Liquid filling instructions
Liquid filling valves
Agricultural wheels are normally equipped with combined air and liquid-filling valves. For tube tires the valve number is TR218A (or ETRTO V4.01.1+V4.02.1) and TR618A for tubeless tires (or ETRTO V5.01.1+V4.02.1).
- Tires should be mounted as usual with required bead seating pressure.
- Equip the tractor with the required tools.
- Inflate the tires to the recommended pressure.
- Move the tractor until the valve is pointing to desired filling level (at the highest vertical point for 75%).
- Insert a jack under the axle, near the wheel, and raise it until it makes contact with the axle (the jack will sustain the tractor in the original position when the tyre is deflated).
- Deflate the tire. Unscrew the entire air valve housing.
- Connect the liquid filling valve (this is a special valve with an air drain pipe).
- Introduce the liquid into the tire through a normal rubber hose fixed to the stem of the valve until it flows out of the drainpipe.
- When the liquid filling valve is not available, introduce liquid in to the tire by fixing a normal rubber hose to the stem of the normal valve. During the filling operation occasionally remove the hose from the valve in order to allow the air in the tyre to escape.
- Stop filling when water starts to come out.
- Replace the air valve and inflate to the desired pressure (same as point 3).
Note: Only use an inflation pressure gauge that is resistant to anti-freeze liquid. Make sure that the air valve is above liquid level before measuring the air pressure filling.
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- Jack the wheel up and position the valve at the lowest vertical point.
- Unscrew the valve housing and let the water drain out.
- Connect a liquid draining valve to allow all the liquid to come out, then screw the washer down over the stem of the valve.
- When the liquid draining valve is not available, inflate the tire with air, remove the internal valve stem, using the special cap key, introduce a small rubber (drainage) hose of suitable length and let the remaining water drain from the tire.
- Remove the rubber tube, replace the internal valve stem and screw the locking washer back down.
- Inflate the tire with air to the recommended pressure.
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