Finding small air leak in front tire

[310-510]

One of the front tires on my BX24 was losing about 3 psi in a 24 hour period. I tried the soap and water and did not have any luck locating the culprit. By using the loader bucket to lift the tires, I was able to slide a tub under the tire, fill it with water, and wait!! and wait!!

Finally, after about 15 minutes of searching, I found it. One small bubble every 15 seconds.

Total time 30 minutes. 10 minutes to locate the tub, 15 minutes to locate the leak, 5 minutes to plug and put in the air.

It sure was nice not having to spend the 15.00 to have the tire fixed. (and there was no real manual labor)

 

[MrJimi]

Put a can of "fix-a-flat" in it and your problems will be solved forever..
Make sure you DO read the directions real good and follow them to a T
works for me
Jim

 

[joes_427_vette]

Now I have seen it all. A Kubota soaking it tire after a hard days labor. Next thing the hour meter will cause the engine to shut down after four hours of running time. There must be a union card in there someplace.

 

[firemanpat2910]

Plugs dont always work well in the side wall, I agree some slime or even the dreaded fixaflat might have done you better. Good luck.

 

[RalphVa]

First (and only so far) flat on my 4010 front tire, I didn't bother finding the leak. Just filled with air, slimed it, moved to other side and slimed that one, too.

Ralph

 

[310-510]

Now I have seen it all. A Kubota soaking it tire after a hard days labor. Next thing the hour meter will cause the engine to shut down after four hours of running time. There must be a union card in there someplace.

I like that. Yup, after a hard day at the office, my Kubota needs a "foot" bath. Maybe even a "foot" massage! Oh, and no, the Kubota does not shut off after 4 hours of running time, I do. On second thought, I don't make it 4 hours, at least not without a nap.

 

[310-510]

Alright, with all the experience everybody else has in the forum, I heeded the advice and purchased a jug of slime. Should be here next week.

Thanks for emphasizing what I read about in other topics about slime but was procrastinating purchasing. Guess I'll test the slime out against the cactus plants around here.

 

[RobJ]

Put a can of "fix-a-flat" in it and your problems will be solved forever..
Make sure you DO read the directions real good and follow them to a T
works for me
Jim

I've got a 2 wheel dolly here at work with the 8" tires. Small leak that won't go away. So far I'm up to 4 cans of Fix a flat and it still leaks. One day it will be filled with solid fix a flat and maybe it'll hold.

If I use green slime my tires will just bleed green....and keep leaking. Maybe it's the heat down here. I just keep an extra tube for the front and rear around the place.

 

[alchemysa]

If 'Fix a flat' is what you call the stuff in the spray can, I've found it to be pretty useless to be honest. Slime is much better. I had one front tyre puncture that was a half inch long. I tried plugs and slime but that still wouldnt stop it because the tyre flexes so much. So I took off the tyre, glued a 4inch square of heavy old curtain material over the hole (on the inside of course), coated it with more rubber adhesive, then finally slimed it. Fixed at last!

 

[bota7800]

Plugs dont always work well in the side wall, I agree some slime or even the dreaded fixaflat might have done you better. Good luck.

Actually, Slime's website says it won't fix sidewall leaks.