patching a tube ?

[firemanpat2910]

I had to take the tractor in to get a rear tire fixed. less than180 hours a new Massey 50 hp. had a peice of ground wire off a power pole stuck in it. tire was water filled and I dont mind the repair charge, but was wondering, the shop didnt even look at the tube to see if it was fixable, said the patch wouldnt work on a wet tube. @ 49 bucks for a tube, I wonder if anyone has experienced patches not working because of water? like i said over all not as bad as it could have been. I took them the tractor, repair was done while I waited. so $100.00 bucks, a few hours of time spent. Oh and I took my pops into town with me, so that cost me a breakfast bill

and on the plus side, after watching them do the repair, I might go price a set of tire spoons.

 

[pjbci]

You need to find a new tire place! I patch mine that have had water in them. Its a bit time consuming to get enough water out to remove the tube from the tire but after that its just like fixing a dry tube. Im guessing they probaly cut it with a pocket knife to let the water out for removal to save time, i have been tempted to do this myself.

 

[franklinute]

I have seen wet tubes patched and have patched several myself. I would say they probably didn't want to take the time to do the work and just sell you a new tube. Could also be if they patched they might not have stood behind their work. But for a tractor with less than 180 hours tube should be like new. By the time the shop took the time to patch your tube you were probably cheaper buying a new one.