Flat Tire Survey

PaulinSD · Sep 23, 2001

One flat this year, rear turf tire. The mower picked up a short piece of chain link fence and chopped it up. Sent a 4" piece of wire into the rear right tire. Was on the JD 1050.

Paul

Mike_Dumond · Sep 25, 2001

Well, I had a different one last week. Was pulling/pushing rootballs out of the ground, had dug myself into four nice little holes, each the size of the respective tire when the left rear tire slipped on the rim. Instant mud hole as the antifreeze mixed in with the soil.

To make matters worse, they left main arm on the FEL decided to fracture at that exact instant. In all my years as a paramedic, this is the first time I put a sling on a tractor.

The tires were an easy fix, raised the pressure from 24 to thirty, and it reseat perfectly. Now, both rears run at 30.

The FEL, however wasn't that easy. Limped to the garage/operating room. Consulted with a logging trailer manufacturer, picked up some freebie steel from him, (precut, no less) and 3 hours later, the 6100 came out of surgery. Stronger than before, but my welding won't win any beauty contests.

Then back to those $#@&^%* stumps. Only got about 50 to go.

Keep the greasy side down.
Mike

Boondox · Sep 27, 2001

I've had two flats on my L3010. Both were my fault. The first happened just a few days after Clementine arrived from Carolina. It was probably 80 degrees in Carverland, but was minus ten up here. Cold air contracts, and I should have checked the tire pressure before starting to move all that snow. Lost the bead on the left front!

The second flat was just this week. Again it was a front tire. This time I ran over one of my own logging hooks (sharp J with a handle) and had a leaker.

Never bothered to replace the ballast in either tire, so am unballasted up front now. Question for the group, though. My left front is tubeless and the right front has a tube. Are there any disadvantages to this?

Pete

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Bird · Sep 27, 2001

Pete, in my opinion having a tube in one front tire and not in the other will make no difference on a tractor, so long as the tires themselves are the same.

Bird

Jag · Sep 27, 2001

BD, the tubless has the advantage of being plugged in the field instead of taking it off. Which can save a trip to town...

glennmac · Sep 27, 2001

I have a tube in one front tire on my 2910. I dont notice any difference from when I was all tubeless.

patrickg · Sep 28, 2001

JAG, You said a mouthfull boy. I have had two flats in 100 hrs of tractoring on tubeless, well one flat and about an average of 15lb/day pressure drop. Both were brush hogging wounds. One a $50 dismount repair with a 30 mile drive to take tire in (local guy on vacation) and the other a plug inserted at local tire shop for $3.00. I might even buy some plugs and monkey snot sealant to use with them and an insertion tool, it isn't the $3.00 it is the inconvenience of taking it to them. Of course I like to support their business as they rotate my truck tires (19.5 inch) for $15, and other service is reasonable (as in real cheap). For example they pulled all four trailer wheels and repacked and adjusted the bearings for $20.

Been thinking more and more about having my tires foam filled. Isn't cheap but that would be the last trip to a tire shop untill the bloddy things were absobloominlutely completely worn out.

Patrick