Tire bead has wood in it

[Gordon Gould]

I had the same thing happen but on the front. I let the air out and then dug out the piece of wood. Thought I had it but always had a slow leak. One day I bent the valve stem out in the woods and the tire went flat. When I fixed it I found a 3" long sliver of the wood laying in the bead that I could not see before. Slow leak gone after that.

 

[woodchuckie]

I had a stick wedged into my hydraulic line at the coupling and it eventually wore a hole in the hose so I should have taken that one out. I would let a little air out and try pulling it out with needle nose or channel locks. It could wear a hole.

 

[Car Doc]

If it was mine I would bring it in the shop jack that side up so the valve is up and let most of the air out.

Then turn it so the wood is up and let it down just enough to keep the tire from turning and I would use soapy water and a screwdriver or dull pry bar to push the tire away from the bead and dig the wood out w/o pulling the fluid out but I cant see it from here.

I know I wouldn't leave it in thats for sure whether I fixed it or had it done by a tire truck. my .02

 

[foggy1111]

Lots of good advice from some veteran operators......albeit a bit conflicting. :laughing:

I will hardly use my tractor over the winter......and may just put the repair off until spring. I'm not very well equipped to deal with tire problems. It may be a good time to get to know the mobile tire repair guys. What may be a routine repair for them could turn into a fiasco for me if I lose the rimguard or break the bead.

I don't think anyone in the area sells or installs the rimguard. (I had my tires filled before transporting it up to my land.)

 

[Jay4200]

Should I try to dig the wood out?......or leave it alone? I have put a few hours on the tractor since doing this.....and no ill-effects so far. But...I'd hate to lose my fluid or go through a rear flat in the field. Not sure what to do about this tire. (I wish I had a pic to show)

I'd jack up the tractor so the tire is in the air with stem at 12 o' clock. Then let out all of the air pressure, then rotate until the stick is at 12 o'clock. Use a crowbar to push the bead back just enough to pull out the stick, then air it back up again. You shouldn't lose any fluid.

JayC

Edit - just read CarDoc's post, which says the same thing as mine. He's obviously brilliant.

 

[Car Doc]

I'd jack up the tractor so the tire is in the air with stem at 12 o' clock. Then let out all of the air pressure, then rotate until the stick is at 12 o'clock. Use a crowbar to push the bead back just enough to pull out the stick, then air it back up again. You shouldn't lose any fluid.

JayC

Edit - just read CarDoc's post, which says the same thing as mine. He's obviously brilliant.

They say great minds think alike so now we know what you and me would do in his situation so I bet it would work! :laughing:

 

[gwdixon]

They say great minds think alike so now we know what you and me would do in his situation so I bet it would work! :laughing:

Wait a minute!! Car Doc stole the idea from me! Look at post #2 on this thread.

I just want to be included in the "great minds" designation.:thumbsup:

 

[Car Doc]

OK I see now you were the original of us great minds on that problem! :laughing: I never saw 3 guys give the exact same down to what next suggestions like that before!


Guess that proves there are a lot of common sense guys on here to get advice from that give good advice! :thumbsup:

 

[Short Game]

I'd probably go along with all the brilliant guys. Just be careful you don't put any nasty scratches where the bead seals when you're digging out the wood. I have jammed big chunks of wood into the beads of the fronts on my 27 HP Cub Cadet several times. But on that, I have foamed tires and a sense of invincibility. I never did anything about it. Any wood that showed eventually wore off.

 

[SPYDERLK]

I'd probably go along with all the brilliant guys. Just be careful you don't put any nasty scratches where the bead seals when you're digging out the wood. I have jammed big chunks of wood into the beads of the fronts on my 27 HP Cub Cadet several times. But on that, I have foamed tires and a sense of invincibility. I never did anything about it. Any wood that showed eventually wore off.

:thumbsup: I use a set of prybars with the sharp edges polished off the tips. Drive em in oriented back to back and pull the handles together to spread the tips. I havnt ever had to debead - no leakage. Once you get the bead to move back some in an area you can usually flow the wood out with water pressure. Leaving the wood in is minor bad cuz it distorts the bead and also holds water against the rim.
larry