How to dispose of calcium chloride??

A couple of weeks ago I got lucky and got a MUCH better set of rear tires and wheels for my D17 for $600. The rims and right tire look almost new and the left tire is in very good shape too. I'm still trying to decide about how (or if) to add weight to these tires, but what do I do with the old tires and wheels currently on the tractor? I know they are filled with calcium chloride, so it would probably be a bad idea to just slice open a sidewall and let it all flow out. Will I need to take them to a tire dealer and have them pumped out before I can dispose of them? Is there any cost effective way to transfer the fluid from the old tires to the new ones? I'm not really sure I like the idea of putting calcium chloride in the new tires, but to be honest if they last as long as my current tires I will be long dead before any more work will be needed!

I think they still do. As well as apple sap(?)
I applaud your idea to simply not dump it out.
Maybe check with the county DOT. Tire outfits will likely charge you to pump it out for you. I have the fittings to pump fluid in and out of my tires. Got them on on line. Not exactly easy but there are harder jobs than that.
There’s lots of hate mail over calcium chloride but my take is if you properly care for your tires and cores why not use it. You already have it if you need to add weight otherwise you will be buying weights in some form. And as you mentioned, most likely will out last your needs.
JMO

I thought about holding on to the old set, but the space they take up is a concern. Plus once they get laid down flat so they don't fall over getting them picked back up could be "fun". Plus the left rim is shot. I keep expecting the bead to pop out sometime and leave me up a certain creek.

Have done this a few times - if you want to save it , get ready cause it comes out fast, I always pull it close to where you dont want grass, put the stem on the bottom, unscrew the valve stem and itll arch out about 15 feet till flat

Used to be our tire guy would buy the fluid back. I had an A John Deere and wanted the fluid out and new tubes and the tire man knocked a little off the bill and sold calcium chloride to the next guy who needed it but that was 20 plus years ago and I don't know if the current tire guy would buy it back.

Edited by Lonn - 02 Mar 2022 at 8:06pm

When I've wanted to get rid of something liquid, that wasn't "too bad", I've dug a post hole in sand in a rather remote area and poured it in that.  I've just used my judgement on what's "too bad" and what isn't going to cause any lasting harm.  

They still spray it on some of the gravel roads around here. The CA had a blow out some years ago. I dove it quick to my circle drive to let it finish leaking out. That took care of weeds for several years to come.

if you have ditches roadside that YOU maintain( cut the weeds...), just drain the salt water there.....

My county only allows dust control by licensed applicators, with their specified juice.  Not a DIY job. 

For those that have used it on the driveway or fence rows.... If you spray in on like you would Roundup... how long will it keep the weeds and grass down ?

Why not just sell the set to someone and let them deal with it. If one rim is good, someone would buy it. Just make them take both as part of the deal. Someone might be interested in trying to fix the bad rim, not likely, but I’ve seen them fixed that were that bad, or use the rest of the bad room for patches to repair other less damaged rims. I’ve fixed several rims with patches from rims with one side rusted out like yours.
Or you could drain it out with a hose on the valve stem and put it in your new tires.
Or find a place where you don’t want weeds and drain it there, should keep weeds down 2-3 years.

when i bought new rears for one of my tractors, it had that stuff in them too, when the tire dealer came out to change the tires he had to pump it out to do so. at that time i sold him the fluid he pumped out. he was glad to buy it.