Finally Tubed My Mower Deck Tires... 16 years

[MossRoad]

I finally had enough. Ever since I got my machine back on 2001, I've been dealing with flats on the pneumatic caster tires on the mower deck, snow plow and brush cutter.

I changed the brush cutter tires to solid tires about 2 years into it. So that was no longer a problem, and left me two spare pneumatics. The seal on the pneumatics just doesn't seem to hold past 1 or 2 mowing sessions. I'd resorted to just swapping the solid casters onto the mower deck and plow for the season, and just "borrowing" them back for the brush hog 2-3 times a season.

Well, I lost a wheel bearing on one of the solids, and finally figured it was time to tube the pneumatics. So I bought two tubes and put them in today and mowed the lawn. I'll probably get two more and tube the ones for the plow sometime before winter, and pick up a couple new solids when I get the chance.

 

[MuncyBob]

I also had tire leaks but it was the actual tractor tires. Eventually tubed all 4. I think my mower tires got Slimed...seemed to fix them for me. Tried Slime in 2 of the main tires and the tire shop guy wasn't happy to see that when he went to tube them

 

[woody]

yep I have slimed all my tubeless tires and finally replaced my old wheel barrow with a two wheel one with flat free tires on it.

 

[cqaigy2]

That is some perseverance on your part.

My ground is so uneven and hilly that i had a tendency to push the the tires off the hubs and the thorns would puncture the tubes and i was also tearing the valve stems off. I took your advice and got square profile solid tires and that really made a big difference. Also bought a tire mounting cone thats used to mount the solid tires onto the hub.

 

[BobRip]

I tubed all the front attachment tires. Great move and no problems since then.

 

[Doofy]

Yes sir, sometimes you just need to bite-the-bullet and rid yourself of petty annoyances. Life is so much sweeter.

 

[MossRoad]

Here's the solid tires that I have for my brush hog, and I have the 4" centered hub option. They required a bushing to fit the axle bolt on the existing casters, or, you could drill out the holes on the caster forks and go to larger axle bolts and nut, your choice.

4.1/3.5-4 inch, 1 inch Heavy Duty Tire & Wheel Assembly (Red, Blue, Green) - Carefree Tire