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Lou

11-03-2006 11:28:27




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Im wondering what I would have to buy and about what it would cost to get set up to load my own tires?? Any ideas, thanks Lou




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iowa_tire_guy

11-03-2006 18:51:59




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-03-2006 11:28:27  
If you don't mind taking some time you can rig up a pretty good setup using a tank that will hold some pressure. Doesn't take much. Just put the fluid of choice in the tank, seal it up hook up the hose to the tire (I use a rubber hose and a clamp that fits over the stem when the threads are bad) and add a small amount of compressed air. To unload the tire put the stem down with no jack under the tractor, let the weight of the tractor push the fluid into the tank. You might have to stop and add air pressure once to finish the job.

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buickanddeere

11-03-2006 16:40:46




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-03-2006 11:28:27  
You may prefer beet juice or an alcohol antifreeze solution. A barrel of ethanol is cheap enough to mix with water. Calcium Chloride is a strong salt solution/brine. Like any salt it's rough on the skin and even worse to paint and metal. Valve stems never seem to seal 100% with a salt solution. Over a few years the paint will be bubbled up with rust around the valve stem. A quick trip through a tractor salvage yard will display a majority of rims ruined by rust through.

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old

11-03-2006 14:59:56




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-03-2006 11:28:27  
Drop me an e-mail and I'll send you a page from and owners manual that shows how to fill tires with fluid. With the info all it will cost is the adaptor, a 55 gallion drum and the fluid. Or in other works less then $25 for the set up fluid depends on what you use



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RodInNS

11-03-2006 14:22:14




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-03-2006 11:28:27  
The most common way that people do that around here is with a small brass gear pump. Get one of them, a 1/2 horse motor like a washing machine motor to run it, and the appropriate tubing and fittings. That's about it. I've seen them done with garden hose, and fitted down into a piece of 1/4" copper tubing to stick into the large valve stem hole in the tube. I've also seen this done with 5/8" milk tubing, and then use a hose clamp to hold the tubing on the large valve stem. It works well, but you must keep in mind that it's a positive pressure system, so when you're filling a tire you will need to disconnect once or twice to let the air pressure out if you go with the milk tubing and clamp method. That's the main reason for using the 1/4" copper. It lets the pressure go on it's own. I've filled 30-34" wheels (2 drums) in 1/2 an hour or so. To drain a tire simply reverse the hoses on the pump... Basically it takes me the same time as removing the wheels, going to town, and watching somebody else do the work... and this doesn't cost me anything. Watching somebody else does....
The commercial pumps for this misery are somewhere around 700 bucks the last time I checked... and to ne honest, if they're not well looked after, you'll be spending the 700 again real soon. The brass pump is fairly forgiving. I think they were about a hundred bucks last I checked.

Rod

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kyhayman

11-03-2006 13:18:47




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-03-2006 11:28:27  
I priced the stuff, with upkeep and everything else (like time to do it) it always worked out cheaper for me to pay the tire store.



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Dave Sherburne NY

11-03-2006 12:18:31




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-03-2006 11:28:27  
http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=jd&th=206142



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135 Fan

11-03-2006 12:13:28




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-03-2006 11:28:27  
What do you mean load your tires? Are you talking about filling with fluid? Go to a tire distributor that handles farm tires. They should be able to help you out. If thats not what you meant and your tires are too heavy, get a fork lift. LoL sorry Dave



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Lou

11-04-2006 07:24:57




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to 135 Fan, 11-03-2006 12:13:28  
Thanks for all the info, Ill chew on it a while and see what I can come up with.



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TimS in Mo

11-04-2006 15:12:44




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 Re: Question about loading tires. in reply to Lou, 11-04-2006 07:24:57  
Get the adapter from Gemplers that fits a garden hose to the large part of the tire stem.

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Then get a 5-10 dollar plastic pump that has garden hose fittings and is powered by your drill.

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Get a couple short pieces of garden hose with the fittings on each end, hook it all up, get some calcium cloride ( gemplers has that to ) or whatever you are wanting pumped into the tire, and off you go.

CaCl is very corrosive, so rinse the pump and fittings out real well as soon as you are done.

To unload the tire, jack up that side, spin the valve stem to the top, hook up the fitting and a hose, put the end of the hose in a bucket, spin the valve stem to the bottom and let it drain. You may have to spin the valve stem to the top and let some air in from time to time.

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