Easy Way to Fill Your Tractor Tires with Water

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3 жыл бұрын

Just a video to show how easy it is to fill your tractor tires with water. It does not take long and the tools to do it are pretty cheap. Water Hose Adapter: amzn.to/36XxBVo
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@dirtboyslong9202 3 жыл бұрын

Great simple video, thanks!

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hope it was helpful.

@abcdfamily4486 3 жыл бұрын

Great instructions. Thanks.

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@deborahmason4459 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot.

@SeidelRanch Жыл бұрын

Most welcome! Hope it helped.

@kg5nqedean817 Ай бұрын

very helpful. thank you.

@SeidelRanch 19 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks.

@begoodamerica9793 Жыл бұрын

NICE TRACTOR.

@SeidelRanch Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@LSTractorOwners 4 ай бұрын

That is a pretty blue tractor.

@SeidelRanch 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@o8ko8k 3 жыл бұрын

Put the tractor on jack stands, then deflate the rear tires so you don't break the bead. Thanks for the video, i was interested on how the adapter fit onto the valve stem

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. Hope the video helped. Take Care.

@tlm3574 11 ай бұрын

Sure looks easy!

@SeidelRanch 11 ай бұрын

It is.

@tlm3574 11 ай бұрын

A little anti freeze might keep the rim from rusting.

@SeidelRanch 11 ай бұрын

That is true and would help the water from freezing too.

@tednawrocki6464 3 жыл бұрын

How do you know exactly how much is in there?.... you don't. Are both tires filled to the same amount? You don't know.... so a quick tip... set your valve stem to the 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock position. When you fill the water, fill until it comes out the valve . You have now filled the tires to the recommended amount of 75-80%. This way there is enough air space left to maintain pressure and you have balanced the side to side amounts very close to each other. Thanks for the links.

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I just always filled them as much as I could, but having them both the same weight is probably best.

@o8ko8k 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeidelRanch The dealer told me (take that for what its worth) if you unevenly fill, you have a better chance of breaking an axle. No personal experience here, just parroting info ive heard. in context, i have a compact TYM.

@charlesstokes3452 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your input

@swashington942 Жыл бұрын

@@o8ko8k Breaking an axle? Lol. Man the dealership doesn’t have a clue.

@charliewolfe1610 3 жыл бұрын

did you have any issues with your tires freezing by not adding antifreeze during snowvid this year?

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

I did not and I used it during that time. I do though keep it in the barn, but it was fine.

@davidstrickland5663 3 ай бұрын

Will the water damage the air pressure gage when checking the pressure if water come out? When I bought my 1025R in 2021 I had the dealer add water to the back tires but don’t know how much water is in the tire. If you hit the tire with a hammer will it sound different where there’s water? 3:03 pm Saturday 4-20-24.

@SeidelRanch 3 ай бұрын

It should not mess up a pressure gauge, and yes, you should hear a difference in the tires at the water level.

@ciaranconeely8579 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍.

@SeidelRanch 2 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@elricofarmer1561 Жыл бұрын

Curious, if you jack the tractor up and set the rear axle on blocks before you let the air out of tires, Will the tires lose their bead? That is the method I was going to use and I also bought beet juice in 55 gallon drums instead of using water.

@SeidelRanch Жыл бұрын

I did not jack it up but that may work. The bead is hard to set if you lose it. I would still pump it in under pressure just to make sure. Beet juice is great and adds even more weight.

@elricofarmer1561 Жыл бұрын

@@SeidelRanch ..... Have to think about this a little bit now. I was going to set the 55 gallon drums up on saw horses and then use gravity flow to feed it after I let the air out. Now I'm not sure I want to risk letting the air out completely and will have to get some kind of adaptive device to pump the fluid from the 55 gallon drum since I'm not using water pressure. Certainly if I break the bead, All that expensive beet juice will go all over the ground and I do not want to do that!

@jaytodd5809 3 жыл бұрын

Question..will the water only fill to the position of the valve or will it go above the valve??

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

It will go above it if you keep filling it, but you don't want to do more than like 80% water because there needs to be some air cushion. Air of course compresses much better than water and you need the tires to still be able to flex if needed. If the valve is at the top, I just let it fill to that point and drain if over the valve.

@tlm3574 11 ай бұрын

Neat. Your lucky you can use water in Texas but won't there be a rust problem over time?

@SeidelRanch 11 ай бұрын

The inside of the wheels are painted so that should reduce the rust chance.

@ApacheRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any concern with using water, and water causing rust or anything bad inside the rim?

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. The inside is painted, so it should not rust. What little rust would be surface anyway from what I understand. The biggest concern I hear is freezing, but Texas.

@thaddeustroyer 3 жыл бұрын

Actually straight water (depending on how acidic/base it is) will cause rust over time. Hard to get perfectly neutral water.. That is why installers use 50/50 anti-freeze mix (doesn't cause rust) or beet juice( doesn't cause rust and is heavier than water) so in the short run this is a good solution but long term it will rust out your rims because even though they are painted, they are most likely NOT painted well and have many imperfections for the water to pass through and attack the metal rims underneath.

@pc5569 3 жыл бұрын

54 gallons in each tire is 75% full. About 450 lbs per tire. Loading rear tires takes no weight off the front axle. Ballast box or any heavy implement would do that.

