Pipe Nipples Keep Valve Stems From Breaking
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Jim Cassidy, Nokomis, Ill., got tired of valve stems snapping off on his Bobcat skid loader, which is equipped with metal tracks over rubber tires. "To replace a broken valve stem I had to remove the tracks to take the wheel off. It was quite a job," he says.
He solved the problem by welding a threaded gas pipe nipple and protective cap over the valve stems on all four wheels.
"I even had gas pipe nipples welded onto a new skid loader that I ordered recently. It's a simple modification that totally solves the problem," says Cassidy. "The metal in the gas pipe nipple is about 1/8 in. thick so it can take much more of a beating without breaking off."
Cassidy came up with the idea after breaking up a concrete floor. "Small pieces of concrete got trapped between the tracks and tires, snapping the valve stems off," he says.
"To put air in the tires I use a small wrench to loosen the caps on the gas pipe nipples," he notes.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Cassidy, 20020 Nokomis Rd., Nokomis, Ill. 62975 (ph 217 563-7158 or 217 825-6618).
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Pipe Nipples Keep Valve Stems From Breaking TIRES/WHEELS Handling 33-6-3 Jim Cassidy, Nokomis, Ill., got tired of valve stems snapping off on his Bobcat skid loader, which is equipped with metal tracks over rubber tires. "To replace a broken valve stem I had to remove the tracks to take the wheel off. It was quite a job," he says.
He solved the problem by welding a threaded gas pipe nipple and protective cap over the valve stems on all four wheels.
"I even had gas pipe nipples welded onto a new skid loader that I ordered recently. It's a simple modification that totally solves the problem," says Cassidy. "The metal in the gas pipe nipple is about 1/8 in. thick so it can take much more of a beating without breaking off."
Cassidy came up with the idea after breaking up a concrete floor. "Small pieces of concrete got trapped between the tracks and tires, snapping the valve stems off," he says.
"To put air in the tires I use a small wrench to loosen the caps on the gas pipe nipples," he notes.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Cassidy, 20020 Nokomis Rd., Nokomis, Ill. 62975 (ph 217 563-7158 or 217 825-6618).
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