Tires Lawn Tractor-flat sealant? Portable air unit?

Satanta

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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Had a constant issue with one of my lawn tractor tires going flat then popping off the Bead.

Sometimes I can reseal it and air it up by tying cord around it's diameter then tightening the hell out of it.

Sometimes not so much luck.

My compressor is one of those you toss in the back of the car to add air when needed but it takes forever so obviously does not have the "Umph!" to pop that bead back on-suggestions?

Friend gave me a compesser-it turns on but that's all I know, he said I needed to replace a part-maybe a gauge or something on the top and front. I am thinking it might be the PSI gauge or some valve/regulater.

Do not have hoses for it either so not sure what to do with but it should have the Umph to pop the tire back onto bead.

Also, I've tried FixAflat and such-is there something better,,,Goop maybe?
 
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LinuxFreakus

Contributing Member
Lawn tractor tires are dirt cheap... if its already popped off the bead anyway why not just get a new tire? If you do want to try repairing it Fix-A-Flat type stuff is horrible, will gunk up your rims. Just get a plug kit instead, and if its too large a hole or on the sidewall or someplace bad, a new tire is probably needed anyway.

You can get a mini tire changer from harbor freight for a few bucks if you don't want to mess with using crow bars and trying to man handle the tire on and off the rim.
 
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LinuxFreakus

Contributing Member
Also, depending on your use cases for your tractor... when I changed mine I went with ATV tires... now my tractor never gets stuck on inclines or in loose dirt in some areas of my property. If its all a relatively flat and regular grass lawn, probably turf tires will be better for protecting the surface and not chewing things up.
 
Satanta

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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If I was able to just run out and buy even cheap tires then I would replace all four and the two on the lawn trailer that have been flat for several years. My life is not that simple.

@Crusty Echo 7-I used a strap but not the ratchet, might be how I did it last time so will give it a shot tomorrow. Front tire BTW, same one-no obvious holes, likely it's due to all the thorny vines that were planted here or made their way here-they are nasty, even gloves don't do it when working to remove them.

I'd love to get the stuff growing thru and over/around my fences-let someone try to hop THAT mess. :dvl1:
 
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raven

TB Fanatic
I have been amazed at how easily a thorn will put a hole in a tire. Especially in the sidewall.
That's one reason I switched to tubes. Cheap.
 
Jackpine Savage

Jackpine Savage

Veteran Member
I've had good luck with Slime for fixing slow leaks. I have a 30 year old ATV that was leaking through cracks in the sidewall and I was surprised it even worked for that. No more flat tires! I think Ace hardware carries it.

I just saw a video of a guy using a big firecracker to seat an offroad tire. Not a bad idea to be able to light the fuse and then run.
 
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Crusty Echo 7

Veteran Member
Satanta said:
If I was able to just run out and buy even cheap tires then I would replace all four and the two on the lawn trailer that have been flat for several years. My life is not that simple.

@Crusty Echo 7-I used a strap but not the ratchet, might be how I did it last time so will give it a shot tomorrow. Front tire BTW, same one-no obvious holes, likely it's due to all the thorny vines that were planted here or made their way here-they are nasty, even gloves don't do it when working to remove them.

I'd love to get the stuff growing thru and over/around my fences-let someone try to hop THAT mess. :dvl1:
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That’s how I got my 4x9 4 ply tires on my ZTR. Pain in the you know what but it worked. If you bend the rim slightly, pound it back to get it tight as possible around the bead.
 
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mecoastie

Veteran Member
Slime and then go to a gas station to fill it and set it. You could just tube the tire but that has its own issues. They do sell solid tires as well. Go to your local scrapyard. They probably have a pile of lawn tractors that you could grab a couple with rims for next to nothing. Same with a local small engine shop.
 
RememberGoliad

RememberGoliad

Veteran Member
I've successfully used this guy's method. It does work, like a dream. I don't use the rag on the bucket like he does, though. It makes a plenty good seal on a 5 gal bucket without the rag. For the front tires, I did splurge and when I was in Lowe's one time I saw their mini-buckets (2? 2.5? gallons) which with their smaller diameter work just fine for the front tires on 6" rims.

R/T ~2 1/2 min


 
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Publius

TB Fanatic
The smaller front tires can be a pain to re-inflate as they will pull away from the rim.
I use a ratchet straps to help get the beed up against the rim and once it starts holding air stop and back off on the ratchet strap some and add a little more air until I know it will hold air without the strap.
A little tire sealant will help keep it from going flat.
 
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