[AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?

Roy Morgan k1lky at earthlink.net
Tue Jun 24 20:34:27 PDT 2008


On Jun 24, 2008, at 10:36 PM, Larry Goss wrote:

> There is no list of ingredients on the side of the can, Roy, but I  
> suspect it's mostly rubber cement.  It smells like it, and it does  
> an excellent job at sealing the bead when you are initially airing  
> up a tire.

What happens when you need to take the thing apart a year or so from  
now?

> ... possible to seat the bead of the tire without the expandable  
> bladder that used to be standard equipment in every tire shop.

I have used a bit of rope and a stick, did that on the small front  
tire I put a tube in a week ago.  For small tires, a strap wrench  
(Harbor freight again) might work very nicely if the strap is long  
enough.

Roy


Roy Morgan
k1lky at earthlink.net
Lovettsville, VA 20180






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