BobG_in_VA
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2003
- Messages
- 2,002
- Location
- Central VA, USA
- Tractor
- Mahindra 6000 MWFD, 2 1950's Farmalls, 1974 Farmall 140, 1967 Mf 135Delux
I have the old corrosive fluid and my valve core leaks. How do you change the valve core without losing the fluid? Where did you get the pump and how easy is it to fill/refill a rear tire? Do you take the tire off the tractor?
I'll go over the pump/fill thing....Get a cheap small sump pump with a standard garden hose connector at the top. Next search this site for the connector that screws onto the tractor tire (maybe someone will chime in and give us a link..I found it on this site somewhere about 6 years ago..), then (of all things) go to Lowes/Home Depot and get a 5 or so foot washing machine hose. Get a 5 gallon bucket (I use an empty crunchy cat food container), hook up the hoses, jack up the rear end of the tractor (put the tire stem even with the top of the axle), put the sump pump into the bucket, pour in about 2 gallons at a time. Now, here's the part that you need to understand: Hold the plug -in for the pump...when the bucket empties, unplug the sump, the air that has built up in the tire will bubble out in the bucket, now add another 2 or so gallons, ...repeat until you get your fill...I mean your tire's fill...BobG in VA PS: don't forget to take the stem off the tractor tire once the tire is jacked up.