[AT] Tire ballast - antifreeze wins

[CEE VILL]

Sure sounds like a good deal, Carl.  How strong did the waste anti freeze 
test???  Probably at least 20 or 30 below?

Charlie V.


>From: "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: [AT] Tire ballast - antifreeze wins
>Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 20:12:16 -0400
>
>Last winter I solicited opinions from the list concerning tire ballast.  I
>finally took the plunge yesterday and decided that I had enough time to do
>the job.  I called up a local junkyard, er recycler, and asked him how much
>for 90 gallons of old antifreeze solution.  He asked me what it was for and
>when I told him he commented that, "you don't need good stuff - come and 
>get
>it - for free"!   I noticed quite a bit of oil on the surface of the mix, 
>so
>I made up a simple extraction / separation tool with a 3/4" pipe tee, using
>both a Schrader valve for pressurizing the barrel and a tube from 1/2" 
>CPVC,
>boring the normal male pipe adapter so the tube could pass through the TEE
>to within about 4" of the bottom of the drum.  This way I could pump the AF
>from under the oil by slightly pressuring the 55 gallon drum.  I found the
>drums could take at least 5 PSI and then pushed the AF into the tubes.  I
>had to disconnect and let the air out of the tractor's tube 4-5 times to 
>get
>the level to 80% full.  A bit time consuming, but got them both full in
>about 3 hours.  Got a system down and the second one took half as long as
>the first.
>
>Tried the tractor using the loader and it easily pushed the 6' blade into a
>pile of rocks and sod, digging a good bucket load that it just wouldn't 
>have
>been able to do before.  I'm sure Calcium would have done a little more, 
>but
>this is a huge improvement.  I may go get another 2 drums and fill the 
>other
>D-14 and then take the steel wheel weights and put them on the loader
>tractor too.  I think that will result in a very satisfactory loader
>tractor.
>
>Only one bit of excitement, when I repressurized the first tire, I was sure
>the valve stem was leaking.  After  putting some air in, there was a 
>hissing
>sound.  At first it was very depressing as I thought I would have to take 
>it
>all out and get a new tube.  I put some more air in and again it all leaked
>out.  I put some more in and it too hissed out!  I put 11 PSI in and it
>stopped leaking --- It was just air trapped between the tube and the rim
>pushing out through the valve stem hole in the rim!  The second tire did
>exactly the same thing - it didn't panic me this time.
>Carl Gogol
>Manlius, NY
>(2) AC D-14, AC 914H
>Simplicity 3112 & 7116
>Kubota F-2400
>Carl Gogol
>Manlius, NY
>(2) AC D-14, AC 914H
>Simplicity 3112 & 7116
>Kubota F-2400
>
>
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