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Read articles →Distinct for its setting, Fairbanks, Alaska, this video walks through fluid-filling tractor tires with 60-below windshield washer fluid as a freeze-proof ballast solution. The main focus is a homemade two-valve manifold built from hardware-store parts, with real-time commentary on pump pressure issues and cost. It's casual and unhurried, covering one wheel only. Most useful to cold-climate owners curious about DIY tire ballasting on a budget.
Posted by the AkDadStuff / Budget Barn Farm channel; the presenter appears to be an owner-operator helping a friend, offering a hobbyist rather than professional perspective.
Use a homemade manifold with an inlet and outlet valve, pump 60-below windshield washer fluid in slowly, and vent off pressure into a container as needed, aiming for about 20 gallons per side.
The video uses 60-below windshield washer fluid made in Alaska, chosen because it won't freeze, costing $11.99 per two-and-a-half gallon tub.
The pump works fast at first but slows as pressure builds, requiring repeated stops to bleed the line, and suction was lost near the 20th gallon.
