[AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires

[Mike M]

Charlie, trust me it will work, my tire is a small front mower tire that 
is maybe 10" in diameter. The reason it was leaking was because it is 20 
years old and cracking, it is tubeless. It would go flat inside of a 
day. $8 buck worth of automotive slime and the pressure hasn't dropped 
in over a month. Seals the hole inside of the tire.

Mike M


On 9/17/2016 2:20 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> I've got some slime here but it's the kind for automotive tires and
> I don't know if these mower tires turn fast enough to get it evenly
> distributed.  I thought about painting the beads with it.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike M
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 12:56 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires
>
> Had the same problem with my garden tractor that i now use as a butt
> buggy. A can of Slime took care of the problem, for under $10 it's
> cheaper and easier than a tube.
>
> Mike M
>
>
> On 9/17/2016 12:34 PM, Steve Offiler wrote:
>> Charlie did you check valve stems?   I have this exact problem on my DR
>> mower.  Valve stem rubber is aging and cracking.  Holds air OK, meaning I
>> can inflate and use the machine all day, but it's flat again in a few
>> days.  If the stem is moved around you get audible hissing.  This reminds
>> me I've got to deal with it soon. That machine is my snowblower too.
>>
>> SO
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Sep 17, 2016, at 11:57 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Guys I've got a Dixon Commercial grade ZTR mower.
>>> The front caster wheel tires are 11 x 4-5 tubeless.
>>> All of a sudden last fall I started having the front tires
>>> go flat.  They are in good shape.  I finally, early this spring,
>>> took them off the rims and wire brushed the bead of the
>>> rims to remove what little bit of surface rust and crud that
>>> had built up and there wasn't much.  Then I cleaned the
>>> bead of the tires with a solvent type cleaner that I hoped would
>>> soften them a bit.  I put them back on the rims and pumped them
>>> up and immersed the entire mess into a bucket of water.  NO leaks
>>> on either tire.  I put them back on the machine, mowed the yard one
>>> time and the next time I went to the mower they were flat again.
>>> So, I got some beat sealer compound and put on the beads.  Same result.
>>> Has anyone got a clue how to fix this problem?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking tubes or just having the tires foam filled.  Opinions
>>> welcome.
>>> Also does anyone know what size tube fits in an 11 x 4-5 tire?
>>>
>>> Thanks, I'm sick of pumping those tires up.  The only leak I've ever
>>> found
>>> was
>>> around the bead.  I'm pretty certain there are no holes in the tires.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
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