Front tire sealant

[ArlyA]

Keep in mind that using sealant in tires on regular road going vehicles affects the balance.

But some folks who live in cactus and thorn country must use it. I lived out there where everyone doped there tires and it worked fine. The same station who sold tires would also sell you tire sealant.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Just wanted you all to know you are enablers... I ordered some Tireject yesterday for a leaky tractor tire because of this thread...

 

[bmaverick]

I can not imagine that Kevlar fibers are any better than others as a coagulant.

No sense falling for hype!

The Kevlar sealant has to be this way per the military standard code MIL-A-46106.
- Non-Corrosive, Non-Flammable, Non-Hazardous
- Remains Fluid Down to -52 degrees C
- Easy Clean Up, no Mess on Tyre Changing Station

The military has to have more than one source for Kevlar tire sealants.
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Gemplers UltraSeal was the military standard back in the day, however, it can not maintain extreme cold temps nor speeds over 30mph.

Ultraseal

Ultraseal by Gemplers helps to keep your equipment in check. Prevent flat tires with Ultraseal by instantly sealing punctures up to 1/2".

gemplers.com

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Wow. 28 mm is a meaningful hole.

 

[tracdoc]

The Kevlar sealant has to be this way per the military standard code MIL-A-46106.
- Non-Corrosive, Non-Flammable, Non-Hazardous
- Remains Fluid Down to -52 degrees C
- Easy Clean Up, no Mess on Tyre Changing Station

The military has to have more than one source for Kevlar tire sealants.
Kevlar Tire Sealant at the Affordable Price | PermaShield

Protector Tyre Sealant | 11D – Military & Extreme Protection

Experience 11D Protector Tyre Sealant: powerful, reliable protection for military and extreme-duty vehicles.

www.11dtyresealant.com

$page_title

Tyre sealants for military & combat vehicles. Defend your tyres against bullets, shrapnel & debris. For light & heavy tactical, all terrain & patrol vehicles

www.nomorepunctures.co.za

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Gemplers UltraSeal was the military standard back in the day, however, it can not maintain extreme cold temps nor speeds over 30mph.

Ultraseal

Ultraseal by Gemplers helps to keep your equipment in check. Prevent flat tires with Ultraseal by instantly sealing punctures up to 1/2".

gemplers.com

Just a point of clarification. AFAIK, Gemplers sells only one of the 3 formulations of the Ultraseal sealant line. Ultraseal, Inc in California manufactures and sells 3 different formulations. One is for light vehicles @ highway speed and is compatible with TPMS systems. Next is for trucks/commercial slower and off road vehicles; and finally the formulation for heavy trucks, agricultural and construction equipment. I am not connected with Ultraseal in any way other than being a satisfied user for close to 20 years.

Ultraseal Tire Sealant – Puncture Repair

ultraseal.com

 

[CalG]

The Kevlar sealant has to be this way per the military standard code MIL-A-46106.
- Non-Corrosive, Non-Flammable, Non-Hazardous
- Remains Fluid Down to -52 degrees C
- Easy Clean Up, no Mess on Tyre Changing Station

The military has to have more than one source for Kevlar tire sealants.
Kevlar Tire Sealant at the Affordable Price | PermaShield

Protector Tyre Sealant | 11D – Military & Extreme Protection

Experience 11D Protector Tyre Sealant: powerful, reliable protection for military and extreme-duty vehicles.

www.11dtyresealant.com

$page_title

Tyre sealants for military & combat vehicles. Defend your tyres against bullets, shrapnel & debris. For light & heavy tactical, all terrain & patrol vehicles

www.nomorepunctures.co.za

View attachment 1029677
Gemplers UltraSeal was the military standard back in the day, however, it can not maintain extreme cold temps nor speeds over 30mph.

Ultraseal

Ultraseal by Gemplers helps to keep your equipment in check. Prevent flat tires with Ultraseal by instantly sealing punctures up to 1/2".

gemplers.com

kevlar is not the unique fiber ingredient to any of this.

It is a useful fiber on the strength to weight ratio/ It makes great fiber reinforced panels/

 

[bmaverick]

kevlar is not the unique fiber ingredient to any of this.

It is a useful fiber on the strength to weight ratio/ It makes great fiber reinforced panels/

This is what we have to use at the MRO depots for the military service fleet trucks. Only Kevlar formulas are used. There are other detail sheets specifying the fiber lengths, normalized fiber diameters and the youngs modulus range. The fluid is propylene glycol 57-55-6 or known as the pet safe sweetener found in salad dressings, BBQ sauce and gummy bears.