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. It helps keep the rear down, but I see what you mean on the front axle. It would take weight behind the rear axle to really take weight off the front.

@Jeremybaland 3 жыл бұрын

How did this work out for you during the TX freeze?

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

If they froze up I can't tell. I am sure they got pretty cold and it could have some ice, but it seems fine. I do park it inside though. After this crazy weather, I may open the valve and pour in a gallon of antifreeze to reduce any risk if this happens again.

@travcon8 3 жыл бұрын

Rubber expands, it probably doesn't matter.

@grasscutter88 Жыл бұрын

So how do you know how much water is actually going in?

@SeidelRanch Жыл бұрын

I usually hit on the tire as it's filling up to see where the water is. It has a different feel to the tire.

@brendon4901 3 жыл бұрын

Do you notice a loss of power when doing this?

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

No, I have not noticed any power loss. It's pretty common to fill the rear tires on tractors.

@robbisera1371 2 жыл бұрын

So you didn't use the valve core tool? I guess I don't need it?

@SeidelRanch 2 жыл бұрын

I did. I show that at around 3 minutes in. Just remove the core to let the air out then put the water hose tool on. If you have 2 piece valve stems like on this tractor, you can also just remove the 1st part of the valve stem with the core in it and use the larger fitting to fill the tires faster. That only worked with the 2 piece valves stems though.

@robbisera1371 2 жыл бұрын

thanks! Yeah I skipped too fast (sorry)... But I got it now. Works great!

@wellaintthata5047 3 жыл бұрын

Do you fill the front tires too?

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Not with water. You usually don't need to add weight there when you have a loader. I do put slime in them though to help with leaks. These mesquite trees in Texas really give smaller tires a run.

@jaytodd5809 3 жыл бұрын

So them trees are sharp edged?

@SeidelRanch 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaytodd5809 Yes, mesquite trees have large thorns on them that will cut right through a tractor tire.

@shannondwhite 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeidelRanch or any tire. Hate messin' with them, love setting them on fire. Good for cooking/flavoring. They have long awful thorns, like a sharp leather needle up to 2 to 3 inches long, spaced apart just the right amount to not see and grab a branch and put a thorn in your hand. Clearing brush -> gloves required.

@SeidelRanch 2 жыл бұрын

@@shannondwhite Very true.

@madmike225 Жыл бұрын

You should really use tubes when doing this. Otherwise that waters just resting bare against the rim,and if you have a bead leak you're screwed. With a tube it's all contained in itself

@SeidelRanch Жыл бұрын

That is good logic, but tubes don't usually come with new tractors. That would be a lot of work to put in tubes just to fill them.

@madmike225 Жыл бұрын

@@SeidelRanch it's not that bad,unbolt the valve stem with a 5/8 wrench or socket,clean inside of the tire for any debris,some baby powder inside to let the tube slide easier,bolt the valve through the hole with the ring,let the air out 2 or 3 times to make sure it isn't folded,and boom you got her

@SeidelRanch Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. I need to tube my backhoe tires and will try that. If it goes that well, I may do the others.

@madmike225 Жыл бұрын

@@SeidelRanch maybe I should do a video on installing one at some point,I've been meaning to upload a lot of tire videos on here,just never get time it seems

@milkman7084 6 күн бұрын

Tubes are great until you have a flat. Use 50/50 antifreeze tubeless. Then when you do get a nail, water escapes much slower, giving you time to get home. Hole is easy to find and self cleans, and it's easy to plug.

@jcorava 8 ай бұрын

Too many ads

@SeidelRanch 8 ай бұрын

KZfaq has recently changed the way ads are shown. Now they are either on or off. They do the rest. Sorry if you got a lot while watching the video.

@milkman7084 6 күн бұрын

There's always one guy that wants to pick out the problems with these videos And with this video, that guy is me. First problem is that when you add weight to the rear tires, it does not remove -or add - weight to the front axle. In order to remove weight from the front axle, you would need to add weight BEHIND the rear axle. You also claim it reduces stress on said front axle. Not true, for reasons explained above. In fact, increasing rear tire weight can actually potentially radically INCREASE stress on entire front axle, tires, wheels, bearings, frame lift arms, bucket, and entire hydraulic system? How, you may ask? Simply because now that you have the counterbalanced rear tires, you can now lift heavier loads than before. And this, in turn presents more stress on all mentioned components, and then some. Second issue, you missed one of the most important factors and advantage of liquid filled tires. This is also one of the reasons you SHOULD fill the front tires as well, especially with a frontend loader. You see, liquid does not compress. When an air filled tire is subjected to heavy loads, the air within will compress, and the tire will appear to go flat. This is not good, as in more extreme cases, the tire bead can separate from the wheel, and then... your luck, along with the air in your tire, has just run out. Because liquid filled tires generally still have around 25% air volume, they are still compliant with ground irregularities. But when heavily loaded, they will not deflect nearly as much as an air tire. Very important. Three, you mention adding antifreeze. That works well, but an axillary pump, bucket, and hose will be required. I would recommend this, as when a wheel rusts, there can be real problems when it's time to re-seat the tire in the future. Hope this helps, Milkman out