Tire Fluid with Tubes

J.B.124 · #1 04-03-2011, 03:53 PM

I am going to try put tubes in my old 8.50 turfs, they are starting to leak air. Once the new tubes are installed I would like to fill them with washer fluid. Should I try and fill the tire/tube laying flat? Also how many Gallons will my tires hold.
Thanks

_DX3_ · #2 04-03-2011, 04:03 PM

Kind of angle the tire upwards with the valve stem at the top 12 oclock position. It should take about 6-7 gallons for the 8.50's. There are some others in there that have done fluid in tires before and will chime in also I hope. Keep us posted

mmzullo · #3 04-03-2011, 04:38 PM

I tried once to put fluid in a tube. I bought the liquid inflator from TSC (slime brand) used a 12 v pump. WHAT A MESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The tube got sucked in the rim and I couldn't deflate the tire. I don't remember how I got the rim off. I said a lot of different cuss words that day . It was a new tube. Maybe I should of used a used tube. There is always air in between the tire and tube maybe that was the problem. Maybe fill with air first and let the tube get to the rim and tire shape then put the fluid in.

But on a tubless rim/tire. I make sure the bead doesn't leak and then I pop 1 side and pure it through the popped bead. You can get 5 or 6 gallons in an 8.5 tire. I use used antifreeze. Won't rust the rim and swell the tire. WWF will eventually rust the rim and ruin a tire. It will take a long time but it will. I just put an ad on craigslist for used antifreeze. I collected 55 gallons in about 2 months. It's also good to 20 below.

J.B.124 · #4 04-03-2011, 04:43 PM

If they weren't leaking I would just fill the tire rim combo, but it will just leak out. It sounds Like a big job.

ol'George · #5 04-03-2011, 08:02 PM

I have never had a problem filling a tire with liquid.
Inflate the tube in the tire to spec pressure, especially if it is a new tube.
This helps to set the tube in the tire correctly and seats the tire on the rim.
Then take the core out, deflating the assy. and install the fill adaptor as mentioned.
Taking caution that the fill adaptor is @ 12 o'clock position.

On the farm we have been using chloride for 60 years that I can remember, and yea we loose a few rims after 30-40 years.
But now we have beet pulp which is more user friendly and promotes no rim rust.
WWfluid is fine as well as used antifreeze, it's all in what you believe will work best for you.
Pump in the fluid taking time to use the burp valve to allow the air pressure out of the tube and the liquid in.
The air that is between the tire and tube will be released between the tube core and the rim just like if you were adding only air to inflate the tire/tube assembly.
When you begin to get your chosen liquid out of the burp valve and no air, it is considered to be sufficiently filled with liquid.
Remove fill adaptor, reinstall the core and inflate to spec. pressure.
The time to do it is dependent how many gallons you are pumping.
It takes me less than an hour to pump in 70-80 or so gallons on a farm tire, taking my time.

rhampshire · #6 04-05-2011, 12:24 PM

I just did this over the weekend on my 8.5" ags - each tire held 5 gallons (barely). I used a 1-gallon pump-up style weed killer spray bottle to fill them. Took a while, and I had to "burp" the tire a bunch of times, but it worked great with no mess.

Methos · #7 04-05-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rhampshire

I just did this over the weekend on my 8.5" ags - each tire held 5 gallons (barely). I used a 1-gallon pump-up style weed killer spray bottle to fill them. Took a while, and I had to "burp" the tire a bunch of times, but it worked great with no mess.

I use the slime adaptor and it takes me 15 mins a tire. Glad you got your tires loaded!

dieselsnowmobile · #8 04-05-2011, 04:28 PM

My rear tires had slow leak in them before filling with fluid, but now they do not. Since the fluid is thicker than air, it does not leak out as easily. It all depends on how big your leak is though.

I know this goes against Matt's recommendation, but my tires are still tubeless with fluid and have not had any trouble with them. You could save yourself time and money and just fill the tires up as they are without putting a tube in them. All up to you, just my 2 cents.