The valve stem broke on my farm tractor. The back tires are filled with liquid which makes them difficult to manhandle. I did some searches and found the Haltec Quickstep valve stem. Installing the valve stem was simple. I was back up and running in less than 30 minutes. The price was reasonable, ordering was a breeze, and the shipping was prompt. This simple little valve stem probably saved me a trip to the chiropractor.!
Haltec Quickstem Straight Push Through Valve Stem - available in multiple sizes and quantities
Perfect , wish I knew about long ago!
We have a large Caterpiller machine for maintaining our own roads. Recently a valve stem broke off. I was like “Oh no I’m going to have to take that big wheel off and break it down to replace the valve stem from the inside.”. Then I remembered seeing something on YouTube about doing it from the outside. Looking back on YouTube I saw mechanics that had ways to push it in from outside. Also 2 companies that offered these that you push it in and tighten a nut that expands the rubber bushing part holding the valve stem in tight. I don’t recall why, but I decided on the Haltech one from TYK. It worked perfectly! I couldn’t have been happier. I just pushed the broken part in, it fell inside the tire where it won’t hurt anything, then I pushed the Haltech in and tightened the nut on it with a deep socket. I was able to accomplish the repair in a few minutes that would have been a huge job taking hours otherwise!! They come in 2 sizes, the large size for big machines and the small size for regular vehicles. I have since bought a package of 5 in the small size just to have on hand for our regular trucks and will be giving a couple to a buddy who is a firewood cutter. He was totally stoked when I showed one to him. The small ones are kinda short but it’s not a problem as you can easily get extensions for them if you need it. In my case the short ones will work out best because I drive in mud a lot which throws the wheels out of balance on our Dodge 3500 which means I have stop and scrape the mud off before I hit the pavement. I plan to switch the standard stems out for these short ones to facilitate putting full moon hub caps on at least the front which should solve my mud problem. I would absolutely 100% recommend this product to anyone, especially those who operate in less than ideal conditions! I give these valve stems 500 stars ✨ ⭐️ 🌟 !!!
We always bring these and a pump for our weekend campouts. never have to break down a tire to fix a broke valve.
