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Pipe Nipples Keep Valve Stems From Breaking
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 p
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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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