Rear Tire Flat Repair??

kidkioti · Nov 19, 2021

Just noticed that looking at the rear of tractor the right tire on my Kioti CK27 is flat. Further inspection, I noticed that the tire is separated from its rim next to inside of tractor. Tire size reads 15-19.5 8 ply.

I would appreciate our forum advice or suggestions on ways to repair this matter. Would it be something that could be handled at home. Tire is in excellent condition. Have approx 750 hrs on unit. I checked valve stem and did tighten up the insert.

Thank you for taking the time to assist this SC. KK USAF 62-66

GBBBBB · Nov 19, 2021

I'm interested to hear the replies you get. I got a flat on the rear of my CK3510. Like yours the bead was broken. I had the tire guy explain how they fix it but still didn't understand, it sounded dangerous. I took the wheel/tire off and took it to a tire shop in town. He put a tube in it, got it back on the rim and refilled it.

Those things are heavy. Over 500 lbs filled. Still don't know how I (an old man) got it off my trailer and back on the tractor myself without it crushing me. I found out later the tire shop has mobile service. I think I'll use that next time...

Bavarian · Nov 19, 2021

Jack up the tractor until the tire is off the ground. Put a ratchet strap around the tire and tighten it. The tire's sidewall might catch the bed of he rim enough to seal. Inflate the tire and check where the possible damge is. A hand sprayer filled with soap water helps a lot.

etpm · Nov 19, 2021

Bavarian said:
Jack up the tractor until the tire is off the ground. Put a ratchet strap around the tire and tighten it. The tire's sidewall might catch the bed of he rim enough to seal. Inflate the tire and check where the possible damge is. A hand sprayer filled with soap water helps a lot.

Once I tried getting a large tire back on the bead using a ratchet strap but could not get it tight enough. Next I tried a stout rope and a bar through the rope, twisting the bar around a bunch of times to get the rope really tight. That almost worked. Then I remembered I had a couple come alongs. That worked. Worked well. I put the body of the come along on the tire in the general area of where the tire was off of the bead. The kinda flat body of the come along seemed to squeeze the tire out width wise more than where just the cable contacted the tire.
As far as puncture repair goes I have had very good luck with the fibrous type tire plugs. I don't know if it makes any difference but it seems like the brown colored ones work better than the black ones. I have put as many as 4 plugs at once into one big hole and they held. I know, there are lots of other tire plug options that can be used without dismounting the tire, and other folks have had good luck with them. But I have repaired many punctures in tubeless tires with the fibrous ones and they have always worked the best for me.
Eric

kidkioti · Nov 20, 2021

GBBBBB said:
I'm interested to hear the replies you get. I got a flat on the rear of my CK3510. Like yours the bead was broken. I had the tire guy explain how they fix it but still didn't understand, it sounded dangerous. I took the wheel/tire off and took it to a tire shop in town. He put a tube in it, got it back on the rim and refilled it.

Those things are heavy. Over 500 lbs filled. Still don't know how I (an old man) got it off my trailer and back on the tractor myself without it crushing me. I found out later the tire shop has mobile service. I think I'll use that next time...

Checked around and about the mobile services some offer. Not sure what this tire & wheel weigh? Unloaded & maybe if I remove the chains this SC may be able to handle it?? 500 lbs that's pretty commendable. Thanks for the reply!

kidkioti · Nov 20, 2021

etpm said:
Once I tried getting a large tire back on the bead using a ratchet strap but could not get it tight enough. Next I tried a stout rope and a bar through the rope, twisting the bar around a bunch of times to get the rope really tight. That almost worked. Then I remembered I had a couple come alongs. That worked. Worked well. I put the body of the come along on the tire in the general area of where the tire was off of the bead. The kinda flat body of the come along seemed to squeeze the tire out width wise more than where just the cable contacted the tire.
As far as puncture repair goes I have had very good luck with the fibrous type tire plugs. I don't know if it makes any difference but it seems like the brown colored ones work better than the black ones. I have put as many as 4 plugs at once into one big hole and they held. I know, there are lots of other tire plug options that can be used without dismounting the tire, and other folks have had good luck with them. But I have repaired many punctures in tubeless tires with the fibrous ones and they have always worked the best for me.
Eric

Appreciate the reply & suggestions. Hopefully I may be able to get something to work. Thanks for taking the time & your suggestions were helpful. Most all the repair shops I called prefer to replace the tube.

kidkioti · Nov 20, 2021

Bavarian said:
Jack up the tractor until the tire is off the ground. Put a ratchet strap around the tire and tighten it. The tire's sidewall might catch the bed of he rim enough to seal. Inflate the tire and check where the possible damge is. A hand sprayer filled with soap water helps a lot.

Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe I can follow through your procedure or try to remove the tire & wheel to take to repair shop. Your procedure is most cost effective. Hopefully I can make some kind of progress on it today.

Robin Veerman · Nov 20, 2021

If you have any farm folks in your neighborhood you could call or visit them and ask who they use for tire service. Then if there’s no rush call the recommended mobile service company and have them come out during the week, cheaper than a weekend/priority call. Provide them with the tire size so that they bring the correct inner tube… Not worth the hassle/danger of doing it yourself unless you have lotsa help.

kidkioti · Nov 23, 2021

A brief update .... Was able to jack up the tire off the ground, as suggested and put a couple of ratchets around the tire. Then took a rubber mallet and started to rotate the tire and hit the side that was not seated. After some time and putting air into the tire the tire finally seated on the rim. Put the recommended pressure in the tire and checked it for a couple of days to see if it would hold.

It has held up and no leaks or loss of pressure. Than checked all the other tires, something this SC should have been doing all along. Front tires required air as did the other back tire which had less than 10 lbs. This tire was holding up but in time of not checking this regularly the same thing probably would have happened. They are not filled and are tubeless.

At this time I will check again that rear tire that went flat. Fortunately, only the left side of the tire was separated from the rim. So far, so good! I wouldn't have been able to do it without the help of Our Forum Family. Thanks for making my day, so far!