Adding Liquid Ballast to Tractor Tires: Which Fluid? Which Method? Tire Fill Chart (#95)
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I finally got around to putting ballast fluid in my rear tractor tires. This project was long over due. In this video, I cover the basics of tractor ballast, the different ballast fluids available, some different methods for fill your tractor tires and how I filled mine.
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I always appreciate the detail and the whys as well as the how's of how you do each project. You didn't mention whether it was important to have the color of your hat coordinate with the color of the machine or the color of the fluid. Can you expand on that?
Ah, very observant of you, Terry! Hat color coordination is optional in all states except California, where it is required. I doubt I have very many subscribers who live there. Thanks for watching!
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What an absolutely beautiful video. Informative. Strait to the point. Not drowned out with music.
Purely professional.
Thanks! That means a lot coming from a fake account.
@@DIYMyWay Justa fellow tractor owner looking to fill my JD 4200 wheels this weekend.
Went from the 4wd to a 2wd when the front gears went. They wanted $5000 to replace them so I disengaged. The tractor can barely scope a load of stone even with a 8 disc harrow plow on the back.
I learned the most from your chart of weights and corrosive ratings which was my biggest concern.
I've watched about a half dozen of these videos... This is the first one that made sense and was complete with all the information, including charts options and of course that really cool manifold....
Great video... I'm a new subscriber..
Glad it was helpful to you, Tony! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen in a while. I appreciate you making this because I am doing that to my tires too and you just made my work a lot easier and simple!!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
You sir are the Bob Ross of tractor DIY!
BEST COMMENT BY FAR. TOO FUNNY!!!.....LOL
I love this guy! He's all in.... totally knows what he's doing. Very thorough!
OMG!!!!!! You are the Bob Ross of tractors. I need you to say happy little tractor one time. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!
Wow, thanks Michael! Okay, here it goes: "Happy little tractor one time." How's that? Seriously, thank you so much!
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Also use Vaseline to help seal the tire to the rime so air doesnt leak. Just did this and the strap wasnt enough, but Vaseline did the trick!!!!
I’m glad you colour coordinated everything 😃 it’s very important 😂 so you passed your test 🌸 thank you Paul New Zealand
LOL! So glad to know I passed the New Zealand color coordination test! Thanks for watching!
I was clueless before I watched you. Thank you so much because you saved me a lot of BS.
Hi Everett! I’m glad to know the video was helpful to you. Thanks for watching!
Do you fill the tire back up with air that is tire pressure on tire
You clearly put a great deal of time and effort into making and editing this video. Thank you for doing so. This was incredibly helpful.
Thank you, Marin! (BTW, I like your name!). Glad you found it helpful!
I did notice the purple PVC glue on the manifold also matched. Incredible!
Us folks from California are mostly color blind so……color doesn’t matter. Even at traffic lights!! Thanks for the great video!
Ah, you noticed that detail! Good eye! Clearly you are not color blind since you spotted it. At least I don’t have to worry about you running a red light. Thanks for watching!
I grew up in Phoenix, Az and we put water in for ballast. I now live in Colorado and I have been stumped and procrastinating what liquid to put in my Kubota. Thank you this was great
As a former teacher, I complement you on your video. That manifold you built is really nice! I used to tell my students that everything is easy, once you know how to do it. You pretty much said that near the end of your video. Thanks for posting. Cheers!
Thank you! That means a lot coming from a former teacher. Thanks for watching!
A pleasure to watch such a superb instructional video
Thanks JP!
I fill small tubeless tires by removing them from the tractor, breaking the bead partially, and just pour the fluid in between the bead and the rim. Oh and lay them down while filling. You can go faster and get just as much or more fluid into the tire.
😅😅 love the glove and bucket color coordination statement! (Maybe that's why most of my luck is bad?)
Well done - I enjoy the detailed information & comfortable presentation. Your reference to Dave Dobb's channel is sound - I am reminded that we are all in this together.
Thanks, Gene! Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, Dave is a treasure of tractor information. You are so right! We are indeed all in this together! Thanks for watching!
Well I finally got around to do as you recommend and it worked GREAT! Very easy. I followed every step using washing fluid from rural king. I got about 30 gallons per side. Every step and equipment you recommended worked perfectly. Thank you so much for your information.
Hi Trip! Glad it helped and that you got it done successfully!
Thanks for a clean and conscience video! You cover tons of info with little fluff. Thank you for your time!
Hi Gustav! Thank you for your kind words and for watching!
I could not live without ballast in the rear tires. I like your color coordination. It made the job much easier! Then it should not void the warranty either! Lol! Thanks for sharing Martin!
