Re: Calcium Loading of Super M Tires

Posted by JB on July 18, 2003 at 19:09:53 from (64.10.101.10):

In Reply to: Calcium Loading of Super M Tires posted by Doug Bunnell on July 16, 2003 at 18:46:25:

Hi, years ago JD used to handout little pocket books to farmers. In these books were all the measurements that a farmer required to farm including a chart with calcium chloride requirements for various tire sizes.

We would use one of those cheap bronze gear pumps driven by a V belt to electric motor. These were designed to pump water. I believe TSC still sells them. We had a garden hose to tire valve adapter. I cannot remember where we got the adapter from.

The trick was to put the tire valve at the very top, install the garden hose adapter, connect up the pump and start pumping. When the pump stopped pumping it was time to stop and slowly loosen the connection on the valve to let the air out. After the air has stopped escaping, tighten the connection on the valve again, start the pump and repeat until only fluid comes out of valve. At this point there should be sufficient calcium chloride solution in tire. Next replace the garden hose adapter with proper valve and inflated to about 15 to 20 lbs of air.
Be sure to rinse thoroughly with water all tools and metal surfaces that the calcium chloride contacted.
To store the pump we would pack it with grease between uses.

Good luck
JB

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