Any tips on Draining CaCl Loaded Rear Tires???

Well, as my restoration progresses on my 850 I am up to removing my rear tires which came to me Loaded with CaCl fluid. I am a one man band here so I want to drain the tires prior to removing them. One obviously needs a new rim due to corrosion, and whilst the other looks OK, I suspect it may be corroded inside as well. So, does anyone have any experience or tips on draining loaded tires in such a way that I don't just release all the fluid onto my property. I have some 55 gal drums I can use for temp fluid storage prior to disposal. Is there a fitting and tubing I can buy cheaply that will fit onto the valve stem? I am OK with jacking up the rear end enough to rotate the tires on the axle to bring the valve stem into any position. Any help really appreciated, as always. Larry
 
Yes, there is an adapter that fits right on there.
TSC, Blains, Farm/Fleet etc. all sell them. Less than $10.
A garden hose hooks to them and a cheap $5 drill driven pump
will pump the fluid out and into your barrels. I use old pieces of
garden hose when possible. Just long enough to reach.

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What will you do with the fluid once you've drained it? Unless you plan on reusing it you'll still need to dispose of it.

I drained mine out on my gravel driveway. It's no worse than the brine our county uses on the public roads. I just started with the valve stem straight up, removed the valve core, then slowly inched along until the valve stem was down and the tire was (mostly drained).
 
Bingo, Mark.

I've drained CaCl solution from multiple tires onto gravel areas near buildings. Indeed, I often try to catch it into plastic buckets for use in areas away from where I'm working.

Works great to keep vegetation from growing for three years or so.

Dean
 
Royse, thank you so much. Exactly the info I needed. I have the drill pump and the hose already, all I need is the adapter, and I had no idea there was such a thing. I checked your link and that one is exactly what I need. Thanks again, Larry.
 
Glad to help Larry. This is how I do it - Jack the wheel up, turn the
valve stem to 12 o'clock, hook up the adapter, with everything else
already attached to it, then turn the tire until the valve stem is at 6 o'clock.
Pump it out and lower the jack more to force as much as possible out of the tube.

If you want to put it back in, jack the tire up to take pressure off,
12 o'clock again, reverse the connections and pump it back in.
That same little adapter has a "burp" valve on the side of it to let
air out as the tire fills. (pump off when you burp it to stay drier)
You will need to burp it more often as the tire gets fuller.
 
I refilled a new tire with the fitting Royse mentioned and an immersible pump and short garden hose. Worked OK but whenever I shut the pump of to burp the fluid in the hose siphoned back into the barrel. Couldn't raise the barrel at the time.
 

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