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I'm with Allan. Hire it done by the professionals, they'll pump it out and break down the tire, then they can come back leter if you wanna clean it up. Our tire guy will wire brush the rim if it's bad enough, but we've never had too much troubles with calcium in our tires, been runnning it in everything for years. If it's just the stem, you can replace that without even removing the weight form the tire. Just put the stem on top, and make sure you've got the new replacement stem ready. remove the old and stick in the new. I reccomend rubber gloves to keep any from getting on your hands, and safety glasses would be a good idea just in case. I did both tires on our Oliver 1855 this spring, just the stems. Niether one had water above the stem so I could swap them out without loosing a drop, only some air. There was still a small amount of spray so the gloves are always a good idea. The only one that we don't have it in is my Oliver 1600. I rebuilt it, and it doesn't pull a plow anymore so there really isn't a reason to use it anymore, plus we pull the planter's with it so lighter is better. I disagree with people who are worried about calcium in the tires. If it were realy that bad, and the cons out weighed the good, it wouldn't be used any more. As long as the tubes aren't leaking, the rims will be fine. if they are and the rims become shot, its the owner/operator's fault, not the CaCl's. It's also dangerous to run one dry and the other empty, and I wouldn't even consider running one side loaded and the other side weighted with cast. It ain't putting the weight in the same spot and can still become a hazard to your life. They do some funny things when improperly loaded, like turning over on the operator. For your own safety, hire a professional. If you're not doing heavy pulling or don't need the weight, have both tires pumped out. Other wise, have them recover it and pump it back in.
Donovan from Wisconsin
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