Mower Tires Crushed Flat for Shipment - Any Advise ????

[Gordon Gould]

I don't know if I saw 90 degrees Fahrenheit more than once or twice a summer in Fletcher. Saw 40 below several times in the winter. That makes for hard tires

That's right - 85 degrees used to be a really hot day. Now we have days in a row in the 90's. I'm in Waterford. Between St. Jay and Littleton, NH.

gg

 

[Gordon Gould]

I just tube them, I've had too much trouble with small tires leaking air within a year or two if mounted tubeless anyway!

I hear what you are saying but to me it's a mixed bag. I've tried both ways. They are 2 ply tires and it doesn't take much for a flat sometimes. W/O tubes I can plug them or Slime them. Tubes I have to break them down to patch the tube which is not fun. You would think small rims would be easy but no. So I run tubeless until the tire gets real bad then tube it to get a little more life.

gg

 

[zzvyb6]

What, Did you save $2 by buying them from Amazon ? All the ag stores have them round and black, probably same brand and quality. BTW: since there is very little 'rubber' in them traction is an issue. Get a real turf type tire send them back. I burned the 2 I had inherited. Funny how much 'tire' was left because it was all unburnable material. They still looked like tires !!!

 

[Gordon Gould]

What, Did you save $2 by buying them from Amazon ? All the ag stores have them round and black, probably same brand and quality. BTW: since there is very little 'rubber' in them traction is an issue. Get a real turf type tire send them back. I burned the 2 I had inherited. Funny how much 'tire' was left because it was all unburnable material. They still looked like tires !!!

???????????? I would have preferred to by them in a local store rather than Surplus Center (not Amazon) but the only 13 X 5.00-6 tires I could find any where except Surplus Center were complete wheell/tire assemblies. I would have been fine with that if I could find a 1" bore wheel for my heavy 1" axles but they are all 1/2 or 3/4 bores. If you know where some are with 1" bores or plain tires it would be helpful. Thanks !!

gg

 

[fried1765]

That's right - 85 degrees used to be a really hot day. Now we have days in a row in the 90's. I'm in Waterford. Between St. Jay and Littleton, NH.

gg

Are you anywhere near the Rabbit Hill Inn?

 

[radios1]

???????????? I would have preferred to by them in a local store rather than Surplus Center (not Amazon) but the only 13 X 5.00-6 tires I could find any where except Surplus Center were complete wheell/tire assemblies. I would have been fine with that if I could find a 1" bore wheel for my heavy 1" axles but they are all 1/2 or 3/4 bores. If you know where some are with 1" bores or plain tires it would be helpful. Thanks !!

gg

you didn't look hard enough!. they are all over.. Tires - 13 x 5.-6 Tire Size - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing

 

[Gordon Gould]

you didn't look hard enough!. they are all over.. Tires - 13 x 5.-6 Tire Size - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing

You are right. I did not see them. I wonder if they are shipped flattened too ? I must have had a bad day. Doing another search I even found some 4 ply tires. Hard to explain what happens some times - Duh.

gg

 

[Gordon Gould]

Are you anywhere near the Rabbit Hill Inn?

The inn is down by the Conn River. I'm about 6 miles from there - mostly all up hill.

gg

 

[DJ54]

If you have any Home Depot's in your area, at times theyhave good prices on such things. I probably buy 90% of my hand power tools there. Less than anyone else normally, but then they run some great salesat times too. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hi-Run-13-in-x-5-00-in-6-4PR-SU12-Turf-II

While your waiting for them to reshape themselves, ask your buddies if they have, or know someone who has a bead seater tank. Amazon.com: TSI Cheetah Bead Seating Tool - 5 Gallon Capacity, Model# CH-5: Automotive They are the ticket for getting small tires like that out on the rim. I bought a used Cheetah brand (Supposed to be the best according to reviews) I found on FaceBook Marketplace for $40. It'll put that baby out on the rim in a split second. I was told by the guy I bought it off of, to remove the valve stem in the small tire I was trying to seat. It popped it out, but dropped back off the rim. I put the stem in, and started with a lower psi of 35, and it worked perfect.

Not sure how many tubeless tires you deal with, but I have more than several on diferent things around here. Usually over the winter, many will lose air through a non-perfect bead seat. Got some of this at a local auto parts store, https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...ffef52929/xtra-seal-bead-sealer/14101/4869951 broke the tires off the rim, and gave them a coat. Re-inflated them with the bead seater, and so far none that I have done have gone down, at least not like they did, probably due to it being the nylon valve cores.

 

[radios1]

You are right. I did not see them. I wonder if they are shipped flattened too ? I must have had a bad day. Doing another search I even found some 4 ply tires. Hard to explain what happens some times - Duh.

gg

they have just about any style in that size, and btw, carlisle is a very good brand, at least at one time made in USA.. they still might be.. Summit Racing is not going to sell flattened tires!. no-one would be buying from them if they did!.. btw, I have switched all my tires to tubed, less problems. with tubeless, I used to use a rope around the tie with a steel rod used to tighten up the rope, which expaned the tire, and gave a seal. it works like a tourniquet..