[AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires

Jason dejoodster at gmail.com
Sat Sep 17 12:43:20 PDT 2016


A lot of those small tires are crap these days.  Some sort of sealant
should do the job. Just put it in and run them a while to coat them.

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016, 1:29 PM charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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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