Introduction to water filled tires

37 chief · Nov 29, 2009

A friend of mine bought two rear tires for a Kobota he uses in his landscaping job. He thought l would like to change them as I had nothing else to do (joke) What a pain in the backside. Just removing the water from the tubes. The first tire the water wasen't completely out, that wasen't working, couldn't break the tire loose. Finally figured almost of the water had to be out. After removing the water it went fairly good, except for the light rain, and the water from the tires it was a real mud mess.The last time I had a tire with water in it, water was remove by a large slice in the sidewall by a iron fence post sticking sideways out of a pile of dirt. None of my tractors have water filled tires, and probably never will, as I do mostly mowing. Stan

Anonymous-0 · Nov 29, 2009

Hi,,,,,,,,,,,I aint no expert by any means but its not all that bad IF you got the right tools,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,When i did it i had a adapter that went on the valve stem to a garden hose end to a small paddle pump and then a little do dad that fit though the stem to the bottom of the tube to suck out ,,,,most,,,,of the fluid,,,,,,,,,but yes,,,,,,,,it is still a lot easer with just air,,,,,

),,,,,,,,,,,,,You say watter and not chloride so you must be in the deep south?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Good day

37 chief · Nov 29, 2009

South California. Stan

Mark · Nov 29, 2009

I figured you fellas down that way filled them with sand...hehehe!

S2710 · Nov 29, 2009

Stan Water is so easy to remove from a tire that it isn't even funny.Even a cave man can do it. Just pump the tire up to about 25 to 30 lbs of air and screw the valve out and the air will push the water out. NO PROBLEM you may have to pump it up one or two times but the water will come right out. Bob

BCnT · Nov 29, 2009

i hope you put water back in them tires or told your buddy you didnt...neighbor of mine had a flat on his loader tractor and hired local shop to come out and fix it...needless to say the tire guy didnt like water either and didnt put any back in...my neighbor wound up rolling his tractor with a 1500# bale on the spear...he got off with a broke arm and torn rotator cuff and sued the shop owner...he won too.

schmuck · Nov 30, 2009

BE CAREFUL DOING THAT! I used to work in a tire shop and watched a guy blow a large tractor tire up doing just that. Apparently, the tire had a break in it from a stump or stob and it split wide open. My advice would be to keep the pressure under 10 Lbs. Yeah, it will require adding air a few more times, but if it keeps you in one piece, it is worth it. The fellow I'm referring to didn't live to learn from his mistake. True story.

charles craig · Nov 30, 2009

dont know where you are,but in Victorville its already freezing at night. CC

Anonymous-0 · Dec 1, 2009

Depends where the valve is.

Introduction to water filled tires

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