Posted by chuck bergstrom on November 26, 2007 at 05:35:56 from (208.47.72.255):
In Reply to: powder in tires? posted by bweb on November 25, 2007 at 19:07:18:
In the era(late '50's or early 60's) we bought a machine to fill this powder in tires. The first thing we had to do was put a larger diameter valve core on the tube. Then use this gadget to pump the powder in. The advantages were: The wt. was twice as much as liquid and it was non corrosive. This gadget(a tank and a pump using air pressure) would also draw the powder out of the tube. The performance of a tractor was really good. When the company service man came(on Christmas eve day)the poor man had so much trouble. He worked on it most of the day. All of a sudden he said"I got it" and put the pressure to it. It made a puff and the salesman had powder behind his glasses and we had powder on our shop ceiling, still in that building today. We all missed most of Christmas eve.
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