Tire sealant "SLIME"

[Bird]

Re: Tire sealant "SLIME"

MarkV, I've talked to a farmer who says when the bead won't seat on a big farm tractor tire, he just squirts a little propane in the tire and throws a match at it. He says the little explosion seats the bead very well. Of course, he also told me the owner of one tire repair shop ran him off and told him to never come back when he did it in their shop one day. I have no doubt that it would work; but not while I'm within shrapnel range./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I agree with the guy who ran him off./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

 

[Rick Jay]

Re: Tire sealant \"SLIME\"

Hi Bird,

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( When a tire bead doesn't want to seat that way, though, I wrap a strap or cable around the tire, centered on the tread as much as possible, the tighten the strap to press in on the center of the tread, which pushes the bead out.)</font>

When you made this post (over 3 1/2 years ago!) my tractor was barely a year old and had a whopping 30+ hours. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Now, it's almost 5 years old with a whopping 160 hours. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Anyway, I was out moving some snow today and I noticed the left front tire on my B2910 was off the bead. It's cold out, it was going to be dark soon, tractor is covered with snow, and I have a bit more to do before night fall. Did I say it was cold out?

Somewhere, in the back of my mind, was your post that I quoted above. I drove the tractor near the garage and used the loader to lift the front end. I "borrowed" the nylon strap I use to help keep my air conditioner in its box during the winter. Wrapped it around the tire REAL TIGHT and hit it with the air compressor. IT WORKED!!! With no more than 10 minutes down time, I was back working and finished well before dark.

I just wanted to say "Thanks!" for your advice. Think of this as just another tribute to TBN's Premier Poster whose advice is timeless and always on target. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thank you,

~Rick

 

[JohnSr]

Re: Tire sealant \"SLIME\"

Ask anyone who has repaired tractor tires what they think about tire sealant! Most hate it because they have to clean it out to do a REAL repair. The real problem seems to be repairing a tire after the liner has been treated with a sealant. Patches dont want to hold and you end up putting a tube in the tire (assuming we are talking about a tubeless tire). If its leaking at the bead and its not bent up too bad I would demount, clean up the beads, straighten any bent up areas and remount. Sometimes a tube is necessary if the rim is in bad shape.

Like anything else, a quick cheap fix will usually end up costing you more in the long run. That said, I would only use that [stuff] if it were a rental machine or if the tire was almost worn out and you just need to make it last a little longer.

Good Luck,

John

 

[aardvark]

Re: Tire sealant \"SLIME\"

I've put Slime in the tires of my BX23. So far it's been a lifesaver. The guy who used to own my prpoerty has left hardware and nails and screws and junk all over the property. I think I pull a new nail or screw with a pair of pliers at least once a weekend. The Slime just seals up the hole and I keep going.

 

[andrewimbrogno]

Re: Tire sealant \"SLIME\"

We use something similar to slime in our rough terrain forklifts....on jobsites ur always running over nails so u really need your tires to be filled with the stuff. I dont know exactly what it is but i think its tougher than slime...works wonders though. I was wondering if you guys know if slime is flammable or not...because whenever a tire comes off the rim we need to get it running again in a hurry so we spray a little WD-40 along the inside of the rim and light it up...the expanding air pops the tire back onto the rim...you have to be quick to fill the tire up with air or it might fall of the rim again...this is dangerous and dont recommend you do it but it does work. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Bird]

Re: Tire sealant \"SLIME\"

Wow, Rick, you did find an old post. Glad it worked for you.

 

[dknarnd]

Re: Tire sealant \"SLIME\"

There are some very good sealant out there that will not freeze above 0 F and are good for the lift of the tire. Usually they will seal from 1/4" punctures without any problem and in slow moving tires such as with tractors they will seal even larger punctures in the tread area but probably won't work for a sidewall slice.

Since the better ones do not harm either tires or wheels I wonder if this stuff could work as weight also. I am going to ask for some weight per gallon specs from manufactures. Although I know it probably isn't as heavy as other liquid weight options.