anti freeze for wheel weights

[Methos]

Tubes stops rust great.

[superduty5.9]

I have not tried this yet but others on here have claimed to use plain water and 8oz of Dawn dishwashing liquid. They claimed it did not freeze in Ohio winters and the soap acts as a anti rusting agent. I was going to do this but I can get all the used anti-freeze I want from work.

[Methos]

Originally Posted by superduty5.9

I have not tried this yet but others on here have claimed to use plain water and 8oz of Dawn dishwashing liquid. They claimed it did not freeze in Ohio winters and the soap acts as a anti rusting agent. I was going to do this but I can get all the used anti-freeze I want from work.

That's what I use here in NC and mine are garage kept and it doesn't get bellow 45 in my unheated garage.

[Flatbedford]

I have some questions about this.
When you add the antifreeze or WW fluid, do you still air up the tires?
Does the fluid spill when you air up?
If you break the bead to add the fluid is it hard to remake the bead?

Can somebody explain the process in more detail?

[Matt G.]

Yes, there still needs to be some air space. If you leave enough air space, you won't make a mess every time you check the pressure or add air. I always use tubes so I can't really answer your third question, but I can't see why it would be any harder than if there wasn't fluid in there.

I would also use tubes unless the tires are new and have a deep, difficult to seat (and unseat) bead like the Tru-Powers have. Don't even think about not using tubes with 30+ year old tires. There isn't much room left for air if you have them filled well, so the difference between flat and overinflated is small. If it is underinflated, the tire can be knocked off the rim more easily than you'd think, and then you have a gigantic mess, particularly if you're using used antifreeze or Calcium Chloride. And yes, I have done this...I once had a tire chain either get caught on something or otherwise shift, and it pulled the tire off the rim. That was with a set of old washer-fluid filled tires that did not have tubes. At least the washer fluid melted the snow I couldn't finish plowing

[maddog784]

I'll take your last one - I have 23x10.50 turfs on mine and it was a little difficult to remake the bead, but I would say that it took me an hour for both. I can't see getting more than 7 gallons in a 23x10.50 turf, not sure about the ags though. Any more than that and you can't let air out of the tire if needed, you start losing the fluid. I used antifreeze to water mix of 3:4. What a difference!