What did you buy today

[threedogs]

Been buying garage stuff heres some oil pourers Ive brought recently
some of the bottles are real others are repros, All the pourers ar real
as well plus Im recoing an Ampol fuel filter atm should look awesome.
Need to mount some hand pedestal drills, ones Dawn ones Buffalo.
Plus need to polish two Ansonia clocks from 1880s , one was mums the other I brought
but recent event meant my sister gage the clock to me the heal a long rift.
Life is way too short to hold grudges ,
anyway a few pics to look at

[mudski]

Wow those clocks John!!!


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[Cuppa]

Emergency Tyre Valves.

Do you carry any? I'm asking because I thought I did until I realised today that the ones I've been carrying require the tyre to be taken, at least partially, off the rim ........ & I don't carry tyre removal equipment, just 3 spares covering both Tvan & tow vehicle. (Also carry puncture repair kit for tubeless tyres).

However I thought I would post about a product I found online & which I ordered this evening in case others think it may be useful for them - replacement tyre valves which can be easily inserted, without tools, from the outside of the rim without any need to remove the tyre! I'd never seen them before. Colby Valves have been available for about 2 years now, but only from the USA where they are made. Just under $60 for two via Amazon or more via ebay Aus. Not cheap, but with travel in remote areas in the offing, it only needs to 'save' us once to pay for itself.

Colby Valve.jpg

Anyway if interested check out Colby Valves
& a youtube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9aZyDsprFw

[threedogs]

@Cuppa I thought you had a TPMS wouldnt you just carry the valve centres and the tool to remove them.
I have Valve caps that change colour with differing pressure @Clunk still going strong sitting on green.
Might get a proper TPMS when I change tyres next. those Colby valves look the part.
I always get who ever changes my tyres to fit the shortest rubber valve stem they can, save getting them broken by sticks or rocks

[PeeBee]

ICOM IC-400Pro 80 channel UHF, programming cable to suit, pair Colby valves ex USA

[MB]

Same same on the Colby Valves, thanks heaps Cuppa! Chose the extra short ones that need a socket or spanner to nip up.


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[10G]

Emergency Tyre Valves.

Do you carry any? I'm asking because I thought I did until I realised today that the ones I've been carrying require the tyre to be taken, at least partially, off the rim ........ & I don't carry tyre removal equipment, just 3 spares covering both Tvan & tow vehicle. (Also carry puncture repair kit for tubeless tyres).

However I thought I would post about a product I found online & which I ordered this evening in case others think it may be useful for them - replacement tyre valves which can be easily inserted, without tools, from the outside of the rim without any need to remove the tyre! I'd never seen them before. Colby Valves have been available for about 2 years now, but only from the USA where they are made. Just under $60 for two via Amazon or more via ebay Aus. Not cheap, but with travel in remote areas in the offing, it only needs to 'save' us once to pay for itself.

Colby Valve.jpg

Anyway if interested check out Colby Valves
& a youtube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9aZyDsprFw

I'm looking at this and trying to work out how you fit them? Do you fit them with the tyre either deflated or off???

If you rip off a valve stem, you just need to push the tyre in where the valve stem is and wiggle a new stem in from within, you don't have to take the tyre off the rim or is my memory from the early 80s when I used to this so way out of line now????

[PeeBee]

Same same on the Colby Valves, thanks heaps Cuppa! Chose the extra short ones that need a socket or spanner to nip up.


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God, unbelieve it - thats what I bought!

[Cuppa]

@Cuppa I thought you had a TPMS wouldnt you just carry the valve centres and the tool to remove them.
I have Valve caps that change colour with differing pressure @Clunk still going strong sitting on green.
Might get a proper TPMS when I change tyres next. those Colby valves look the part.
I always get who ever changes my tyres to fit the shortest rubber valve stem they can, save getting them broken by sticks or rocks

When the time comes to get new tyres I'll consider drilling second holes in the rims just for the valve mounted TPMS, plus will fit short metal valve stems. Until then I'm stuck with rubber valve stems with the TPMS sensors screwed onto them ......... which potentially could get torn off in tight scrub. Hence the Colby's.

I had colour changing valve caps once. Can't recall the brand, but not cheapies. 3 out of 4 developed slow leaks & the company didn't want to know.

[Cuppa]

I'm looking at this and trying to work out how you fit them? Do you fit them with the tyre either deflated or off???

If you rip off a valve stem, you just need to push the tyre in where the valve stem is and wiggle a new stem in from within, you don't have to take the tyre off the rim or is my memory from the early 80s when I used to this so way out of line now????

With the tyre deflated. No bead breaking required.