Tire ballast 911

[IndyIan]

Here's my idea:
Get a foot pump.

Put it in a suitable bucket.
Fill the bucket with washer fluid and pump it into your tire. This way you can maintain some air pressure and still get fluid in. Every once in a while you'll have to spin the tire to put the valve up to let out some pressure.

After you are done one tire you'll curse me and then call a tire service to do the other!:laughing:

Also do you have a pair of 10k ratchet straps? I've got to think 2 on one tire must be able to squeeze the sides out.

I had my tires done at the dealer and I think it was almost $400 for rimguard so you can spend a bit of time messing around and still have it worth your efforts.

 

[Soundguy]

though a PITA to patch a leak.. i'm liking my tubes more and more every day..

 

[pickeringchris]

Really smart idea Ian. . I think I have pretty much decided not to invest another penny into doing this myself. I am just going to have tubes put in.

 

[pickeringchris]

Hey Soundguy how frequent do you get flats? I am estimating my machine will only see 50 hours a year and on a very small property. I'd be surprised if I got a flat.

 

[wallace]

Your first mistake was to lift the tire off the ground.
Get your tire to take air again and drive the machine around for a while.
Then when you place the jack under the machine. Pump the jack up just till it barley touches. Let the air out making sure the tire never comes off the ground.
Try it this way.

 

[MotorSeven]

Hey Soundguy how frequent do you get flats? I am estimating my machine will only see 50 hours a year and on a very small property. I'd be surprised if I got a flat.

On my tubless tires I have never had a complete flat. I "loaned" my tractor to a neighbor who(unknown to me) used it like a bull dozer to push down a old shed full of stuff...used oil, buckets of screws & nails, rebar....etc.....{sigh}
When I got it back it was covered in oil(I thought he busted a filter or hydro line) and had 2 nails in the front tire & a screw in the rear. A gallon of Simple green later and 4 tire plugs(one hole took two) I was back in business. Tubes would have been a nighmare...er a second nighmare as I still have bad dreams about my Kiotidozer day.

....and no he ain't "borrowing" it again:smiley_aafz:

 

[seacap04]

I am going to load my rear tires on my DK45. Ideally I will take it to a dealer 40 miles away and pay $500 and fill with rim guard. However I am having difficulty finding a trailer. Next option is to remove rear wheels, put them in my truck and take them to dealer. Yes they will weight 4-500# each, but I do have an overhead crane in my shop. Still it will be hard work. I have thought of filling myself, but post like this have convinced me not to.

I feel your pain pickeringchris. But thank you for posting so the info is out there.

 

[k0ua]

I am going to load my rear tires on my DK45. Ideally I will take it to a dealer 40 miles away and pay $500 and fill with rim guard. However I am having difficulty finding a trailer. Next option is to remove rear wheels, put them in my truck and take them to dealer. Yes they will weight 4-500# each, but I do have an overhead crane in my shop. Still it will be hard work. I have thought of filling myself, but post like this have convinced me not to.

I feel your pain pickeringchris. But thank you for posting so the info is out there.

What is so weird is so many of the guys have done this without trouble, including me, and I have the exact same size and type of tire as Chris does. I cannot explain the difference. His tires de-beaded as soon as he let most of the air out, and mine did not.

James K0UA

 

[pickeringchris]

Ya. It's just one of those things. I think some people reading this thread will assume I am useless with tools. Lol. Truth is I am a very handy guy. There is not many things I cannot do. Still, I have tried for hours but these tires just don't lock positively on the rim. They need pressure to keep them in place. It's a no brainer. I'm gonna get tubes. This will give me peace of mind.

 

[sailfast]

The problem here is in lifting the wheel entirely the ground.
The weight of the liquid is breaking the bead, keep the tire touching the ground, problem solved.