bones1
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How do you un fill them? And how do I tell whats in them.
Un fill tires
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Do you have an air compressor? If so, a clean rubbermaid trashcan, some tubing, and a blowgun will get most of it out. - - Like this:
1)Jack the wheel off the ground and turn til valve is on top,
2)Have a piece of tubing with clamp ready and then remove the valve. I mean the whole valve body that screws inside the larger nipple on the rim. The valve body is knurled and probably a little more than finger tight. It wont leak til its all the way out because there is an internal o-ring. When out it will gush. Put your finger over it.
3)Substitute the ready tube for finger with other end in can. Tighten clamp.
4)Taste the fluid then spit several times - a drop probably wouldnt bother you a bit but it's toxic so be conservative. Was it salty?,sweet, or barely-almost tastlessly sweet. Salt, anti freeze, methanol solutions respectively. I dont know Rim Quard solution. It is from beets so may be it's red. Wash the fluid off you, your mouth, and the tractor.
5)Probably the fluid will have stopped after a few gallons. Blow air through the tubing into the tire and then stop and let it force outmore fluid.
6)Continue this sequence til valve port is on the bottom and only air comes back. Take care not to overpressurize.
7)You will still have a 15 or 20% fill at this point. You can get it down to about 5% by letting the tractor down on the tire and using the air sequence gently a few more times. You could probably siphon almost all the rest thru the hole if you are really serious. It will take a while - - small tube ya know.
8)Replace valve and air up tire.
Save the fluid for re use or sale. Most of it isnt ok to just drain on the ground. OH! you probably wont be able to move the trash can after so have it in a good place to start. Water would be convenient if we were only further south.
Larry
1)Jack the wheel off the ground and turn til valve is on top,
2)Have a piece of tubing with clamp ready and then remove the valve. I mean the whole valve body that screws inside the larger nipple on the rim. The valve body is knurled and probably a little more than finger tight. It wont leak til its all the way out because there is an internal o-ring. When out it will gush. Put your finger over it.
3)Substitute the ready tube for finger with other end in can. Tighten clamp.
4)Taste the fluid then spit several times - a drop probably wouldnt bother you a bit but it's toxic so be conservative. Was it salty?,sweet, or barely-almost tastlessly sweet. Salt, anti freeze, methanol solutions respectively. I dont know Rim Quard solution. It is from beets so may be it's red. Wash the fluid off you, your mouth, and the tractor.
5)Probably the fluid will have stopped after a few gallons. Blow air through the tubing into the tire and then stop and let it force outmore fluid.
6)Continue this sequence til valve port is on the bottom and only air comes back. Take care not to overpressurize.
7)You will still have a 15 or 20% fill at this point. You can get it down to about 5% by letting the tractor down on the tire and using the air sequence gently a few more times. You could probably siphon almost all the rest thru the hole if you are really serious. It will take a while - - small tube ya know.
8)Replace valve and air up tire.
Save the fluid for re use or sale. Most of it isnt ok to just drain on the ground. OH! you probably wont be able to move the trash can after so have it in a good place to start. Water would be convenient if we were only further south.
Larry
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I think I would pass on the taste test. I don't care what it is, I ain't putting it in my mouth. Call me a chicken, but I plan on not glowing into a ripe old age. Parts per million scare me on those MSD sheets.
Besides, what does it matter what is there, it probably has done it's damage if it is going to do any. A price of a set of wheels is cheaper than a kidney or stomach transplant.
If it really matters, properly discard of the contents and replace it with a known substance. (like air!) Added weight can be in the form of external wheel weights.
David from jax
Besides, what does it matter what is there, it probably has done it's damage if it is going to do any. A price of a set of wheels is cheaper than a kidney or stomach transplant.
If it really matters, properly discard of the contents and replace it with a known substance. (like air!) Added weight can be in the form of external wheel weights.
David from jax
