[Farmall] Tires for an H

[Mike Sloane]

My point is that it takes a LONG time to freeze the mass of a water 
filled tire that size, especially if it has warmed up while sitting in 
the sun during the day. Even if the water partially freezes, it won't be 
a problem for running the tractor. And, if you don't use the tractor 
during those "single digit" periods, it won't matter if the whole thing 
freezes solid. :-) (Freezing won't hurt the tire or tube, just make for 
a very hard ride and a bump when the flat spot comes around.) A lot of 
fuss gets made about various ways to prevent liquid ballasted tires from 
freezing, but you have to think about how you use the tractor and under 
what conditions. Those needing to get out and work during the Winter in 
Sweden, the Canadian plains, and the northern parts of the US have a 
different set of issues than folks in the parts of the world where the 
Winter weather is not so extreme.

Mike

Ed Greany wrote:
> Thanks Mike.
> 
> It gets in the single digits here but of course nothing like the
> midwest or some eastern temps. I could probably save a few degrees
> storing it in the barn instead of behind the bard also but she's an
> "outside dog".
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- On Thu, 11/5/09, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> Subject: Re: [Farmall]
> Tires for an H To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list"
> <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com> Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009,
> 4:07 AM
> 
> 
> Where you live, Ed, you could do just as well with plain water in the
>  tires - the risk of that mass of water freezing is minimal, and you
>  won't have all the headaches caused by the calcium chloride.
> 
> Mike