[AT] checking.now vulcanizing

[Herb Metz]

Farmer & Others,
Back in the 40's, Dad fixed many a flat with a vulcanized patch (1' x 2' 
oblong); scuffed the area, brushed on a little gooey(?), placed the patch 
which was in a metal container with 1/4" high wall and also contained a 
brown fuzzy, clamped the patch to the tube, then struck a match and pressed 
it into the tube as it started to light.  The brown fuzzy burned/smoked and 
that vulcanized/sealed the patch to the tube. This type repair never failed. 
Is this type of tube repair still around?Herb

-----Original Message----- 
From: Indiana Robinson
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 1:34 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Just checking....

I've never had a problem with a tire slipping on the rim. It was usually
more problem getting the bead to push out completely. Those tires must be
pretty loose. I recall Diana's younger brother's Muncie IN drag racing days
in a bright yellow Plymouth Duster and the ring of screws around the rim.
I have mounted a lot of used tubeless tires with rough beads and on many of
those I kept sheets of vulcanizing rubber that I would cut into strips
about an inch wide and cemented (rubber cement) into the corner of the rim.
As the bead pressed against it that formed into a new seal point for the
bead. I don't know if that would be enough to lock it in place to prevent
slipping on a loose fit tractor rim though.

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Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com
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