tire keeps going flat

[WV Tractorman]

I have a BX23 and them same problem with the tire going soft about every 2 weeks or so. I know what I will be doing this saturday... taking it to my local tire store and having the valve stem replaced ! great ideas guys (and gals sorry) I'm new to TBN and really have gotten alot of good advise from reading about evryones elses triumphs an woes. Thanks!

 

[whistlepig]

This past Spring I had a flat on one of the front tires to my backhoe on a Sunday morning. It ruined the day, plus the day to drop it off and another day to go get it. Two weeks later, on a Sunday morning it went flat on me again. This time was the last time. I had both front tires filled with foam. Cost was just over $500.

Over the summer, my front tire to my small tractor has been leeking air. I started out sliming them when this happened, but Slime has it's limits and it's only good for so long. After a year or two, it's pretty much worthless. New Slime doesn't seem to have any affect on a tire that has already been Slimed. Tubes are the only answer short of a new tire.

Six years of flat tires and 400 hours was the limit. I bought two new tires and had them filled with foam. Coast was $550, and it took just over a week.

Since then, no flats!!!!!!! It's just a nice feeling to be able to start the tractor and go do something without having to deal with filling it up with air, or having it go flat while out mowing.

Eddie

It has also been my experience with Slime that it only holds up for a limited amount of time. After that time the tire has to be dismounted, the Slime cleaned out, and the tire patched, plugged, or replaced. One realizes how Slime gets it's name when you try clean this stuff out of a tire. I quit doing the Slime and went back to plugging tires. This method lasts longer and is easier for me in the long run.

 

[WV Tractorman]

Finally took my tire into the shop and low and behold there was a screw in the darn thing. They plugged it and worked fine today as I dug a new drain line .

 

[FN in MT]

On my B2620 (R-4's) the rears are filled and have been fine. My rt frt is the problem. Within a week it's down to a few PSI. Checked the valve stem as best I could on the tractor. Couldn't see any leakage. Checked the tire inch by inch...no nails or screws BUT I do have a few prickly pear cactus needles in the tire. Pulled out the few I found,they only seemed to go in 1/16-1/8 inch or so.

I'd go the SLIME route but it seems to really cause imbalance in my 4 wheeler when it's cold out. Meaning...at zero or so the SLIME seems to pool at the bottom and simply...stay there.

So my options are; SLIME, or a tube??

FN in MT

 

[apease]

I was having frequent flats too - it was always cracked valve stems on my front tires. Thanks to seeing previous posts, I got a friend to weld valve stem guards on my tires. I made the guards from cutting 1.5" galvanized pipe and the welding only took a minute. I filled the tires with flat filler stuff. No leaks since then.

 

[imajeepnut]

I also have a front left tire leaking on my new B3030 with maybe 2 hrs? I haven't used the tractor since I parked it in the garage, but the front tire goes down in less than a day. I can hear the leak at the bead/rim, and know right where it is. I just haven't had time to dismount it and check it out. Kind of a downer on a brand new tractor, but I'm sure it will be resolved with no issues. I just hate taking it to the tire shop where they beat it up trying to get the tire off!

Anyone know if a tool is made to help with the dismount of these tires...or any tire as far as that goes....? I can break the bead and look at the rim and tire to see if there is any damage, but it would be nice if I could do it all...short of buying a $10,000 tire shop machine!

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[whistlepig]

You can get it off with a couple of big screwdrivers. Be very gentle not to tear the bead. One of these days I'm going to buy some good tire irons. But after using big screwdrivers 35 years what the heck!

 

[Willl]

and have tried sealing with dawn soap around the edges

I did not know Dawn soap had any sealing type qualities ?

 

[whistlepig]

One has to keep the tire very clean. The beads have to be babied and not damaged or torn on a tubeless. The sealing area on the rims have to be scrubbed like new. You can patch a tubeless or plug it. If that doesn't work buy a new tire. Or you can Slime the tire or tube it. For me putting Slime in a tire or tubing it was total waste of time.

 

[TripleR]

I am on my third left front tire on my BX2660. I haven't put the newest one on yet, so I don't know how long it will hold air. According to my dealership, who has replaced them without cost, Kubota denies any problems.