LOL! Yes, color coordination ensures that I don’t void the warranty! The tractor feels more sure-footed with the ballast in the tires.
Fantastic video. Exactly what I needed to see. Thanks
This is the first of your videos I've watched; it won't be the last. Excellent job, very clearly explained and shown, with a little humor thrown in to boot. I'll use your method to fill my tires, now that I know how safely and easily it can be done. I'm now a subscriber!
Thank you, Mike! Glad to know the video was helpful and enjoyable for you!
Some Allis Chalmers service manuals recommend valve stem at 45 degrees. Gets the CG lower and you add physical weights if you need more for traction.
That worked very well Martin .We have the windshield washer fluid in the l2501 and its great
Great minds think alike, Arles! Thanks for watching!
Outstanding solution and collection of gadgets!
Thank you, Dwayne!
Brilliant video! Straight to the point, excellent demonstration and great information. Thank you!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words of praise!
Great video and appreciate the detail you go into on how you do things. Glad I found your channel.
Thank you for the kind words, JK! Much appreciated!
I apologize I spoke too soon you put gloves on you are the man
Hey there Martin!!! Great video. Having ballast in the tires is a great plan. Makes the tractor a lot more stable like you say. And loading your won tires is not that difficult for the average DIYer. I used the windshield washer fluid option and had no problems last winter. It is a much more cost effective solution. Take care!!
Hi Mike! So you chose the same juice! Eggcellent! Thanks for watching!
I recommend using a 5-gallon Hudson sprayer. if you have a compressor you can add an air valve to the lid of the sprayer, and use the compressor, with regulator set to about twenty to thirty-psi.
Bless you
You make me really miss having a dad and grandfather.
I will try my best to emulate you to both of my sons for the rest of my life.
If you had an Airbnb/ the Kubota experience I would book it tonight.
I enjoy my Kubota more everyday!
Hi Steve! You are so kind! Thanks for watching!
Most professional vid I've seen so far. I use removable weights in case I need to haul on a trailer or adjust for soil or implements. Too much traction without proper slippage allowed can ruin transmissions, ruin tire insides if not tubed because of moisture in the air and imbalance at speeds causing tires to flex wrong. Often thought about boxes that I can fill and remove long chains, weights etc...
Thank you, Perry! I appreciate it!
How easy are the weights to install and remove?
@@wlfpck08 You pose a thoughtful question. No fun in cold, wet miserable weather if the tractor needs to be loaded on a trailer. HF and others sell a hand pump vacuum that might fit the air fill nipple with valve core removed. It will have to be a very small tube and lots of time. Wish I can find an easier way. Farm jack lifts the weights with no problem but I'd rather be able to evacuate the fluid fast and refill with an easier way. I've thought of metal plate lifting magnets that can lift well over half a ton and more. That would be great if the weights weren't too heavy but maybe hoisted on and off????
Thanks once again. I am from Georgia as well maybe one day we shall cross paths.. You do a excellent job. I had always wondered how to do this and you showed it very well. Thank you 😊
Thank you, Shawn! What part of Georgia are you from? I'm glad the video was helpful to you.
Northwest part.
Most all my old, old tractors have calcium chloride and the rims show it. As the tire and or rim failures add up over the years, and no longer using them for heavy farm work, I repair the rims the add wheel weights. The larger tubed tires have a two part stem, where the outter part threads out of the larger shorter diameter portion to allow higher volume of fluid flow into the tube. Cool and informative video Martin, I think you more than covered all the bases.
Hi Wendell! Yep, calcium chloride is cheap and heavy per gallon, but best used in tubed tires. Thanks for watching!
Super video, Martin and very informative. Nicely done. I have liquid in tires of larger tractor but not in smaller GC1710 tractor tires. Enjoyed a full-watch. 👍🏽Have a fine weekend.
Thanks, Don! Did you put the liquid in your tires or did the dealer do it? Hope you have a great weekend too!
Wish I’d known about that manifold idea a decade ago when I had to chloride a tire after popping the tube. Another con to chloride is that you have to dissolve all that salt. I used a kiddie pool for a tires worth at a time.
Did one years ago with just the adapter by disconnecting it and bleeding pressure periodically, but it took a while. Didn't bother me and my helper, we were pretty loaded as well by the time it was done... If you have a Sat afternoon to spend, it's one way to get it done, but I prefer your approach.
My "new" B7800 came loaded with odorless, non slippery red stuff, presumably beet juice of some sort, can't say I'm disappointed about that. Excellent video!
If you got beet juice in your tires, you’re all set for freeze-proof ballast. Thanks for watching, Scott!