 

[CalG]

This is what we have to use at the MRO depots for the military service fleet trucks. Only Kevlar formulas are used. There are other detail sheets specifying the fiber lengths, normalized fiber diameters and the youngs modulus range. The fluid is propylene glycol 57-55-6 or known as the pet safe sweetener found in salad dressings, BBQ sauce and gummy bears.

Well, that explains why the stuff is only good up to 30mph. It's the gummy bears top speed!

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Maybe. But 30 mph is about all you want to do in many military vehicles.

 

[CalG]

30mph is plenty fast on a tractor too!

Drawn to sweets, a weeping, seeping "self plug" might draw all sorts of unwanted critters.

 

[bmaverick]

30mph is plenty fast on a tractor too!

Drawn to sweets, a weeping, seeping "self plug" might draw all sorts of unwanted critters.

I do have chipmunks near my tractor lean-to, but not once have I seen the little critters licking the tires.

 

[Lefty7]

Keep in mind that using sealant in tires on regular road going vehicles affects the balance.

This is a good point to keep in mind. However, finding my Power Wagon in the parking lot with one of its big meats flat tends to affect the balance, too - so I went the lesser of two evils. BTW, I stopped doing this years ago lest my friend and mechanic Ed wants to kill me...

 

[LouNY]

This is a good point to keep in mind. However, finding my Power Wagon in the parking lot with one of its big meats flat tends to affect the balance, too - so I went the lesser of two evils. BTW, I stopped doing this years ago lest my friend and mechanic Ed wants to kill me...

I doubt that a liquid or semi liquid small amount of fluid in a tire will effect the balanceing as it would quickly spread out into a thin film fairly evenly distributed within the tire.
It could be an interesting puzzle in my pickup which doesn't have any balance weights on them instead it has the balance beads in the tire.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

A liquid would act much like balancing beads, I'd imagine. And those beads really only work well in narrow tires that are 40 inches tall or better. That's one reason the ads tend to show tractor trailers, not cars or pickups.

Full disclaimer: I am definitely not a fan of balancing beads, having had dismal results with them in wider and shorter tires. Besides, my back is still mad at me after removing balancing beads from 15 trailer tires so I could balance them properly.

For those who are opposed to using normal wheel weights, CentraMatic is a much better option.

 

[LouNY]

A liquid would act much like balancing beads, I'd imagine. And those beads really only work well in narrow tires that are 40 inches tall or better. That's one reason the ads tend to show tractor trailers, not cars or pickups.

Full disclaimer: I am definitely not a fan of balancing beads, having had dismal results with them in wider and shorter tires. Besides, my back is still mad at me after removing balancing beads from 15 trailer tires so I could balance them properly.

For those who are opposed to using normal wheel weights, CentraMatic is a much better option.

These tires were my first experience with balancing beads, they are in a 265/70R18 tire and actually seem to be working fairly well.
The shop that mounted my "new" (new Michelin takeoffs almost zero miles, 4 tires for $500) used tires last spring preferred them over spin balancing.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I can definitely see why a tire store would prefer the beads. It's much quicker to throw a bag into a tire than to balance it.

Of course, the next store will hate it, especially if they don't know there are beads in the tire and spend much time trying to balance the tire, only to get different results every time they spin it.

 

[newbury]

I had been using slime, and it worked.
But now I want to try something else.

The military has to have more than one source for Kevlar tire sealants.
Kevlar Tire Sealant at the Affordable Price | PermaShield

Sounded good - BUT WHERE TO BUY??
Spent a few minutes searching the web, found testimonials, specs, etc. but missed where to buy.
And how much to use on a front 23x8.5x12 (turf)?

 

[LouNY]

I had been using slime, and it worked.
But now I want to try something else.


Sounded good - BUT WHERE TO BUY??
Spent a few minutes searching the web, found testimonials, specs, etc. but missed where to buy.
And how much to use on a front 23x8.5x12 (turf)?

Gemplers has all three grades of tire sealants;

Flat Tire Prevention

 

[newbury]

Sounded good - BUT WHERE TO BUY??
Spent a few minutes searching the web, found testimonials, specs, etc. but missed where to buy.
And how much to use on a front 23x8.5x12 (turf)?

Let me rephrase that:
Where to buy PermaShield?
And I'm only looking to do 1 front tire and the Tireject comes in what looks like single serving size.

 

[LouNY]

Let me rephrase that:
Where to buy PermaShield?
And I'm only looking to do 1 front tire and the Tireject comes in what looks like single serving size.

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