Yet another complaint about BX24 tires

   / Yet another complaint about BX24 tires #1  

RayCo

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Kubota BX24, Case 580 Super L
The tires that come on a BX24 suck. That's all I can conclude. After getting flats all the time, I put tubes in the front tires. One of the tubes went flat the other day (which I think was my fault from the tube installation, so I take the blame for that), so I said screw it and went and replaced the tire with a Carlisle. $120 for one tire. :thumbdown: I'm confident that I'll be much happier though. I had a tractor from 1973 that had its original Carlisles on it when I sold it in 2007, and I never had to patch them. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
 
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The only problem with mine were the valve stems. Cheap junk that leaked especially the right front. They were so flexible that I practically pulled the old ones out by hand. I replaced them all with metal and low and behold, no more leaks. Inexpensive fix.
 
   / Yet another complaint about BX24 tires
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The only problem with mine were the valve stems. Cheap junk that leaked especially the right front. They were so flexible that I practically pulled the old ones out by hand. I replaced them all with metal and low and behold, no more leaks. Inexpensive fix.

Yeah, I had problems with those as well. They rotted out pretty quickly. But even the tires seemed pretty fragile. I'm afraid to touch them when I have a hangnail.
 
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One of my front tires leaked, but I put slime in them and that seemed to pretty much stop, or greatly slow down whatever was leaking.
 
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The tires that come on a BX24 suck. That's all I can conclude. After getting flats all the time, I put tubes in the front tires. One of the tubes went flat the other day (which I think was my fault from the tube installation, so I take the blame for that), so I said screw it and went and replaced the tire with a Carlisle. $120 for one tire. :thumbdown: I'm confident that I'll be much happier though. I had a tractor from 1973 that had its original Carlisles on it when I sold it in 2007, and I never had to patch them. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Wow!!!Those must be AG tires....when I was having front tire issues on the new BX2660, beside fixing the bead with sealer, I bought a spare wheel and mounted tire (turf type) from the Kubota dealer and it cost $57 for the whole thing. But,again, the tire was the OE Grassmaster brand...not Carlisle.:confused:
 
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Like others, only tire problem I've had are cheesy Chinese valve stems. Before replacing stems...knowing they leaked, I always checked pressure to make sure I wasn't operating FEL on low tires. Thankfully, no problems with rears...they're filled...

Only real "tire" problem I've had is traction, and that's more a weight issue than tire...
 
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I'm too suffering the front flats. I tried cleaning the bead seat and tire- still leaks. I bought the spray bead sealer, I couldnt find the brush on type that I wanted. It seemed to work for 2 months and now its leaking again. I replaced the tire stems in the rear, but havent in the front. When I dunk the front tire int he pool I always see the tiny bubbles from the bead area. After I dig out the tree stump today, I'll check out the tire this week and let you know what I find, for now I'll top it off with more air.
 
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Radio - sounds like you may have/had low tire pressure. Once crud gets between rim/bead, rust can start...then it's break bead, clean, and paint time...:mad: Afterward, keep front tires inflated to max.
 
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Eeesh. I don't consider myself a "wimpy" user, but 315+ hours of widely varied use and I haven't had a flat or even a slow leak on my OE GrassMaster turf tires.

I'm knocking on all available wood and wood products, of course.
 
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Ray
When mine die I am getting 4 ply ones not the 2 ply rated ones that came with them they should hold up better
For now tubes in the front with slime and about a gallon of slime in the each rear tire have been holding up for a year or two.

tom
 

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