Great video. Thanks!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Excellent videos and mildly entertaining :) My new L4701 came with ballast from the dealer which I found out the hard way when a freak accident happened on the farm when my rear wheel was hit by a speeding neighbor. It ripped the rim away from the tire and ballast went everywhere. I was a little dazzled from fear at first and couldn't understand where all the water was coming from. Anyway, your video took me back to when I was a kid and my uncle taught me how to do this on his new (then) Kubota L175. I now own that same L175 almost 40 years later. Your video helped refresh my memory for my upcoming ballast refill when the new rim arrives.
I’m glad the video has been helpful to you, but sorry for the reason! Glad you are okay, though. Scary business! So cool that you have your uncle’s old L175. Thanks for watching!
Great video, luckily mine came filled with fluid from the dealer when I bought. But this is great knowledge for the future.
Thanks, Dave!
Thank you, i found that very helpful, you do a great job. Long Live Kubota, B2650HSDC & B3030HSDC owner.
Thanks, Old Timer! Glad it was helpful to you!
really enjoyed your video you sounded so professional Chuck Sioux Lookout Ontario Canada
Thank you, Chuck! I appreciate you kind words!
Nice video. I will be doing this myself in my BX in the next couple of weeks. I've finally decided to up my hydraulic pressure a couple hundred lbs, and putting wheel spacers on. I was looking for wheel weights, but everyone wants $2/lb for used weights up here in Peoria, IL area.
Thanks! I may buy the shim kit to raise my tractor’s hydraulic pressure too before long. $2/lb! Yikes, that’s high! Thanks for watching!
Besides saving the spray to the face from using the little bleed button, the manifold has another great use. Should you ever need to change a tire due to wear or just the desire for a different tread you can reclaim your fluid by using a second air/water adapter on the inlet side of the manifold and use the valves to switch between adding air pressure and pushing the fluid back out to a drum. Once 60 - 70% of it is out, you could remove the wheel and lay it over on a block to get even more out.
That is right, Stephen. It can essentially work in reverse if you have the stem at the 6 o’clock position.
Same kind of tractor and have been debating on doing this. I have a backhoe attachment, but it is still unstable on uneven ground. Ask me how I know.😮 Your manner of delivery is calm and informative. Thank you for making this video.
Love your channel and colour of your tractor.
Thank you very much, Dave! So glad you enjoy my channel!
I'm going to give this a try, with the pump and the manifold. I tried another method a while back and it didn't work out. One thing that was a big fail was letting all the air out of a rear tire. Even with the tractor jacked up on both sides, the tire came completely off the rim. I had to hire a guy to come out here and get it back on and inflated. That's $105 I could have spent on something else! So this time I won't be letting all of the air out; only part of it. Having the tire partly pressurized will make it take longer for the pump to push liquid into the tire, but with a lot lower chance of having to call the tire mechanic again.
Hi John! Tire coming off the rim? Ouch!! Sorry you had so much trouble. I hope it goes better with the manifold. Thanks for watching!
I LOVE your channel!!! You have very similar interests/hobbies as I do and it's hard to find good content like you have. You are very meticulous (I'm not but I need your guidance) and you don't miss a beat! I will like all your videos that I watch and am soooo glad I found your channel.
Travis Cripps
Hi Travis! Thank you so much! I am very happy you find my videos useful and in line with your interests!
Nicely done video Martin! You made it look very easy and you explained it very well too! I'm going to have do the same here soon! Have a good weekend my friend!! Enjoyed the video as always!!
Thanks, John! Hope you have a great weekend too! Thanks for watching!
Another informative video. Thanks!
Thank you so much sir this has been a life changing experience
You're most welcome. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video- I'm in GA too. There is a Rim Guard dealer in Newnan, GA. I just called them to get a material only price on 100 gallons of Rim Guard as my tractor is in Alabama about 3 hours away from nearest dealer. They quoted me $4.15 per gallon and a "service" fee of $150 to transfer the juice into my IBC tote. I'm looking at my options!
Thanks! A Rim Guard dealer in Newnan??? Who da thunk it! Sounds too pricey to me, but you can’t beat beet juice. Thanks for watching!
@@DIYMyWay too much $ for me too. And $150 to transfer into my tank? Hell no. Looking at 2 x 55 gal drum of windshield fluid from Napa for $90 each. 😎👍🏼
Nicely done video!
Thanks, Chad!
Great video thanks for the informative info.
Also here in Ga so definitely going with the washer fluid option.
Thanks, Dustin! Glad to help out a fellow Georgian!
Instead of the manifold you could use a garden house splitter with ball valves which are about $6. You would lose the pressure gauge but it would be super simple.
