Tires Tubes in front tires

[BobRip]

My apologies. I slimed my front tires and that did not work for one of them. I tubed that one and have never had a problem. I don't remember what I did with the second valve hole. I'll have to look. Either I left a valve in it or it is just there. Not sure. Hmmm....

An easy mistake to make.
I went to the tire place today and he did not want to use inner tubes for many of the above reasons. When I asked what to do about the second valve stem, he said that's another good reason not to use inner tubes except as a last resort. So, Moss, I need to know what you did.
What we did today was break down the tire, clean the rim and tire (lot's of stuff in there), put bead sealant on, and reinflate the tire. I am still tempted to order a gallon of Gempler's slime. Is there any chance this will corrode the rim?

OK for now and we will see how it goes. I probably need to be careful about driving so fast over rough fields. I think that was the initial cause.

Thanks again everyone.

 

[RobJ]

I find sealant doesn't workvery well for leaks at the bead. Works great for leaks in the tread.

I had the same expierence on my riding mower. On that one I tried everything, cleaned, polished, etc. Leak at the bead. For a while I would block it so when the tires went flat they wouldn't break the bead(weekend place mower, every 2 weeks it got used). I ended up gitting rid of it.

I do have tubes in my L fronts and rears.

Rob

 

[J_J]

I am thinking that a lot of people are using certain peoples advise about the best tire pressure, low pressure for a good ride. If used on level ground that might be OK. If working in the woods or hilly terrain, you had better put the recommended pressure on the side of the tire for obvious reasons, tire roll off, etc.

Tire bead sealant works, but you still have to have the correct air pressure.

I have tire sealant in mine, and i use 21 lbs of air in my 26X12X12 on my 1445. The foot print is good enough for this pressure, and I have never rolled a tire off the rim.

 

[Bob999]

I am thinking that a lot of people are using certain peoples advise about the best tire pressure, low pressure for a good ride. If used on level ground that might be OK. If working in the woods or hilly terrain, you had better put the recommended pressure on the side of the tire for obvious reasons, tire roll off, etc.

The factory supplied manual that came with my PT 1845 states:

IMPORTANT: FOR MAXIMUM TRACTION ON SLOPES, KEEP THE AIR IN ALL TIRES AT 5-6 LBS.

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

i was gonna put my money on using tubes.....it usually fixes anything

but, i've always had to run pretty good pressure to keep them on the rims...

The factory supplied manual that came with my PT 1845 states:

IMPORTANT: FOR MAXIMUM TRACTION ON SLOPES, KEEP THE AIR IN ALL TIRES AT 5-6 LBS.

 

[J_J]

The factory supplied manual that came with my PT 1845 states:

IMPORTANT: FOR MAXIMUM TRACTION ON SLOPES, KEEP THE AIR IN ALL TIRES AT 5-6 LBS.

Bob,

How about looking on the side of your tire and tell me what the recommend tire pressure is. Are you using lug/bar tires or turf tires, and what size tire and make?

The theory behind that low pressure is that it gives you more tire tread on the ground, and assuming that that is the safest process to achieve a workable solution.

As far as the factory says, just who is the factory. Is it Terry, or do they have a select group of individuals that run these PT in the ground to note the worthiness . or failures. I rather think that we as the owners /operators do most of the test and evaluations. It's hard to imagine that there is only one expert at PT. If there is, we never get to talk to him or them.

Are you using the pressures as stated in the manual for all your work?

 

[Bob999]

I run approximately 7 lbs in all 8 tires. They have tubes installed. Since I installed 6 ply tires to replace the 2 ply tires the machine came with from the factory I have had very satisfactory tire performance. As I posted above I originally tried sealer but found that unsatisfactory. I then changed to tubes.

The sidewall pressure (maximum), if I recall correctly, was about 12 lbs on the 2 ply tires and I think it is about 30 lbs for the 6 ply tires.

My experience is that traction on steep slopes is much better with low tire pressures.

There is no attribution to the author in the factory manual I have so I can't respond to your question as to who at the factory is responsible for the section of the manual I quoted.

 

[BobRip]

Just for the record, I have been running pressure in the middle teens. I have had this problem over the years and have raised the pressure from my old setting of 11 pounds. The tire is rated at 20 PSI max. I now run it at that. The rears I keep around 10. I have had little problems of this type with the rear. I did have a sidewall split and replaced that rear tire.

 

[Mighty Dodge]

Bought my tractor used. One front tire had a tube in it. The other had a very slow leak, had to pump it up every couple of weeks. I tried soapy water couldn't find it. Put a tube it that tire as well. No more leak down.

M.D.

 

[MossRoad]

...So, Moss, I need to know what you did.

I just went out and looked. The tube stem is on the outside of the rim. I could not see the inside tubeless stem, so I felt around and found it hanging on by a thread. Apparently, it was torn long ago. So it appears we left the inner stem in as a plug and now that the outside has torn off, the inside of the stem is still plugging the hole. Works fine. I may tube the other one if leaks continue on that tire.