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Topic: Somebody's stealing
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Subject: Somebody's stealing
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 10:36pm
air out of my tires...I fill them up and somebody is coming at night and stealing it out of them. They only take the air out of certain tires.  Help!

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Posted By: Dean/MN
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 10:45pm
I bet they only take it out of the bottom of the tires also.


Posted By: On-the_road_again
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 10:47pm
 
It was this guy ....
 
I asked & he raised his hand
 
But, if it were me .....
 
I would let it go cause he doesn't look worth messing with !
 
Jim
 


Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 6:07am
-are you sure this is happening only at night?  Sneaky.


Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 6:24am
It actually happens during the day as well, but you can't tell since the wheels are turning and they never really get flat on the bottom! I understand that this is issue is confined to the Pacific Northwest - there's a quarantine on shipping tractors outa there to make sure that it doesn't spread.......

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Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 6:41am
I think I have at least one, maybe two with the Pacific NW syndrome. 


Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 6:55am
I have a tractor that came from the Pacific NW that had that problem with 2 of it's tires. I got them sealed up so it don't happen any more, last I checked anyway.

Dusty


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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 7:22am
I'd air them up and super glue the caps on.  Not going to steal any air then.


Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 9:18am
I'm thinking it's all that clean Air up there. Look for some valve stem locks maybe that will stop it. Maybe a bigger guard dog too.LMAO
Don


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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 10:02am
I've had that problem here in Colorado too.  Finally solved the problem by letting the air out of them at the end of the day, nobody's going to steal my air!

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Posted By: Ron(WA)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 11:20am
Aw, c'mon Eldon, do what I do. Just jack the wheel up then rotate the tire so the flat side is on top !


Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 11:26am
Tire air is like scrap. It goes up and down. Right now tire air is up, so whoever is stealing it is getting big money on your air! Maybe you better guard those tires one night to find out who it is and nab them!........  LOL!!
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Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 11:31am
I have a stinking suspicion that it is being sent over to the west side of the state...and being sold as sailboat fuel!!!

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Posted By: mlpankey
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 12:59pm
Be carefull they may sell you for a sailboat or balloon engine.

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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 2:47pm
The one thing you have to worry about concerning the cost of air is inflation.


Posted By: Steve M
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 3:28pm
Another possiblity is that you could have metric tires but are putting in stanard air. You might need to buy a metric air compressor. But then again if your talking about older tractors, chances they don't have metric tires but maybe your compressor is metric.  Kinda like going to sears to buy a metric socket set and the salesman asks if you want 1/4", 3/8" or 1/2" drive. Shouldn't the drive end be metric also??????


Posted By: DREAM
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 3:53pm
I just had a tire turned around on the rim the other day. When I went out to the shop yesterday, I discovered that all of the air was gone out of it. The guy at the tire shop jipped me. Guess he put in fake air. He charged me for real air though. I'm gonna see if I can get my money back!LOL!


Posted By: On-the_road_again
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 6:08pm
You guys ....
 
I see a future in both comedy & sales for you all !
 
Jim


Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 6:23pm
Eldon, I would rather have somebody steal the air out of a tire than what the gremlins did to me Saturday afternoon. They pulled the whole wheel off my trailer while I was still on the road. At least they waited till I was under 35 mph and 50 feet from my driveway.

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Posted By: Doug northern IL
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 6:29pm
make sure the other  ones didnt swell up on you and they just look that way


Posted By: NickT(Ky)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 7:21pm
Goose, that's a good one!! Inflation Ha Must be a democratic air thief.


Posted By: Osage_Orange
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 8:59pm
I think it's a scam!  If you follow the link to the scammer's website, supply all the personal info they ask for, they will offer to stop the thievery............O_O

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Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 9:29pm
It's one time de-flation costs more $$$$$!

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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 9:44pm
In Arkansas they just steal 9/16" wrenches. I've been hit several times. Our riding mower gets the air stolen once a week from the same tire.


Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 6:20am
What kinda air you puttin in that tire? If you got standard air in them and the thieves keep stealin it then just put in that metric air for a night. Bet their tires won't turn and they won't be back for more.
As far as wrenches, I've tried planting those 9/16" and 1/2" many times in the field but they never grow anything and the seed justs rots away cause I never find em again. Same with hammers.


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Posted By: Bob-Maine
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 7:37am
On-The-Road-Again and Eldon,

No, it wasn't him. Paul Bunyon is still in Bangor, Maine so I ran in to check for myself. He told me that Babe the blue ox was on the loose so you might have the state police abd sheriff watch for him. The tip of one of those horns could cause a big leak. Bob@allisdowneast


Posted By: irlbeck A-C'S
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 8:16am
I have got it figured out! You all forgot about the change of season. You are suppose to take the winter air out and put the summer air back in. Must have something to do with hot and cold tire pressure, but I am only guessing on that part.


Posted By: Carl Ohio
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 8:28am
 Eldon I saw on rjranches post them same thieves just stole the air out of the top half of his tire - Now thats some crafty thieves just taking the top air and leaving the bottom air in there - I guess the valve stem was at the top and not down the side or on the bottom . Maybe you can start parking your equipment with the stems at the top so they only get some of it


Posted By: weiner43
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 1:46pm
I see advertisements about replacing the air in your tires with nitrogen. Atmosphere is 78 percent nitrogen so what would be the benefit of adding 20 percent more nitrogen except to take money out of my pocket and put it in somebody elses? Why not use helium to make your vehicle lighter for better fuel mileage and if you got enough helium in there you`d just hit the high spots in the road and save on tire wear too.

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Posted By: JohnDNY
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:49pm
Try using hot air. Theres plenty around if you look for it.


Posted By: Creek Jenkins
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 5:00pm
Neighbor is selling a car he says has factory air.  I think he is lying - how can it have factory air when it doesn't have the original tires?  When they change tires did they reuse the original factory air?
 
cheers,
Creek


Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 11:57pm
i'm just filling all my tires with foam....let 'em try and steal that stuff!!


Posted By: roughstock
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 1:27am
In the words of Hank Williams, "the tires and tubes are doing fine, but the air is showing through."


Posted By: NickT(Ky)
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 8:08am
This is classic, reminds me of the old forum. Now we just need Brian from Aust. to add his touch.



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