Removing fluid from tires

[DrDirt]

I have a 3020 with Calcium Chloride in the rear tires. Don't need the ballast anymore, what's the best way to remove the salt water and is there anything that should be done for the rims?

Thanks,

 

[SVcummins]

 

[Dan in Ohio]

Yup, That's worth a thousand words. Enough said.

 

[RobCons]

Or go bush hogging. Seems I'm good at finding thorns that way.

 

[Jim.ME]

(quoted from post at 17:13:45 11/19/21) I have a 3020 with Calcium Chloride in the rear tires. Don't need the ballast anymore, what's the best way to remove the salt water and is there anything that should be done for the rims?

Thanks,

Others are giving answers on removing the calcium. If you don't want all of it going everywhere, I would jack the rear up, turn the valve stem to the top, and let the air out (be aware you could get some calcium solution still if the tire was filled above the top of the rim). Install a water fill adapter on the stem, attach a hose, then turn the stem down. You can also attach a cheap pump, like one driven by a drill motor, to pull the fluid out of the tube while the stem is down. Plastic barrels can be used to hold it for disposal.

As for your rims. I believe your 3020 should have tube type tires not tubeless. If you want to do it right you will dismount the tires and tubes, clean and pacify the rims, then paint them, inside and out before remounting the tires with new tubes.

If you need to have a tire shop do the work, they may take care of the fluid for you, dismount the tires and let you take the rims to clean and paint, then mount the tires back up for you when the rims are ready. My thoughts, others will have their own.

 

[Tx Jim]

Be sure after draining to give rims a good power washing. After fluid stops escaping a small hose needs to be inserted in valve stem opening with a pump attached to suck small amount of fluid out that won't come out.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

I drained the last little bit by inserting a piece of steel brake line through the stem, bent to reach the very bottom. Then blow air across the other end of the tubing
to draw out the fluid.

 

[jdknucklebuster]

I like the picture too. Pretty close to my method

 

[DrDirt]

Thanks for help folks. Looks like I might have a short term and a longer term project here.