draining calcium from a tire

glennster · Oct 27, 2015

re yesterdays post about draining a fluid filled tire. heres an eazy peazey inexpensive gadget i put together. a pipe tee, 2 sillclocks (spelling changed for naughty filter), a schrader valve and a fill adapter. jack the trator up so the tire spins free. put valve to 12 oclock position and remove valve, let air out. hook up fill adapter and garden hose attached to home made valve. rotate valve to 6 oclock position. close valve on drain side. open valve on tire side. add about 15 psi air to the schrader valve. then open drain side valve and drain into your favorite container. it will remove all but a few gallons. heres a couple pics.

evil nasty leaky tire hooked up

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pic of the valve set up. any hardware storeshould have the schrader valve in the plumbing section and the bushing to size to the pipe tee.

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John Deere D · Oct 27, 2015

Thanks for sharing ....

ditchwitch · Oct 27, 2015

Looks like it would work like a champ.

Billy NY · Oct 27, 2015

Great idea, and I thank you for posting that here. This was the obstacle that had me thinking a bit on how to drain both rears on my new to me ford new holland 4630. In the past, I had no choice on how the CACL came out, last time the valve let loose LOL ! Next on the work list for this tractor is breaking down the rear tires, valves leaked before I owned it, and I've had to let it continue unfortunately, but have seemed to kept any further damage minimal. I was more concerned about draining and capturing that CACL, than doing the tire work. I've seen rims a lot worse, repaired one of mine 8 years ago, just hoping its just on the outside per the leaky valves, if so, they'll clean up, even the valve holes.

Bob Harvey · Oct 27, 2015

My method, used twice, is to locate the valve over a drainage ditch in front of my shop (which grows stuff readily) and let fly, cleans the ditch for about 100'. So far no environmental damage other than the grass and weeds.

glennster · Oct 27, 2015

that 'll work, but i am going to pump it back in when i am done.

Bob Harvey · Oct 27, 2015

I trust you will be using new tubes. Silly not to.

cool hand · Oct 27, 2015

We use a transfer (Pacer) pump plumbed to the tire valve fitting to draw it out of the tire and pump it into a tank. Reverse the process to re-fill. We will do this several times a year--works great!

cool hand · Oct 27, 2015

A couple years ago I was walking out of our tire store rolling a new tractor tire. Another patron at the door asked, "You gonna put that on yourself?" I said, "No, I'm gonna put it on my tractor!" Don't know if I robbed him of an intended punch line, or if I taught him a joke! Lol!

onefarmer · Oct 27, 2015

I really like that idea!

Robert Major · Oct 27, 2015

Hi Coolhand
I do the same here I got 2 pony pumps ones 110 volt and the others 12v for the odd time i am away from a pluggin draining old tires.
mine will pull the tires in nearly off the beads. first tire i did i wasn't expecting that. Noticed just as it started pulling the top of the tire out and bending the fender side!. I made a probe from small brake line, a plastic line ,and an old valve insert with the middle drilled bigger to screw on the adapter to the pump. I can put it in the large valve stem hole on tractor rear tubes or tubeless rims, so i can suck the last few gallons out. Then I don't have to mess with that much being left in the bottom of the tube or tubeless tire.
Regards Robert

old · Oct 27, 2015

My self I just use gravity to drain them and the simple hose hook up you need for filling it works both ways. Then when I fill them back up I use a simple cheap $8 drill pump. I am on my 4th or 5th drill pump but hey they last a few years and been doing tires for decades.

EricB · Oct 27, 2015

Thanks for sharing the pictures and ideas!!

draining calcium from a tire

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