tire keeps going flat

[wotalota]

BX24 2 1/2 years
R4
LH front leak

 

[ultrarunner]

BX23

Both Fronts kept loosing air

Slimed both and no more trouble...

Rears had Foamed Filled... also no trouble.

 

[DavidAubke]

BX2350
R4 Traction Master
Right front started going flat after four or five months.

It's not a slow leak. Bad bead/rim or valve stem. It can sit for weeks without losing air or it can go nearly flat over night. Just depends on where the wheel stops when I park it. I've just been dealing with it but it is a pain.

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Just checked the make on the tires and now I think the problem may also be one or both of the splits in the sidewall. Maybe they're more than superficial. Although I think they were caused by running flat due to an existing leak.

 

[bota jim]

anybody see a pattern here.....huhum, otr traction masters!! get a different brand of tires and your problems will go away.

 

[TripleR]

anybody see a pattern here.....huhum, otr traction masters!! get a different brand of tires and your problems will go away.

As there can be differences in tire diameter between brands even with the same rating, I really don't like to have different brands on a machine that is used in 4WD a lot. I really don't want to spring for a new set of tires for a tractor that is less than a year old.

 

[bota jim]

of course not, none of us do BUT unless you are ok with filling them every time you use the tractor its the cheapest way. i was looking into all kinds of solutions but then i found out that the cost for a front carlsile brand tire was only $26 mounted it was a no brainer!!

 

[TripleR]

of course not, none of us do BUT unless you are ok with filling them every time you use the tractor its the cheapest way. i was looking into all kinds of solutions but then i found out that the cost for a front carlsile brand tire was only $26 mounted it was a no brainer!!

Well, so far it hasn't cost me a cent and I am on my third tire wheel combination. I guess I am just stubborn and think this should be taken care of by the dealer/manufacturer and so far Davis has been very helpful. Now how long this will last is another matter in which case I may go the Carlisle route. Did you order them or buy locally? Did you get a set or just one tire?

So far my latest tire is holding air, but due to the weather I haven't put it on my tractor yet.

 

[bota jim]

i just went locally to the tire shop that i get my car tires from. had it next day. i didn't change all of them, just the one i had problems with. i'm sure within the next year they will all be changed. the side walls on all of them are dryrotted pretty bad. the sidewalls were pissing out air through every little crack.

 

[radioman]

Just checked my front yesterday, 20lbs low on OTR turfs. crappy tires!

 

[Reg]

I also have a front left tire leaking on my new B3030 with maybe 2 hrs? I haven't used the tractor since I parked it in the garage, but the front tire goes down in less than a day. I can hear the leak at the bead/rim, and know right where it is. I just haven't had time to dismount it and check it out. Kind of a downer on a brand new tractor, but I'm sure it will be resolved with no issues. I just hate taking it to the tire shop where they beat it up trying to get the tire off!

Anyone know if a tool is made to help with the dismount of these tires...or any tire as far as that goes....? I can break the bead and look at the rim and tire to see if there is any damage, but it would be nice if I could do it all...short of buying a $10,000 tire shop machine!

Thanks,
Jeff

Regular tire irons.
There is (/was) an excellent article on Gempler's web site showing how to dismount/mount FULL SIZE tractor tires with hand tools.
The BIG DEAL is getting the opposite side of the bead into the well.
By doing it on the tractor (with the wheel vertical) you can DROP it in there and it is likely to stay.

Beware of people who tell you to use any number of different explosive techniques to blow a tire back onto the rim.
See U-tube for examples of anything from ether and gasoline to hair spray and propane - example of how not to.

 

[oldballs]

Add me to the list of BX2660 owners. It was bought in May of 2009 and the right front QTR Grass Master Turf Type leaks slowly year around with and without using the FEL. The other three hold air properly. I increase the front psi when using the FEL per operator manual. So far I haven't done anything except monitor all the tires more closely. This is the pits on a brand new machine. No wonder there was 40psi in that tire when the BX was delivered from the dealer. The dealer guy probably got tired of filling it up on the lot.

 

[TripleR]

Add me to the list of BX2660 owners. It was bought in May of 2009 and the right front QTR Grass Master Turf Type leaks slowly year around with and without using the FEL. The other three hold air properly. I increase the front psi when using the FEL per operator manual. So far I haven't done anything except monitor all the tires more closely. This is the pits on a brand new machine. No wonder there was 40psi in that tire when the BX was delivered from the dealer. The dealer guy probably got tired of filling it up on the lot.

