Beet Juice Shower!

Underdog57 · Apr 13, 2014

Today i learned another lesson. I was checking the air in my loaded tires, I had the valve stems at the top, I checked the first side and everything went according to plan. I then went to the other side and started unscrewing the valve stem cap and I was not paying attention and the valve stem valve was turning out instead of the cap. You can probably guess what happened next, beet juice started shooting out and I dropped the valve on the ground (luckily I was outdoors) I am trying to stop the gusher with my finger and find the valve and get it screwed back in while getting a sticky shower. It felt like a real Three Stooges Moment. Boy is that stuff sticky! I probably lost about 5 gallons. :embarrassed::embarrassed::embarrassed:

s219 · Apr 13, 2014

If the stem was at the top, you shouldn't have lost much -- if you did, then there was too much in there, and maybe it's good you drained it some!

tman1020 · Apr 13, 2014

That sucks but it sure is funny.

Bob77064 · Apr 13, 2014

That sounds like something that I could do.

ShaneG · Apr 13, 2014

Sure wish there was a video.

RG1 · Apr 13, 2014

This is interesting that you posted this happening. I just had two rear tires filled with Rim Guard yesterday. The guy doing it was a really nice guy, and we were talking a little bit here and there while he was filling them. He got to the second one, and once it was full, he went through the process of screwing in his filler valve to close it and he also shut off the pump at the large tank. As he was unscrewing his filler from my valve stem, he somehow unscrewed the inner stem at the same time. There was approximately 20 PSI in the air space at the top of the tire. Believe me, when that stem came out, 20 PSI was more than enough to make the beet juice shoot a good 15-18'! He was wearing it from about the waste down pretty heavily. He had a hose there, so he hosed my rims back down, and then himself. I felt sorry for him since it was a warm day for a change, and I know how fast that stuff dries to a glue like texture. He was a good sport about it though, even though he wasn't happy about how he was going to smell the rest of the day. Funny thing was, he had just told me about how that can happen once in a while and what a mess it makes. Then, less than a minute later, it happened to him (or maybe I should say- all over him).

Creamer · Apr 13, 2014

What is with Michigan and the beet juice? that stuff makes an awful mess.

RG1 · Apr 13, 2014

Rim Guard is made right here from one of our bigger crops- sugar beets. It only seems fair that we get the most stories to tell about it.:laughing:

k0ua · Apr 14, 2014

I know Rimguard is great stuff, and most sugar comes from sugar beets.. but I just have to say the sugar beet is a rather ugly vegetable.:laughing:

stuckmotor · Apr 14, 2014

Reminds me of the story of the little Dutch boy who stuck his finger in a dike.

RG1 · Apr 14, 2014

k0ua said:
I know Rimguard is great stuff, and most sugar comes from sugar beets.. but I just have to say the sugar beet is a rather ugly vegetable.:laughing:

.... and stinky too. At least once it's mashed up. They sell a ton of them alongside the roads here just before, and during deer season. That's deer with no capitol D, and no e at the end. :laughing:

RG1 · Apr 14, 2014

stuckmotor said:
Reminds me of the story of the little Dutch boy who stuck his finger in a dike.

Ummm, er, not gonna touch that one!

Stick895 · Apr 14, 2014

Gary Fowler · Apr 14, 2014

Not that I would have gotten wet, but the same thing happened to me yesterday when checking the air in my B26 FRONT tires. I really didn't even know that it had a two piece valve stem but when unscrewing the top cap, the valve stem was turning instead of the cap. It was about 2 rounds loose. I have never had a valve stem loosen up before but now I know it is possible.
Might be a good thing for everyone to check all the valve stems in their tractors to make sure all is tight.

k0ua · Apr 14, 2014

Having one of these can go a long way to prevent such accidents. You can use the wrench end to tighten and remove valve cores. and the inside and outside thread taps/die to touch up the threads if they are "boogered up"

SPYDERLK · Apr 14, 2014

Underdog57 said:
Today i learned another lesson. I was checking the air in my loaded tires, I had the valve stems at the top, I checked the first side and everything went according to plan. I then went to the other side and started unscrewing the valve stem cap and I was not paying attention and the valve stem valve was turning out instead of the cap. You can probably guess what happened next, beet juice started shooting out and I dropped the valve on the ground (luckily I was outdoors) I am trying to stop the gusher with my finger and find the valve and get it screwed back in while getting a sticky shower. It felt like a real Three Stooges Moment. Boy is that stuff sticky! I probably lost about 5 gallons. :embarrassed::embarrassed::embarrassed:

Glad it wasnt the tire punched kind of shower. That would add injury to insult.
larry

RG1 · Apr 14, 2014

k0ua said:
Having one of these can go a long way to prevent such accidents. You can use the wrench end to tighten and remove valve cores. and the inside and outside thread taps/die to touch up the threads if they are "boogered up"

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Those are very handy to have indeed.

cqaigy2 · Apr 15, 2014

k0ua said:
Having one of these can go a long way to prevent such accidents. You can use the wrench end to tighten and remove valve cores. and the inside and outside thread taps/die to touch up the threads if they are "boogered up"

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:thumbsup: Those are great!

oosik · Apr 15, 2014

I HAVE one of those somewhere. It would be quicker to go to NAPA and buy one than find it amongst all my stuff.

BTW - I don't suppose anybody got pics?? :dance1: :laughing: