[AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?
Steve W.
falcon at telenet.net
Tue Jun 24 13:15:32 PDT 2008
Roy Morgan wrote:
> 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
That is tire sealant NOT bead sealer. Bead sealer can be found at some
parts stores and a few farm stores.
--
Steve Williams
Firefighter,EMT, Fire Police
VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept
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