[AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?

[Larry Goss]

I have worn out the rubber cushion that is suposed to keep you from scratching the paint on the wheel, but it still works.  I have never permanently mounted the tool in my shop -- too many other things going on to dedicate any permanent space to a tire changer.  So I clamp it in a bench vise when I need it.

No.  That green stuff is called, "Slime". IMHO, it should never be used -- unless you have to work in an area that has Black Locust trees.  The product I am referring to is basically black rubber cement.  Your local tire shops probably use a product that is clear so that it doesn't matter if a little is slopped into areas where it shouldn't be.  I bought about a quart of it with a built-in applicator brush many years ago.  It's getting down below half full and the liquid is getting harder to reach with the short brush, but so far it is strill working like it should.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: Roy Morgan <k1lky at earthlink.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:43
Subject: Re: [AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> 
> On Jun 24, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Larry Goss wrote:
> 
> > Roy, I bought one of those manual changers for small tires 
> from  
> > Harbor Freight about 8 years ago.  It makes changing lawn 
> mower  
> > tires less of a "religious" experience.  :-)
> 
> Just what I need!
> 
> Their Mini Tire Changer is $38.00:
> "Perfect for ATV, golf cart, go-cart, and small car 
> maintenance.  
> Includes two bead breaker handles, 21" long, mount/demount 
> tool,  
> aluminum centering cone, and two nylon spacers."
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34552
> 
> The tire shop normally charges $15 per tire to 
> dismount/mount.  That  
> would be most of the tool's cost.
> 
> I have a metal fence post puller from Harbor Freight, and it 
> works  
> moderately well.  It has sort of lived up to the claim that 
> it will  
> remove any fence post, but I did have to wait till Spring and 
> damp  
> ground to even budge one metal post that likely has been in the 
> ground  
> many many decades.
> 
> >  When customers bring me riding lawn mowers with slow 
> leaks in the  
> > tires, I generally can "fix" them by breaking the bead on 
> both  
> > sides, applying bead sealer
> 
> Is that the (green?) gunk stuff in a pressurized can sold to 
> repair  
> car tire leaks?  Probably not.  I do have a can of 
> that stuff here,  
> left by the previous owner.
> 
> The mower front tire tube has a slight leak at the valve. Got to 
> find  
> my stem cap that has the valve removing end and clean that up.
> 
> Roy
> 
> Roy Morgan
> k1lky at earthlink.net
> Lovettsville, VA 20180
> 
> 
> 
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