Front tire popped off the rim!

[lloyd430]

Yep its -10 out and I went out to plow the drive- got to the end of the drive looked down and the front tire was FLAT and walked its self off the rim! I put it in reverse and got it back in the barn, removed the rim wheeled it to the house next to the coal stove to warm up for a little. After a bout 20 mins of warming I used the big screw driver to get the rim on the right side of the beads, applied a little bead seal - ratchet strap to squeeze to set the bead, and the compressor blew it back up. I don't know if the cold broke the bead of what but it seems to be holding fine now, still a little dumb founded on how it happen?

 

[k0ua]

Yep its -10 out and I went out to plow the drive- got to the end of the drive looked down and the front tire was FLAT and walked its self off the rim! I put it in reverse and got it back in the barn, removed the rim wheeled it to the house next to the coal stove to warm up for a little. After a bout 20 mins of warming I used the big screw driver to get the rim on the right side of the beads, applied a little bead seal - ratchet strap to squeeze to set the bead, and the compressor blew it back up. I don't know if the cold broke the bead of what but it seems to be holding fine now, still a little dumb founded on how it happen?

Tire pressure was low to begin with. Then the extreme cold weather, lowered it further, a little side pressure somewhere with a load on it.. and POP off it came.. Check all the tires for proper pressure, Cold weather makes the little molecules less energetic and they just don't push out like they do at 100 degrees. When you get to absolute zero, they don't push at all.

 

[groundcover]

Been there, done that ! Same conditions. I was near the barn and took the weight off the front end with the loader and backed up. Never bothered again.

 

[RalphVa]

Left front one came off twice on my JD 4010. Finally put a tube in it. Kept losing pressure. 2nd set of tubeless seemed a bit better tires than the original set (of turfs; turfs better except for holding air on the 4010 vs. the R4s on the 1025 now).

Scenario mentioned above is what you ran into: already a little bit low and made lower by the cold temperature. Those little ones in front have GOT to be ALWAYS >20-22 psi. I tried to keep mine 25 or so.

Ralph

 

[RalphVa]

Left front one came off twice on my JD 4010. Finally put a tube in it. Kept losing pressure. 2nd set of tubeless seemed a bit better tires than the original set (of turfs; turfs better except for holding air on the 4010 vs. the R4s on the 1025 now).

Scenario mentioned above is what you ran into: already a little bit low and made lower by the cold temperature. Those little ones in front have GOT to be ALWAYS >20-22 psi. I tried to keep mine 25 or so.

Ralph

 

[lloyd430]

I was in a pinch- I needed to get the snow out of the drive. I wanted to put a tube in but there was no time. I ordered a tube today as a back up- just in case it ever happens again!

 

[Gary Fowler]

I have had the same thing happen to me with both a front and rear tire (not at the same time) both from lack of air pressure. That is something I check on automobiles when they look low. Usually I can tell quickly if a tire is low by the little bulge at the bottom but on my B26 they don't bulge out at all even when low. I suppose because the R4 walls are so stiff so I just have to remember to check them frequently. After my bead breaking experience, I checked them all for a few months and no pressure was lost. This thread reminds me that it has been a while since I checked them and it needs to be done again.

 

[lloyd430]

Well the weather is warmer today so it was a good day to do stuff in the barn. I put the valve stems at 12 o'clock, used the air chuck to blow out the valve stem and put the pressure gauge on it- 10 psi! I put the air chuck back on and started filling, who ever put rim guard in my tires filled them to the top- I could hear the air blowing bubbles in the tire at the 12 o'clock position! Anyways they are both back up to 35psi.