My dealer Davis Farm Supply replaced my tire and wheel twice for no cost, so you might want to contact your dealer. I sis not want to go with tube.

 

[savaytse66]

Add me to the club:

2010 BX25
OTR Grassmaster Turf Tires
Right Front already went flat after 5 hours

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Add me to the club:

2010 BX25
OTR Grassmaster Turf Tires
Right Front already went flat after 5 hours

Contact your dealer for repair or replacement.

 

[amg280]

Just an update on my BX2660 with my two front R4's constantly going flat. At the advice of my local Kubota rep, he said to have the front's tubed. My local dealer couldnt do it but the tire place next door could, and they would pick up the cost.

Well thats what I did. Cost me $40 that I still havent been reimbursed for. The tubes lasted about 4 days when I noticed one was completely flat. Nothing I could do at home to fix it. I called the place that did the tube work and he said they had to put oversized tubes in it because they didnt have the correct tube size for my fronts. Im thinking to myself you goddamm idiot! Ofcourse it went flat, it probably pinched itself and blew up. That pissed me off, so I went to a friend of mines small engine repair shop. Brought the tires in, he ripped the crappy tubes out and remounted them the way they came from the factory. So far, after 2 weeks, still holding air fine. $20 bucks.

I would advise using against tubes simply because if and when it goes flat, your dead in the water. At least with out the tubes, you can makeshift something to get by.

 

[TripleR]

Just an update on my BX2660 with my two front R4's constantly going flat. At the advice of my local Kubota rep, he said to have the front's tubed. My local dealer couldnt do it but the tire place next door could, and they would pick up the cost.

Well thats what I did. Cost me $40 that I still havent been reimbursed for. The tubes lasted about 4 days when I noticed one was completely flat. Nothing I could do at home to fix it. I called the place that did the tube work and he said they had to put oversized tubes in it because they didnt have the correct tube size for my fronts. Im thinking to myself you goddamm idiot! Ofcourse it went flat, it probably pinched itself and blew up. That pissed me off, so I went to a friend of mines small engine repair shop. Brought the tires in, he ripped the crappy tubes out and remounted them the way they came from the factory. So far, after 2 weeks, still holding air fine. $20 bucks.

I would advise using against tubes simply because if and when it goes flat, your dead in the water. At least with out the tubes, you can makeshift something to get by.

Tubes were the first "solution" my dealer tried with the same results as you.

 

[bota7800]

Tubes were the first "solution" my dealer tried with the same results as you.

That is too bad. One front tire on my B7800 (bought used) always leaked. After replacing the rim and several attempts to fix the leak I had a tube put in. It is still holding air a year later. Knock wood.

 

[Taiser]

Heh...

Didn't realise this was such a problem. Same thing here. Front left tire. Went flat TWICE in the last couple of years. Third time was last summer, when I decided to get a tube put in !

Doing some loader work yesterday and noticed the handling sucked. Looked down and sure enough I'm driving on a flat left tire again!!! After I counted to 10, and prayed I hadn't toasted the sidewalls I popped both tires off and took them to the local tire center.

There they sit now waiting to get filled with foam. 100 bucks per, but now I'll never have to worry about flats again!!

Just wish I could justify the rears, but I'm guessing that the cost would be insane...and I haven't had problems with those yet!

 

[Tollster]

I had one that aways went down as well, and on hill sides here in the NE, it can be evident pretty quick. Also tried the slime on my tubeless rims with no luck. After looking over the rear tire, I saw the previous owner had tried to plug it with the rope type plug. Problem was, it was right where the tire rolled up on the sidewall.
I had one of these mushroom plug kits on my motorcycle, and gave it a shot. All the tools are included in the kit (press tool as well)and it comes with about 15 plugs. Best of all no tire removal....that was 3 years ago and no more leaks. I think it runs around 35.00

 

[psvines]

Many many threads on this...
I had the problem on the front left of my new BX2660. Every week I had to fill it. Took it once to a tire shop, they cleaned the rim, and rebeaded it. Didn't last. Finally put a tube in it and it has lasted all summer without the need to add air. Hopefully on my property I won't puncture it because then a fix is much more difficult than a tubeless. The other front is still tubeless and working great.

Well, the other front is still tubeless but no longer "working great". If idle for more than a week, I routinely power on the air tank before checking the pressure, knowing full well that it'll be down to 15 or below. Just been too lazy to pull the wheel and get a tube put in it.

The tubed tire has not needed air for almost a full year.