Re: Tire Pressure

Posted by Jim on March 13, 2004 at 05:45:19 from (198.93.212.81):

In Reply to: Tire Pressure posted by JeffK-MN on March 12, 2004 at 19:18:00:

I've been in the ag. tire buisness for 25 years and I'm going to say to you don't waste your time or money on the fluid gauge. people seem to have this idea that fluid gauges don't go bad truth be known if you clean it and lubricate it it will last longer but for as often as you will be checking your tires it will be rusted just the same as a regular gauge. The key is to not get the fluid in it in the first place.Follow the persons advice on putting the valve at the 12:00 position, shoot some air in in first to clear the valve of any solution that may be in there. If you haven't aired the tire for a period of time you will want to go to the local tire shop to get a replacement core housing, it is the outermost valve that the valve core itself goes into, We sell them for $3.00 and all you need to replace it is a pair of pliers, if you call a tire repairman to do it you get involved in a service call, and labor, so it would be wise for you to replace it now. I get a number of calls that when I go out they tell me that "all they did was air up the tire and the fluid started to drip" then I proceed to change the core housing a chore that takes about 30 seconds, then while I'm there usally I will change the other one, because eventually it to will begin to leak, and it will save agravation down the road. If your tire is overfull with fluid jack up you tractor and put the valve at 12:03 and take the valve out let it drain down (make sure your not in your yard when you do this as your grass will surely die from the calcium) then put it at 12:00 and put in your new core housing and air it up. The tire will probably call for 18 P.S.I. but in a 77 depending on how heavy a workload you are doing 14 - 18 will be OK. If you usually wear leather gloves you may want to let them off to do this job when they get wet with the calcium and then dry you won't get them on again because of a shrinkage problem.

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