Re: WHITE POWDER IN TIRES

Posted by big jt on February 28, 2005 at 23:41:05 from (206.72.54.246):

In Reply to: WHITE POWDER IN TIRES posted by Ron Winters on February 28, 2005 at 15:40:10:

Have had a little expierence with that stuff. If you have just a little it is tire talc.

If the tire is chuck full it is powdered lead. Also if it is powdered lead the valve stem will be a slightly goofy arangement. Will have a big nut screwed on to a stem on the tube that will have the same thread as a male garden hose. Watch out that stuff is HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!. My experience is with a Melroe M200 loader (pre skid steer). This stuff was a factory option on these. Drive tire is 7.60 X 15. I am a pretty big boy and I couldn't lift the tire in the back of a pickup. I know it was used in tractor rears but figured it would double the weight on it's own.

I removed it by sucking out with a shop vac. Took me quite a while for just that small tire. Would guess the only good way to get it out of a Tractor rear would be to cut the tire. Make sure to use the proper resperation equipment however you remove it. Got no good advice as to disposal.

jt

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