Slime 20073 Air/Water Adapter Kit

Worked perfectly to fill rear tires on my JD 2025 tractor. Put 15 gal. of windshield fluid In each tire and not a drop spilled. Air bleed worked properly although air also bled out through 120v pump I used. A simple process. Poured fluid in clean 5gal bucket and could ad fluid to bucket as needed while pumping.

Works as intended. It would have been nice for a reusable packaging.

This nozzle works pretty good. I was able to fill two of the tires on the front of my lawn tractor with relative ease. The process I used was to remove the valve stem guts. Deflate the tire as much as possible (without breaking the bead) and then screw the nozzle, with the apropriate adapter and water hose already connected, onto the valve stem. Then turn the water on for a while until the tire is pretty firm. Turn off the water. Next you need to let out the trapped air to make more room for liquid. There is a small valve on the side of the nozzle but I found that it was faster to loosen the nozzle slightly until air begins to rush out. I then pushed on the tire until water began coming from the loosened adapter. When the water began squirting out I tightened the adapter back down and began the process again until I could get no more air out of the tire. I also tried to rock the tire back and forth while nozzle was loose to try and free any trapped air. Once I was satisfied that most of the trapped air was out, the tire was hard enough to be able to be placed back on the tractor. So I began loosening the nozzle (water off) until it was just about off, then quickly removed the nozzle and stuck my finger over the water spewing valve stem. With great care I used my valve stem removal tool to force the valve stem core into the valve stem and tighten down. Needless to say I got water everywhere. I will say that this process does make the tire heavier than expected but it works great. I know logically that this would happen but just took me a little by surprise. Before doing this process, I was constantly patching holes after pulling mesquite thorns from my tires.Now I just pull the thorns and roll the tires around (by driving) and the leaks stop. They also had some dryrot and this seems to help with that type of air loss as well. I rated this a 4 due to two reasons: 1 - I wish the valve for bleeding air was a little better. Maybe release more air faster but just lossening the entire adapter slightly seemed to do the trick 2 - I wish there was an easier way to put the guts back in the valve stem. This process was messy and I got nasty tire water all over me when doing it. If you have ever smelled that stuff you know that water is gross. One note: I elected to use water for my first trial. I live in Texas and I do not think that this will cause issues in the winter but only time will tell. I have read where other people use windshield washer fluid and a small bilge pump to fill there tires.

Fast delivery and item as described, works well.

Many reviews of this product are short compared to the usual Amazon review. So I am going to explain how great this thing works and the easiest way to use it. All you need is this adapter, a simple drill pump (sold on Amazon for about $12), and two short pieces of garden hose (4 foot male/female hoses sold at Lowes for about $8 each). First, jack your tractor so the the tire is just touching the ground lightly (using safe jacking techniques) Having the tire touching the groud will keep it from separating from the rim as you fill it. Second, place the tire valve at 12:00 and remove the tire valve core using a tire valve tool (Amazon, about $8). Third, attach the adapter to the valve, the male end of one hose to the adapter and the emale end of the hose to the outlet of the pump. Fourth, connect the female end of your other short hose to the drill pump inlet. Then put the other end of the inlet hose into your fluid of choice and start the drill (cordless might be safer unless you have a GFI outlet). Depending on the size of your tire you can pump until you feel some pressure building. For my John Deere 955 R4 tires, I could put upwards of 2 gallons before pressure built too high to pump). Then, stop the drill and leave the inlet hose in the container. A small amount of fluid will be pumped out of the hoses and then you will see air bubbles as pressure releases from the tire. The Slime adapter has an air release valve, but if you're using a drill pump, it's faster to allow the air to run back through the pump. Also, some pumps may not allow back-flow, so you'll have to use the air release valve on the adapter. Once the bubbles slow down, start the drill again. Repeat until you put the required amount in the tire. When you think you have enough fluid in the tire, reinsert the valve core (some air will be escaping, but put it in quickly rather than allowing all the air to escape. This leaves some pressure in the tire to help keep it from leaking around the bead. Then, add air to the recommended pressure and you're done! You can search the web for Tire Ballast Fill Charts to see how much fluid is recommended for your tire. If you live in freezing conditions you will need some kind of anti freeze. Many folks use windshield washer fluid. You will see more complicated methods on YouTube, but this works. I pumped over 60 gallons into my tires this way. Anti freeze tends to be toxic, so wear gloves, ventilate, and keep it away from animals who might drink it. Windshield washer fluid weighs about 8 pounds per gallon. Farmers have been loading their tires this way since rubber tires were put on tractors. I believe loaded tires enhance safety on hilly terrain in addition to providing much more traction.

Looks good fast shipping

I used this to fill zero turn mower 23x10.8-12 tires. Used a short piece of garden hose and a funnel and was able to fill the tires with 4 gallons each in a few minutes with no mess.

Takes time to work, but it works.

Works. Put water in my tractor tyre. Happy.

Worked liked advertised

Did the job.

Very easy to use I put washer fluid in my old tractor tires for weight so I pulled further in antique tractor pulls.. great product

Thanks for carrying this handy adapter