It would just require that he keep the tee inline for the gauge.
New Subscriber. Liked your video and now I feel like I can do this after watching you. Thanks
I’m sure you can. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Great video . Very informative.
great job explaining everything.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
you just saved me $280.00 thank you!!!
You’re welcome, Mike! That will be $280, please. 😁. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for all the helpful info. Very well put together and easy to follow.
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement, Richard! Glad you found it helpful!
Nice job, I was not sure how to do this, now I am! 🤔
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
Great video; well done! I have a B3200 TLB with a BH77 backhoe. It is weird that the book for the backhoe says not to use ballast, yet on the facebook Kubota tractor forum, many owners stated that their dealer puts ballast in all the tractors they sell.
Beet Juice; Also on the forum some owners stated that their local tire shop will not fix their tractor tires if they have beet juice in them because it apparently goes sour or rots and stinks really bad after being in the tire for a while.
for tractor work on a slope, they make 'oh crap' angle gauges to mount on tractor to keep you safer.
I know the BH77 manual says that but pretty much everyone ignores it because we need the ballast when not using the backhoe. Interesting info about beet juice! I didn’t know that it rots but it sure makes sense. It’s not common here in the South because it just doesn’t get terribly cold very often. I’m familiar with the angle gauges. My pucker factor pegs out long before any gauge does. Thanks for watching!
Great DIY video for this operation! In my case however, I had our local Farmers Co-op tire shop do this prior to delivery on my new tractor since I knew from the purchase that I needed additional weight on the rear tires & could eliminate the hassle. Not as difficult as I would have thought though with that rig!
Thanks, Nunya! Yep, it turned out it wasn’t nearly as difficult as I had imagined.
Best video I have seen on this yet!
Thanks, Michael!
Nice video Beet Juice is about $0.23 a pound. With two largish tires that might be under a grand
Great video. Enjoyed watching even though my L3301 came with loaded rears. I thought you would have done this with the backhoe on which would have made raising the wheels off the ground much easier🤓 BTW, I just did my 400 hour fluid change and referenced your video a few times. I too couldn’t get my filter off and ultimately had to jam a screwdriver thru it! Keep up the great videos.
Hi Stephen! I would have used the backhoe except that the stabilizers leak down. So, I didn't want to have to worry about that. I just wanted to focus on the liquid ballast. Glad the fluid change video was helpful to you! Thanks for watching!
Very informative approach, thank you.
Glad it was helpful to you, Sunjay! Thanks for watching!
Today I thought of a way to do that without all the PVC and adapter fittings. I work on lawn pumps occasionally so I carry this hose Y fitting that has two little valves on it, and I keep a pressure gauge attached to one of the outlets. Then I looked around my van and found another one of those Y hose things with valves. All I had to do was screw this second Y onto the second outlet of the first Y and that leaves me with a pressure gauge and two hose connectors to run to the pump and the bucket. So basically I did the same thing with two 5 dollar hose Y connectors. All I had to buy was the 10 dollar Air/Water Adapter Kit and a short 3/4' nipple for the inlet of the first Y. Easy peasy.
You have a smart, inexpensive solution! Thanks for watching!
That is a great idea. I actually have the same type of thing in the garage, but it is a manifold with 4 valved outlets. Am I glad I read through the comments and saved myself building the manifold! Thanks.
Great job, and I learned a lot. Thank you
Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching!
Good graphics and presentation!
Thank you, Robert!
Easy way to add antifreeze, lay hose on ground flat. Drain any water out, have a person on each end of the hose. With a funnel pour anti freeze into garden hose. When it has the desired amount of antifreeze hook one end back to your water source, put the valve (the one used to add water to tire) on the other end. Repeat as necessary.
Good detail! For your location you could have likely cut the washer fluid 50% with water and still stayed very safe.
Thanks, Jim! Yes, I think you are right about that.
If you use anything corrosive make sure the whole metal rim is covered. Other wise it will have air in the tire and cause the top of the rim to rust. In the image i would go 3 in higher than where they show liquid level.
Great video. I have a L3901 also. I used water because I am in central Louisiana. It does freeze here, but not too often and not too hard. I have never had any problems.
Does not take too long to fill with water when you have 60 PSI.
My tires were inflated to 30 PSI when new. I found them to be very rough, so I reduced pressure to 20 PSI. After adding water, I reduced tire pressure to 15 PSI.
I had one tire break seal because I did not jack it up. It was tough to fix. Jacking it up is the way to go.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Eric! Bummer that you had one break seal. Definitely gotta jack them up. Thanks for watching!
