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Read articles →A hands-on owner video focused entirely on the pump-fill process for liquid tire ballast on a Kioti DK6010SE, using -50°F RV antifreeze. It covers actual cost per pound (~27.8 cents), gallon-marking the reservoir for precision, bead-seating struggles solved with a $7 bicycle tire trick and dish soap, and overflow contingency planning. Best for DIYers who want a realistic, unfiltered walkthrough of what can go wrong.
Posted by the BrianPhillipsRC channel, presenting as a hands-on owner doing the work themselves and sharing lessons learned from previous attempts.
The video states they are paying about 27.8 cents per pound for the -50F rated antifreeze, calling it extremely cheap compared to warmer-rated mixes.
They use a $7 bicycle tire from Walmart, pressurizing it inside the tractor tire, combined with a thick bead of Dawn dish soap, to get the bead to seat.
The sump pump cannot over-pressure the tire; excess pressure burps back through the pump as bubbles, and a recirculate valve can be opened to allow blow off.
A utility sled is placed under the tire to catch leaking fluid so the pump can be repositioned and the antifreeze pumped back into the reservoir instead of lost.
