[AT] Tire rim sealant

[Larry Goss]

That's one of life's mysteries, Herb.  Companies are so cheap that they install all tires with no sealant.  When I started doing commercial repair work, both for other shops and in my own, the first thing I bought was a quart of bead sealant at Rural King.  Any time I get a mower in the shop with a flat tire, that's the first thing I think of.  If there are no problems with the hardware and the owner has no locust trees, then a coat of bead sealant on both the inner and outer beads is generally all it takes to let the tire stay aired up for years. That can I have on the shelf is now over 15 years old (a little goes a long way) and still going strong.  IMHO, you want to avoid Slime and similar products like the plague.  Will it fix the problem?  Yes, but it makes for lots of work down the road for someone else.  But casings are so thin these days that if you have locust trees or other undergrowth with long thorns, you may have no choice but to use the spray item or a Slime-filled tube.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:08:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [AT] Tire rim sealant

I had a couple of tires on a Honda riding mower that had slow leaks. I
found that they best solution was a tube that I got from the local
Lowe's store. They came with "Slime" inside the tubes. Slime works well
for punctures, but I have not had good luck with it sealing beads. The
tubes I bought were for my larger tires, but Lowe's had a range of sizes
available.
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/honda-h3011/fixing-the-leaking-tire.html>

If you have a couple of tire irons or even large screwdrivers, putting
tubes in those small tires isn't difficult. Of course, you have to
remove the old tubeless valves - I use a Vise-Grips pliers for doing that.

Also note that you can probably use tubes that are undersize in your
tiller's tires - for that kind of use it won't be a problem. (You
wouldn't want to use undersize tubes in a car or truck, but in a tiller
is a completely different story).

I can't help you with sourcing the tines.

Mike

On 2/18/2013 12:43 PM, Herb Metz wrote:
> Have two old Troybilt Horse tillers, both have a tire with slow rim
> leak.   Need a good sealant that doesn’t set up in case I ever need
> to remove the tire. Also, where is good place to buy replacement
> tines. TIA, Herb _______________________________________________ AT
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