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Posted by Grove r on July 01, 2000 at 17:29:15 from (161.184.18.196):
In Reply to: Adding Fluid to tires posted by Steve on July 01, 2000 at 14:33:39:
Hi, Steve, one can put fluid in tractor tires very easily with no costly pumps or gadgets, it takes a little while to do, but once you get the hang of it, it goes quit well. I have refilled 18.4x38 tires this way: I used a five gallon bucket with a hole cut in the side at the bottom to attach a hose four or five feet long that will fit snugly over the large valve stem on the tractor inner tube, [I used a plastic pail and drilled the hole so a pipe nipple would screw in] the pail must be elevated above the tire. Have the valve stem on the tire at the highest point. Let all the air out of the tire till the rim is on the ground. Hook up the hose from the pail to the big valve stem, fill the pail with fluid, now jack the tractor up a little at a time, while you keep the pail full of fluid. The tire will suck the fluid in. Make sure the pail is empty by the time the tire is just about off the ground. Disconnect the hose from the valve stem and let the tractor down till the rim is again on the ground, now you are ready to start all over. This takes awhile, but it does work. The level of fluid in the tire should be no more than the top of the rim, so this system works nicely. There was a post here awhile back about using windshield washer fluid, [cold weather type],in place of calcium chloride, should be a LOT cheaper! Hope this is of some value to you, G.
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