Question re: Working on Tires

[DRussell]

For those of you who work on your own tires. Do you use an open flow locking air chuck? A closed flow locking air chuck? Both?

 

[farmersamm]

Closed flow, with a shutoff valve upstream. Mine is the kind that grabs the thread on the valve stem..........it's threaded inside, but larger than the thread on the valve, so it sort of cocks on the valve instead of clamping on it.

I like the shutoff valve because sometimes you're really pushing the maximum pressure allowed for seating the bead. It doesn't take much to overfill a rear tractor tire without realizing it. I can tickle the final psi while constantly checking pressure. And I don't have to stand next to the tire while filling it.

I like this style for my big truck tires too. 100psi is something to think about.

 

[DRussell]

Closed flow, with a shutoff valve upstream. Mine is the kind that grabs the thread on the valve stem..........it's threaded inside, but larger than the thread on the valve, so it sort of cocks on the valve instead of clamping on it.

I like the shutoff valve because sometimes you're really pushing the maximum pressure allowed for seating the bead. It doesn't take much to overfill a rear tractor tire without realizing it. I can tickle the final psi while constantly checking pressure. And I don't have to stand next to the tire while filling it.

I like this style for my big truck tires too. 100psi is something to think about.

Is the open flow style really useful for anything other than setting a bead?

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

What would your standard run of the mill off the rack at the farm fleet store Milton ball chuck be?

 

[Fritz Maurer]

Ether

 

[Hayfarmer]

Is the open flow style really useful for anything other than setting a bead?

A while back I had a wagon with big tires. It set a while and I had to air them up. I used the open flow valve so I didn't have to sit and hold the other type for a long time. Also as mentioned sometimes you don't want to be right next to a tire being inflated.

 

[farmersamm]

Is the open flow style really useful for anything other than setting a bead?

Here's a pretty good explanation of the two types.

The closed flow is just about the all around most useful for what we do with a chuck. If you need to speed up the bead seating process, you can leave the Schrader valve out of the stem, and reinstall it once the bead's set. Some guys do it that way. I generally don't because I'm not in a big hurry. And,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's embarrassing when the valve blows out of the stem while you're trying to put it in.............and you're crawling around on your hands and knees looking for it

 

[rustred]

One guy just puts Halloween green slimy stuff in his tires , and never touches them again. I like to do the job properly. I don’t even change them over to winter air.

 

[Jim.ME]

I have and use both as I see appropriate.

Locking, open flow chuck, hose, remote valve for seating beats with the Schrader valve removed from the stem, speeds inflation. Not all open flow chucks will work with a Schrader valve in place. Also, I like to quickly inflate and deflate tubes in tires two or three times before installing the Scrader valve.

Closed flow (some locking, some not) for general airing up of tires, after seating the beads or tires in service, when the Schrader valves are in place. Slower inflation speed than open flow and not all closed flow chucks will work without the Schrader valve installed.

 

[glennster]

for seating beads i use a milton 731 recappers plug. it is a type m fitting that threads on to the valve stem. remove core, install fitting, hook up air line and seat bead. valve core is then replaced thru recappers plug.

 

[DRussell]

for seating beads i use a milton 731 recappers plug. it is a type m fitting that threads on to the valve stem. remove core, install fitting, hook up air line and seat bead. valve core is then replaced thru recappers plug.

I got a couple of those recently, but haven't needed to use them yet.

 

[Russ from MN]

A friends nephew clipped on a locking chuck, then the phone rang, when he got back from the phone call the tire blew up and killed him!

 

[Jim.ME]

A friends nephew clipped on a locking chuck, then the phone rang, when he got back from the phone call the tire blew up and killed him!

Very unfortunate. People have been killed using chucks they had to hold on stems while inflating. My takeaway here is leaving the chuck clipped on while taking a phone call would be the cause, not the chuck itself. Never leave a tire unattended while inflating. And clip-on chucks are best equipped if they have a hose with remote valve at the other end of the hose.

 

[caterpillar guy]

What is this got to answer phone on everything. If I'm busy I let the thing ring off the hook if need be. They will call back if it is important or I can call them later. As for tires. I guess I've been lucky ove3r all these years since I just hold the chuck on the stem most times. I do have one of those ones that you just tip sideways to keep on when seating beads while blasting them up. Then back to checking pressure as I go. I also do a tire day when I doe several at a time so I'm busy with dismounting fixing or replacing and then mounting or airing them back up . All in sequence to the procession of the tires. When changing several semi tires at once you learn to not fool around with other things just the tires at hand.