Orange Goop Possibly Coming Out of Tire

[PlasterProspector]

Hey folks, so I got this tractor new last Fall with the rear tires filled. Now I'm finding this kind of orange goop that looks like it might be coming out of the tire, like a sealant. It's not my grease, which I include in the picture, because the color and texture are wrong. I thought maybe it was something to do with the fill (M1000) but that wasn't it. Then I remembered that I'd had a front puncture they fixed and I wondered if they didn't slime my rears for me as a courtesy. So I call the shop and the guy says they don't use any orange fluid or any orange tire sealant.

What is this? It looks like it might be filling some kind of indentation maybe but I'm not sure. It feels very gummy, not sticky to the touch at all but it's pretty stuck to/in the tire. I didn't try to get it off.

 

[PlasterProspector]

Maybe it's a tire plug?

 

[seville009]

If you wipe it off, does it re-appear?

maybe clean it off and put a vinyl repair patch (or gorilla tape) over the spot and see what happens

 

[RjCorazza]

I would have a plug kit handy, then cut the glob off to see if it goes into the tire. If it does, punch it through and re plug the hole.

 

[Torvy]

Is it a Kubota or a Kioti...maybe a Bad Boy?

(Sorry attempt at humor)

 

[PlasterProspector]

If you wipe it off, does it re-appear?

maybe clean it off and put a vinyl repair patch (or gorilla tape) over the spot and see what happens

I would have a plug kit handy, then cut the glob off to see if it goes into the tire. If it does, punch it through and re plug the hole.

It feels rubbery and google is showing me similarly colored rope plugs. They may have just plugged it when they were dealing with the other puncture. I'm hesitant to mess with it as it's a filled tire.

 

[RjCorazza]

It feels rubbery and google is showing me similarly colored rope plugs. They may have just plugged it when they were dealing with the other puncture. I'm hesitant to mess with it as it's a filled tire.

That's probably best. I don't know if you've ever plugged a tire or not, but it's a real quick and simple job.

 

[spruce Deere]

Looks like a plug.

 

[PlasterProspector]

That's probably best. I don't know if you've ever plugged a tire or not, but it's a real quick and simple job.

Looks like a plug.

I tried a plug once but it ended up not working because I didn't have an air compressor handy to complete the seal.

I appreciate the reassurance, guys.