About to do this my self. John deere wants 900 big ones to do it
$900!?!? Hell no. You will save a bundle doing it yourself. Thanks for watching!
@@DIYMyWay no thank you
I went with -50° RV Antifreeze in my tires. It was the same price as window fluid at Walmart, weighs more than window fluid, and is non-toxic.
RV antifreeze was mysteriously unavailable when I was buying. In fact, I had to wait a while until Walmart had enough windshield washer fluid available and I had to drive to another town to get it. Thanks for watching!
@@DIYMyWay Yes, I had to hit three different Walmarts before I finally accumulated 96 gallons!
Great video!! Didn't realize you were across the river in GA. In SC and following you for a while.
Thanks Brandon! Yep, I have lived all of my life in some part of Georgia or other. Thanks for watching!
Very thorough. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Chaos, Death and Destruction! LOL! I like it.
Well once again this is a great video. I have my weekend planned. Thank you.
Thank you, Trip! What ballast fluid do you plan to use?
@@DIYMyWay wiper fluid just like you did. Already priced it at WM. Ordered the transfer pump, stem removal tool and adapter from amazon last night. I'm ready.
Excellent! Good luck!
@@DIYMyWay Thank you. I'll report back when I'm done. Contemplating the PVC system you built. Might just go straight from the pump to the tire. We will see? I am sure I'll be covered in blue wiper fluid.
Hello. Walmart sells only 12 g of wiper fluid at a time. I found a product called quix wiper concentrate that makes 55 g of fluid and I need to add 11 g of methanol for the winter mix. All in that’s less than $35 and it’s a lot less than moving vs 60 g of pre mix. Do you think that would do ok? Thank you.
Good day evening Sir, I click ( 27 Likes ) when you were talking about the color coordination with the liquide and gloves and bucket and your tractor 😂 So you are a expert on not to splash yourself with tire liquide ? 🤔😂 Yes Dave know all is outstanding men 👍😊Great video and up spirits and have a great TGIF 👍😊
LOL! Well as long as you click the like button an ODD number of times, you can click it as many times as you like! Yes, first I had to become and expert on splashing myself with the tire liquid before I became an expert on how NOT to splash myself with the fluid! Thanks for watching!
@@DIYMyWay 😂🤣👍 Keep up the good work Sir Cheers 😊
Great video thanks so much. I’m going to do this to both my tractors
Thanks for watching, John! Good luck with your tractors!
You're good. You're damn good. Thanks!
Great job thanks for sharing!
Great sense of humor 😂!
Excellent presentation!
Thank you, Eyeman!
Great video. Very helpful. Thanks
Thanks, Randall! Glad it was helpful to you!
Wow. You know how to explain a topic. Excellent video. You really thought this video through. The only thing I think is missing from your set-up is a foot switch for the power. LOL.
Thank you! A foot switch! Great idea! That would have been handy. Thanks for watching!
Good video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Nicely done 👍
Thank you!
I’ve been considering this and now, how can I not.... can’t wait to ask someone at wm for 50 gallons of washer fluid 😂
LOL! Good luck with that, Jimmy! I ordered it online for pickup at my local WM. Thanks for watching!
thank you mate you made it look easy
No worries, mate! Glad it was helpful to you! Thanks for watching!
Well, they say every day is a schoolday and I learned something there. I had a hunch that the gloves and bucket weren't just random colours. I'll remember that.
I used a boat bilge pump, 12V, plenty fast. Submerged with 3/4" transparent tubing to the tire. If you make a loop to the tire you can "see" when the pressure is building up too much and just purge the air with a valve. It's hands on, refilling the 5 gallon bucket as you go, likely an evening watching the tires fill and purging as required. I don't see how the manifold would help so much that I would build one.
A bilge pump! Good idea. Thanks for watching!
Excellent Video! I haven't done this to mine because of how cold it is where I live, just need to figure out what is best for my location. Thank you.
Thanks, SuperJamster1! Hopefully my video will help you choose the right ballast fluid for your situation. Thanks for watching!
I live in southern Arizona, so we don’t have an issue with freezing, so the dealer filled my tires with water. I had to install a pressure relief valve to allow the steam to escape when working the tractor in July. I’m working on using the evaporating steam as a mister on the ROP.
A steam mister for the ROPS! That’s an interesting idea! Thanks for watching!
Hey.. you have slowed the video tractorproduction down. Hope to see some more videos for 2021😁
Don’t worry. You will, C M. Plenty more in the works. Thanks for watching!
Good tip. Good video.
Thanks for watching!
Amazing tutorial friend thank you
Thank you for watching!