Adapter To Put Water In Tractor Tires

2 rotate stem to top of tire.

Adapter to put water in tractor tires. We added 24 gallons of washer fluid and it took less than 1 5 hours. 3 remove valve stem. Alternatively you may fill the tire by placing the fluid container bucket above the tire and letting gravity combined with suction created by priming repeatedly pressing in the deflated tire the tire to allow the fluid to flow from the elevated bucket down along the tube and into the tire. Our farmers co op along with every other tractor dealer that touches tires uses methanol and water.

The calcium chloride rotted the rims around the valve stems on tractors being used every day especially when the tube leaks a little the fluid comes out around the valve stem. To put the antifreeze in i made up a large funnel with a short hose that attached to this adapter. The job of filling a large tractor tire with antifreeze and water takes time so don t expect this job to go real quickly. Take your time and it does just fine.

Filling your tractor tires with water is a great way to maintain their pressure and increase traction. Repeat this process with all 4 tires then reattach them to your tractor. You really need a shut off valve on the water hose end and a valve stem tool to make this easy. Unscrew the valve core then attach one end of a tire hose to the core and one end to a water source like your home water supply.

The tractor has to be jacked up so there is no pressure on the tire that is being filled. Agreeing with nodust there is no real con to putting water in your back tires for most people. A heavy tractor that sticks to the ground is a safe hard pulling tractor. One fit my valve stems.

First tire was trial and error. After filling the tire unscrew the hose and put the valve core back on. For maximum fill you may remove the tire and place it flat on the ground with the tire valve. 1 3 methanol to 2 3 water.

Then connect the water hose and begin to. Some use alchohol some like myself use a mixture of the non toxic or toxic antifreeze and water. Then it was just a matter of filling the tires with water. Make sure the valve stem is at the 12 00 position and remove the valve core before attaching this tool.

My pump automatically cycles on and off. 4 let tire deflate completely. I ve already replaced the rims on one tractor and have bad rust around the valve stem of the. 1 jack the tire off the ground.

Simple video showing how to add liquid. It is possible to fill the tire with fluid with an electric sump pump placed inside a fluid filled bucket.