealer. I'm not sure I still have his name, but you can call Heritage Tractor in Baldwin City and I think that's were I got the reference. (785) 594-6486

I ended up using winter windshield washing fluid. Bought 82 gallons at $1 a gal. from Wal-mart at the end of winter. The beat juice was cost prohibitive for me. The guy wanted $75 trip charge and a install fee for each wheel, plus the fluid. And I'm about 30 miles from him!
 

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Whether it's germane or not, I'll pass this on to you... My tire guy (I have an account with the local farm and truck tire service) told me that they don't like dealing with beet juice, they prefer washer fluid. He told me the reason why is it''s a PITA to pump out of the tire gets punctured and needs a new tube ur a new tire. Told me the beet juice clogs up their vacuum pump.

Not important to me, I run naked anyway.:eek:
 

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Whether it's germane or not, I'll pass this on to you... My tire guy (I have an account with the local farm and truck tire service) told me that they don't like dealing with beet juice, they prefer washer fluid. He told me the reason why is it''s a PITA to pump out of the tire gets punctured and needs a new tube ur a new tire. Told me the beet juice clogs up their vacuum pump.

Not important to me, I run naked anyway.:eek:
Wow that is an image that will take more than one cup of coffee to remove
 

KennysNewFarm

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Thanks for the heads up I just want to get a quote for something that would not rust out my wheels if I choose to fill them. The weights would be ideal but it costs about a grand for 300 lbs each side. I think tires would weigh an extra 500 each filled.
 

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Not important to me, I run naked anyway.

Now that's a sight I don't EVER want to see.. things nightmares are made of
 

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I used washer fluid (-20 .. Missouri) in my 4701 rear tires ... bought at Menard's for a little over a dollar a gallon ... I used my 30 gal 12 volt sprayer to pump it in the tires ... jack up ... set stems at 10 or 2 o-clock ... pull the valve cores and begin ... I put 48 gallon in each tire and still didn't come to the valve stem ... Easy to do ... just need to stop the pump once in awhile and let the air out ... Cheap and tractor operates a lot better now.
 

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I emailed Rim Guard to ask for their dealer list... i called 3 of the places up, they told me not only did they not sell it, but they dont even want the tire if it had ballast in it. Granted im in NJ so these are pretty watered down / lame excuses for "farm and tractor" services...

I ended up taking matters into my own hands, emptying the tires into buckets, then once the new tires were on, used a bug sprayer, 1/4" hose, and stuck a schader valve into it to air it up. and just pumped them full 1 gallon at a time...

washer fluid too...



 

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I went with washer fluid as well. The cost of the rim guard and the transport to the nearest location handling the product made it cost prohibitive. I got the fluid (-20) on sale at Rural King. Purchased a medium sized submersible pump and six foot of tubing. Used a 5gal bucket as a reservoir for the fluid and kept adding it till it dripped out with the valve up at the top. I think it was 42 gal per tire if I remember. The added weight and Bro-Tek wheel spacers makes it a lot more stable on slopes.
 

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I used a 15 gallon sprayer. The gallon jugs just fit for easy dumping. Once I figured out what I was going to use, it only took about 25 minutes o n each side.
 

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KennysNewFarm

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Thank you all for the replies and the chart. It sounds like I will be doing this myself as well. I have a 25 gallon sprayer as well so I will come up with the hose and fittings to shoot it into the tires.
 

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Some will say you need a special valve to let air out as you put fluid in. It's like $15 at NAPA. I bought one and never used it. Just pump in fluid and after several gallons are injected, just stop the pump and remove the hose and the air comes out. Then start the process again. I removed the hose about 3 times on each tire, for the 43 gallons I applies.
 

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Thank you all for the replies and the chart. It sounds like I will be doing this myself as well. I have a 25 gallon sprayer as well so I will come up with the hose and fittings to shoot it into the tires.
i used a portable air tank, removed the plumbing then used a funnel to fill, re-install plumbing (air valve) on air tank, charge with air, jacked up side of tractor i was working on, rotate tires to 10 or 2 o'clock position, and transfer fluid, i bought the little adapter at TSC, worked like a charm, added fluid first, then hooked hose and mix water to proper ratio, i did use anti freeze, but the little adapter allows air out and you'll know when you start reaching liquid
 

skeets

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One note,,,, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE TRACTOR JACKED UP AND NO WEIGHT ON THE TIRE WHEEL!!!! Trust me you dont want to break the bead on the tire,,,just sayin
 

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Does anyone know a company close to Kansas City that fills tires using beet juice?

Thanks,
Why not just go to the Rimguard.com site and find out for yourself? It should take about 10 seconds, if that. Just like if you went to the Krogers, Publix, Oreillys, AutoZone, Walmart, Tractor Supply, Rural King and every other half decent business in America that has a dealer and/or store network.

Oh that's right, you can't. Because whoever runs the Rimguard.com site is a frigging moron. :mad:
 

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I went the WWF route too. Bought the fill adapter and used a small (1/8hp?) submersible pump:









50% fill. That was a couple of years ago now. No regrets.